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European: Inter reign again in Serie A; Barca must wait

**Inter Milan** regained the Serie A title after beating head coach Cristian Chivu's former club **Parma** 2-0 at the San Siro.

Inter only had to avoid defeat to seal their third Scudetto in six years and 21st in all, having finished runners-up to Napoli last season and goals from Marcus Thuram and Henrikh Mkhitaryan either side of half-time kept them on course for a domestic double.

Chivu, who left Parma last June to replace Simone Inzaghi as Inter boss, has also guided the Nerazzurri to the Coppa Italia final, where they will face Lazio on 13 May.

After Napoli were held 0-0 at Como on Saturday and **AC Milan** were beaten 2-0 at **Sassuolo** earlier on Sunday, Inter needed only a point to be crowned Italian champions for the 21st time with three league games remaining.

Domenico Berardi and Armand Lauriente were on target for Sassuolo as Milan slipped three points behind second-placed Napoli after a fourth defeat in their last seven league matches.

**Juventus** missed the chance to climb five points clear of fifth-placed Como in the race for a Champions League slot and needed a second-half free-kick from Dusan Vlahovic to salvage a point in a 1-1 home draw against **Verona,** while **Bologna** were held 0-0 by visiting **Cagliari**.

**Real Madrid** ensured arch-rivals Barcelona's LaLiga title celebrations were placed on hold for another week as Vinicius Junior (below) scored twice in a 2-0 win at **Espanyol**, whose winless run extended to 17 games.

![ Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid](https://www.rte.ie/images/00244fff-614.jpg?ratio=1.78)

Real had to win to deny Barcelona the title this weekend, but head to the Nou Camp next Sunday when Hansi Flick's side can complete the job if they avoid defeat.

Hugo Alvarez, Iago Aspas and Borja Iglesias were all on target for **Celta Vigo** in their 3-1 home win against **Elche**, which keeps them in the hunt for a Europa League place.

Colombia forward Cucho Hernandez scored twice as **Real Betis** stayed on course for Europa League qualification with a 3-0 home win against bottom club **Real Oviedo**, while **Getafe's** European hopes were dented by a 2-0 home defeat to **Rayo Vallecano**.

In the Bundesliga, second-placed **Borussia Dortmund**, who have already qualified for a Champions League place, slipped to a third defeat in their last four matches as **Borussia Monchengladbach** clinched a 1-0 home win, thanks to Haris Tabakovic's late effort.

**St Pauli** dropped into the bottom two after they lost 2-1 at home to **Mainz,** with **Wolfsburg** climbing above them into the relegation play-off place after drawing 1-1 at **Freiburg**.

**Lyon** jumped into the final Champions League place in Ligue 1 with a 4-2 home victory over **Rennes**, whose own hopes of a top-three finish suffered a setback.

**Lille** also lost ground on the top three as they were held 1-1 at home by **Le Havre** and **Strasbourg'**s outside European hopes faded further after a 2-1 home defeat to **Toulous**e.

Rudy Matondo scored twice as **Paris FC** thrashed **Brest** 4-0 at Stade Jean Bouin and **Auxerre** gave their survival hopes a boost with a 3-1 home win against **Angers**.

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