Fabio Vieira scored in the final game of his loan spell with Hamburg on Saturday, playing 77 minutes and breaking the deadlock away at Bayer Leverkusen as the curtain came down on the Bundesliga season.
Leverkusen managed to equalise, which meant HSV had to settle for a 13th-placed finish – however, Fabio managed seven goals and five assists in a successful personal campaign.
Having earlier this month made his deal with Porto permanent, Jakub Kiwior has moved on with our best wishes and completed a fine season with a clean sheet in a 1-0 home victory over Santa Clara. Jakub played the full game to finish with a flourish having been at the heart of an 88-point championship year, with just 18 goals conceded in 34 league matches.
Marseille finished fifth in Ligue 1 and thus qualified for the Europa League over the weekend, having beaten Rennes 3-1 at the Stade Velodrome. Ethan Nwaneri was on the bench for the contest, and will now return to Emirates Stadium. The win saw OM leapfrog their opponents into the Europa League position, with former Gunner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among the scorers.
Reiss Nelson was also an unused substitute as Brentford continued their European push with a 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday. The Bees must finish within the top eight next Sunday to qualify for Europe, and could end the season as high as sixth or even in the bottom half, such is how close the battle has become.
In Sweden, Charles Sagoe Jr played the full 90 minutes but saw his Kalmar side slenderly beaten in the Allsvenskan by Brommapojkarna. Kalmar sit 13th in the top flight after eight games, though Charles has enjoyed a fruitful start to his spell in Scandinavia. Lucas Nygaard and Brabrand played out a 0-0 draw in the Danish Second Division with Aarhus. The side are now nine points clear of relegation with three fixtures remaining.
Staying in the Nordics, our congratulations go to Vivienne Lia, whose Hammarby Women side lifted the Swedish Cup after a 1-0 extra-time win over Hacken. Viv played the final 53 minutes of the final triumph, and the club’s league campaign continues this Wednesday at home to Malmo.
As the WSL final day was contested on Saturday, Jenna Nighswonger grabbed an assist as Aston Villa took a half-time lead at London City Lionesses, though LCL came back in the second half to win it late on.
On the winning side was Laila Harbert, who made a six-minute cameo late on for Everton to help see out their 1-0 win over Leicester City, while Rosa Kafaji bowed out at Brighton & Hove Albion by entering the fray eight minutes from time in their 2-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.
Back in Sweden, Cecily Wellesley-Smith played the full match for Rosengard on Friday as they were denied all three points in the Allsvenskan in the dying embers by Kristianstad, who snatched a 2-2 draw. Maddy Earl was not involved for Glasgow City in their goalless draw at Hearts, with one league match remaining for the third-placed SWPL 1 side at home to Rangers next weekend.
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