Sports midday | Real Madrid temporarily lags behind Barcelona 4 points, Bologna wins the cup again after 51 years

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In the early morning of May 15, in the 36th round of La Liga, Real Madrid faced Mallorca at home. With the goals of Mbappe and Jakovo Ramon, Real Madrid defeated Mallorca 2:1. After this round of game, Real Madrid temporarily lags behind Barcelona in the first game 4 points.

On the same day, the Italian Cup final started at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, with Bologna vs. AC Milan. With Ndoye's winning goal, Bologna defeated Milan 1-0 and won its first championship trophy in nearly 51 years.

Tennis court, in the WTA1000 Roma Women's Singles quarter-finals, Zheng Qinwen defeated the world's No. 1 Sabalenka 6:4 and 6:3. After defeating his opponent for the first time in his career, he entered the semi-finals of the event for the first time.

La Liga:

Real Madrid defeated Mallorca 2:1, 4 points from the top

In the early morning of May 15, in the 36th round of the La Liga, Real Madrid played against Mallorca at home.

Last weekend, Real Madrid was reversed by Barcelona 3:4 away. Not only did they suffer a four-game losing streak in the "national derby", but they were also 7 points away by Barcelona, ​​and the championship situation was in a desperate situation. Although Ancelotti will leave the team, he will lead the team to play all the games.

In the third minute of the game, Enderick was saved by a single shot. Real Madrid was soon punished after wasting an excellent opportunity. In the 11th minute, Sebalus made a mistake in clearing the ball in the backcourt and gave a gift. Defender Valente scored a low shot in the penalty area, helping Mallorca win the first 1:0.

Since then, Real Madrid has counterattacked wildly with their strength at home, threatening the opponent's goal many times. In the 37th minute, Modric suddenly used a cold arrow outside the penalty area to save it. In the 41st minute, Mbappe's long shot from outside the penalty area was also saved, and he was still behind 0:1 at the end of the first half.

In the second half, Real Madrid continued to besiege Mallorca's defense line until in the 68th minute, Modric gave an assist, Mbappe played with the opponent's defense line alone, pushed the ball into the near corner, and helped Real Madrid equalize the score 1:1.

According to statistics, Mbappe's club goals in the past three seasons have reached 40 goals and above, and is also the first French player in the history of the five major leagues to do this. In addition, Mbappe scored 28th goal and continued to lead the La Liga scorer list.

In the 95th minute, Ramon completed the buzzer-beating goal, helping Real Madrid win a 2:1 countdown to Majorca.

So far, Real Madrid has 78 points, with one more round of the game and 4 points away from the top, retaining a glimmer of hope for winning the championship, and at the same time refuses to let Barcelona secure the championship ahead of schedule. If Barcelona wins the championship next, it will be the 28th La Liga champion in the history of the team, and still ranks second in history, second only to Real Madrid's 36 championships.

Copa Italy:

Bologna defeated AC Milan 1:0, and won the championship again after 51 years

In the early morning of May 15, the Italian Cup final started at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, and Bologna fought AC Milan. With Ndoye's winning goal, Bologna defeated Milan 1-0 and won its first championship trophy in nearly 51 years.

The only goal in this game happened in the 53rd minute: In the chaos, Bologna's Ndoye got the ball. After dribbled sideways, Ndoye shot with his right foot and broke through AC Milan's goal.

In this final, AC Milan played without any momentum and did not give up in a 0:1 situation. They lost their tactics and scenes, and it was reasonable to lose the Italian Cup championship.

Founded in 1909, Bologna has a history of 116 years. They have won the Serie A championship seven times, but in the past 51 years, Bologna has not been involved in the championship trophy. It was not until the Italian Cup final at Rome Night that Bologna broke the half-century championship drought.

Bologna only won one game in the first 11 games of the season and struggled to move forward in the double-line of Serie A and Champions League.

Escaped from the Champions League, Bologna unloaded its burden and rose all the way in Serie A, from the lowest 17th and 18th to 7th, and still has hope for the top 4; in the Italian Cup, Bologna eliminated Monza, Atlanta, Empoli, AC Milan all the way, and won the championship trophy.

After winning this championship, Bologna's top Italian football championships reached 10 times, including 7 Serie A championships and 3 Italian Cup championships. At the same time, Bologna also secured the Europa League qualification next season.

It is worth mentioning that this is also the 10th Italian Cup final that AC Milan lost, but they have won the championship in this event five times.

Brazil A:

Santos is close to completing a contract renewal with Neymar

On May 15, according to TNT Sports, Santos is close to completing a contract renewal with Neymar, and an agreement between the two parties is about to be reached.

According to TNT Sports source Ricardinho Martins, the Santos club and the players plan to renew their contract until the summer of 2026, and Neymar's current contract expires on June 30 this year.

Santos chairman Marcelo Teixeira expressed optimism about renewing his contract with Neymar in an interview, saying that players have a great chance of staying in the club until the 2026 World Cup.

Neymar was from Santos youth training and was promoted to the first team in 2009. In 2013, he joined Barcelona for a transfer fee of 88 million euros. During his time at Santos, Neymar played in 225 games, scoring 136 goals and assisting 64 times.

In 2017, Neymar switched from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain, and Paris paid a sky-high transfer fee of 222 million euros.

In August 2023, Neymar joined Riyadh New Moon with a transfer fee of 90 million euros, with an annual salary of up to 100 million euros. But Neymar only played in 7 games for the New Moon, contributing 1 goal and 3 assists.

