They might not hold hope of winning the title anymore, but they won’t want Barcelona to become champions thanks to them losing tonight against Mallorca.
The soon-to-be Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has made some big changes from the El Clasico defeat as he starts Endrick in attack, perhaps with an idea that the young Brazilian will remain his player when he joins Brazil.
21:02 CET – The other early kick-off saw Alaves edge defeated Leganes closer to relegation as they secured a vital 1-0 win at home to Valencia to give them a four-point advtange over Leganes with two games left.
20:58 CET – The first two results are in for the night! It was a fantastic result for Villarreal as an Ayoze Perez brace helped them to a 3-0 win against Leganes to tighten their grip on a Champions League finish
20:27 CET – The most important game of the night comes from Italy and the Coppa Italia final as Bologna look to end a 51-year wait for a trophy against one of the country’s biggest clubs in AC Milan.
The team news is in for the final, and you can check it out here:
19:45 CET – It’s a huge night in the Eredivisie title fight in the Netherlands, with Ajax heading into the penultimate round of fixtures just a point ahead of reigning champions PSV.
Ajax did have a lead of nine points not long ago, but with them getting no wins in three and the Eindhoven side picking up five victories in a row, things now hang in the balance – in fact, Opta give Ajax a 50.1% chance of being crowned champions and PSV a 49.9% chance, so it really couldn’t be tighter!
The Amsterdammers will face Groningen away from home in 15 minutes, while PSV will host Heracles.
19:30 CET – Kicking off in 15 minutes is the Turkish Cup final, being contested between Istanbul giants Galatasaray and rivals from the northeast, Trabzonspor.
Gala are on track to win the league, so they will be looking to secure a domestic double this season, starting with a win tonight!
18:45 CET – The football gets going this evening with two matches in LaLiga kicking off at the hour. For Alaves and Leganes, their respective ties are nothing short of must-wins, with both sides battling relegation
However, with the former taking on red-hot Valencia and the latter away at Champions League-chasing Villarreal, they both have very tough assignments this evening. Follow both matches via the links below:
18:25 CET – Hello and welcome to a special midweek edition of our football tracker. With potential league titles to be decided in the Netherlands and Spain, as well as cup finals taking place in Turkey and Italy, this is your one-stop shop for all the results as they happen throughout the evening.
Starting in LaLiga, we have two early fixtures to enjoy before Real Madrid host Mallorca (at 21:30 CET).
In Italy, from 21:00 CET, is the Coppa Italia final between AC Milan and Bologna. A huge chance for both clubs to lift some silverware this season.
In Turkey, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor will contest the cup final from a little earlier (19:45 CET), while in the Eredivisie, a full round of action kicks off at 20:00 CET with Ajax to be crowned champions if they win and PSV lose.
We will keep you up to date with the action all evening here!