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Spanish "Girona", defeating Valencia (3:1) in yesterday's match of the 37th round of the Spanish championship, early, a round before the end of the championship, secured the bronze medals.

Going in fourth place "Atletico" behind the Catalans on four points and accordingly has no chance to improve their position. At the same time, and Barcelona, which is in second place in the standings, is already out of reach for Girona.

Tournament position of the leaders of the Spanish championship for the round before the end of the championship

1. "Real" - 94 points
2. "Barcelona" - 82
3. "Girona" - 78
4. "Atletico" - 73.

Thus, the Ukrainian legionnaires of "Girona" Viktor Tsygankov and Artem Dovbik became bronze medallists of the Spanish championship. It should be noted that for "Girona" this is the first "bronze" in the history, and so far it is the highest achievement of the club.

The situation with the possible opponents of Dynamo Kyiv in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League (non-championship path) next season, which we told in detail the day before, has become clearer.

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Ukrainian midfielder of Italian Genoa Ruslan Malinovskyi, who suffered a muscle injury in another match for his team on 30 March, has fully recovered from this injury.

Yesterday, the 31-year-old was included in Genoa's application form for the match of the 37th round of the Italian championship with Roma (0:1), and in the 81st minute of the game, replacing Milan Badel.

Malinovsky played 29 matches for Genoa in all competitions this season, scoring three goals and giving two assists.

As already reported, the Ukrainian striker of Spanish "Girona" Artem Dovbik yesterday scored another goal for his team. It seemed that this will allow him to strengthen his sole leadership in the list of scorers in the Spanish championship, but everything happened quite differently.

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Villarreal's head coach Marcelino Garcia Toral is shocked by Real Madrid's results this season.

"Their season is brutal. They have had serious injuries and despite this, they have kept their goal dry 20 times. They are the team with the fewest goals conceded and the most goals scored. This shows the fantastic work of the players and the coaching staff," Marcelino was quoted as saying by Marca.

Bayer Leverkusen defeated Augsburg in the home match of the 34th round of the German Bundesliga and finished the current season of the German championship without a single defeat. "The Pharmacists won 28 games and drew six times.

"Bayer became the first club in history to not lose a single game during the entire Bundesliga season. The Pharmacists also became the third team in the 21st century from the top 5 leagues to not lose a single game in the national championship. Prior to that, Arsenal (2003/2004 season) and Juventus (2011/2012 season) managed to do it.

Matches of the 34th round of the French championship took place. The matches were held on 19 May. Here are their results.

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Some matches of the 37th round of the Italian championship took place. Here are their results.

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Following the recent announcement of Roberto De Zerbi's departure, Brighton have stepped up their search for a new coach.

According to The Telegraph, the club's priority is to appoint Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna as head coach, with negotiations expected to begin in the coming days. Under McKenna's leadership, Ipswich sensationally earned promotion to the English Premier League after a season in the Championship, having played in the third division just a year ago.

In addition to McKenna, the Seagulls are considering Nice head coach Francesco Farioli, who was previously De Zerbi's assistant at Sassuolo. Another option is the potential return of Graham Potter.

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski may change clubs in the summer, Todofichajes reports.

According to the source, the Blaugrana management wants to unload the salary cap by leaving the 35-year-old. The Polish forward receives 30 million euros a year. Clubs from Saudi Arabia and the Premier League are interested in Robert.

This season, Lewandowski has played 47 matches for Barcelona in all competitions, scoring 25 goals and providing nine assists.

Girona's Ukrainian internationals - midfielder Viktor Tsygankov and striker Artem Dovbik - were directly involved in their team's victory over Valencia in today's match of the 37th round of the Spanish championship.

Tsygankov scored a goal: it was after the Ukrainian's assist that Savio opened the scoring in the 32nd minute of the game. And Dovbik scored his next goal, when in the 58th minute effectively closed on the far post pass Ivan Martin.

Spanish Championship. 37th round

"Valencia " - "Girona " - 1:3 (0:1)
Goals: Pepelu (84 pen.) - Savio (32, with a pass from Tsygankov), DOVBIK (58), Gasiorovski (67, autogoal).

"Girona: Gassaniga, Martinez, David Lopez, Erik Garcia (Juanpe, 68), Blind, Aleix Garcia, Herrera (Fernandez, 74), Martin, Tsygankov (Portugez, 68), Savio (Antonio, 74), Dovbik (Stuani, 79).

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Dovbik has played 38 games for Girona in all competitions this season and has 21 goals and 9 assists, while Tsygankov has taken part in 33 matches for the Catalan team, scoring 6 goals and giving 6 assists.

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp has said that he is not going to return to work in the near future.

"It will undoubtedly be a long break. My time in England has definitely come to an end because I will not be coaching another team here. If I manage to get back to work at all, it doesn't seem like it will be soon," Klopp was quoted as saying by Sky Sports.