Fabio Vieira continued his successful loan spell with Hamburg over the weekend, playing in a 3-2 victory over Freiburg in the Bundesliga.
The Portuguese midfielder started and played the full match at the Volksparkstadion, overcoming the side who during the week booked their place in Istanbul’s Europa League final against Aston Villa later this month. The victory moves HSV up to 11th in the table, with next Saturday providing the season finale against Bayer Leverkusen.
Jakub Kiwior’s move to Porto has now become permanent following the Dragaos’ Liga Portugal title triumph last weekend. The Polish defender was an unused substitute in this weekend’s 3-1 defeat at AFS, in which the team was rotated.
Ethan Nwaneri was on the bench as Marseille secured a crucial 1-0 away win at Le Havre on Sunday. The victory moves OM up to sixth in Ligue 1 and back into European contention, with the season-ending match coming next weekend at home to Rennes.
Another loanee to be an unused substitute over the weekend was Reiss Nelson, whose Brentford side were beaten 3-0 at Manchester City in the Premier League. The Bees’ hunt for Europe, however, continues while they sit eighth in the table.
One player to enjoy a fruitful week on loan is Charles Sagoe Jr, whose stunning individual form continued with his first goal for Kalmar in a 2-0 Allsvenskan win over Halmstad on Sunday. This follows four assists in the young forward’s previous two games, with his side 13th in the Swedish top flight. Elsewhere in the Nordics, Lucas Nygaard’s Brabrand were beaten 1-0 by Amager in the Danish Second Division on Saturday.
In the WSL, Jenna Nighswonger played the full 90 minutes for Aston Villa last Monday in their 2-0 defeat to West Ham United. The American defender was however ineligible to feature on Saturday in the Gunners’ 3-0 victory at Villa Park. Laila Harbert’s Everton have not been in action since April 26, but Laila will be ineligible for their next fixture on Wednesday at Emirates Stadium against the Gunners.
Rosa Kafaji was on the bench for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals, as the Seagulls enjoyed a hugely memorable day by dramatically beating Liverpool with a stoppage time goal to win 3-2. They will meet Manchester City in the Wembley final on May 31.
Cecily Wellesley-Smith and Vivienne Lia continued their productive progress over in Sweden, each playing 90 minutes this week in their respective Allsvenskan clashes. Cecily’s Rosengard were narrowly beaten 2-1 at Pitea, but Vivienne’s Hammarby won 3-0 against Uppsala last Wednesday.
Maddy Earl was not involved for Glasgow City on Sunday, as they were cruelly beaten in stoppage time by Hibernian in an eventual 3-2 SWPL 1 defeat.
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