On January 28, 2025, Neymar and Riyadh Crescent completed their contract termination. He then signed with his mother team Santos until June 30 this year. Previously, he suffered a laceration of the left thigh semimembrane muscle in the game against Palmeiras on April 16. It was once considered to be reimbursed in advance in the season, but the recovery is currently progressing smoothly.

Neilmar, 33, has played 9 times in various competitions this season, scoring 3 goals and contributing 3 assists.

NBA:

Green was fined $50,000 for making inappropriate remarks

On May 15, the NBA officially issued an announcement that league operations president Byron Spurr announced a ticket, and Warriors forward Draymond Green made inappropriate remarks to question the fairness of the referees, and was fined $50,000 by the league.

Green's inappropriate remarks appeared in G3 of the Western Conference semi-finals. Curry continued to miss a first-degree strain on his left hamstring. In the end, the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves 97:102 at home. Green left with 4 minutes and 32 seconds left in the final quarter, and the data was frozen at 2 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. He made 5 mistakes at the same time, indirectly causing the Warriors to miss further narrow the score difference and lose.

The Warriors were 8 points behind the Timberwolves in the last 15.2 seconds. Before the timeout, Green shouted to the field, saying, "The gap is 5.5 points, I know what you do."

Green's remarks imply that the league controls points at the last moment, has improper means to manipulate the results of the game, and may also involve some improper interests, which raises doubts about the referee's final dictator's yardstick.

Interestingly, Kumingga hit a three-pointer at the last moment that would not affect the game, resulting in the final score difference indeed within the range of 5.5.

Obviously, Green's remarks touched the league's bottom line, so he did not escape the league's fine after the game. Green's annual salary this season is $24.11 million, and this fine is less than a fraction of it for him. Compared with the league fine, the Warriors are currently in a situation where the total score is 1:3 and are on the verge of elimination. This is what Green is concerned about.

Celtics defeated the Knicks 127:102, and the series was still 2:3 behind

On May 15, the NBA playoff Eastern Conference semi-finals continued, and the Celtics returned to their home court and ushered in the fifth match with the Knicks series. Despite the lack of star Tatum, the Celtics finally defeated the Knicks with 127:102, catching the series to 2:3.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, the Celtics made 22 of 49 three-pointers and 22 three-pointers, which also set the team's highest single game in the playoffs this season.

In the first quarter, both sides were in a similar state and led several times. White was in a hot state in the first quarter, hitting 4 three-pointers and scoring 14 points alone. The Knicks passed the score for most of the start, but gradually reversed the situation at the end of the quarter and gave a 7:1 offensive in the last minute to take the lead. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks sent another 10:3 offensive to open to 9 points. The Celtics were extremely passive and rely on Horford and Jaylen Brown to hit three-pointers one after another to stop the decline, leading the team to respond with a 14:4 offensive to stabilize the situation. At the end of the game, the Celtics scored three-pointers with Brown as the leader to tie the score for three consecutive times.

After returning from the break, the Celtics continued to fire from the outside. Shortly after the start, White hit his seventh three-pointer and made a three-point foul. The Celtics completely opened the score and shot a 25:11 offensive in half a quarter to widen the double-digit score difference. At the beginning of the final quarter, the Celtics made two more three-pointers and sent an 8:1 offensive, and opened 22 points to establish the victory.

The entire game, the Celtics scored in double digits, but Porzingis missed the performance. He played in the first half for only 12 minutes, did not score in the sports game, and only scored 1 point with 1 of 2 free throws, plus or negative value -12.

WTA1000 Rome Station:

Zheng Qinwen defeated Sabalenka 2:0, and then advanced to the semi-finals after winning his first victory in his opponent

In the early morning of May 15, in the women's singles quarter-finals of WTA1000 Rome Station, Zheng Qinwen defeated the world's No. 1 Sabalenka 6:4 and 6:3. After defeating his opponent for the first time in his career, he entered the semi-finals of the event for the first time.

In the whole game, Zheng Qinwen showed excellent competitive state and did not allow Sabalenka to break 1 serve, but he successfully broke 3 times in the game. In addition, Sabalenka had a rare collapse and did not send an ACE ball, while Zheng Qinwen had 4 ACE balls.

The first set, both sides each held their serve in the first four games. Zheng Qinwen took the lead in breaking the serve in the fifth game, and expanded his advantage to 4:2 after holding the serve in the sixth game. After that, both sides maintained their serves, and Zheng Qinwen won the game with his serve in the 10th game and won the first set 6:4.

In the second set, Zheng Qinwen broke the serve as soon as he came up and took the lead 2:0 at the beginning. In the critical 7th game, Zheng Qinwen got 4 break points, but they were all saved by Sabalenka. However, in the 8th game, Zheng Qinwen also saved two break points and successfully retained the serve. In the 9th game, Zheng Qinwen broke Sabalenka's service game and won the second set with 6:3.

After losing to Zheng Qinwen for the first time in his career, Sabalenka's 15 consecutive victories in 1000 matches were over, and his dream of winning the championship for three consecutive games was shattered.

After Zheng Qinwen successfully defeated Sabalenka in the clay court and advanced to the semi-finals, he will receive 390 points and a prize of 240,380 euros. Next, Zheng Qinwen will compete with Gao Fu for a finals place.