The Lyonnes of OL have won their ticket to the final of the Women's Champions League and will meet their rivals FC Barcelona for the fourth time since 2019. Cyclist Tadej Pogacar reigned supreme over the Tour de Romandie, proof that he is in great form ahead of the Tour de France, which will begin on July 4. Italian Formula 1 prodigy Kimi Antonelli confirms his superiority with a third consecutive Grand Prix victory.

Published on: 05/04/2026 - 2:42 p.m.

The sporting events that you shouldn't miss during the weekend: here is the France 24 sports recap.

Lyonnes in the final for a new classic against Barça

They are definitely inseparable. The Lyonnaises and the Barcelonnaises will meet on May 23 in the Champions League final for the fourth time since 2019. On Sunday, the Lyonnes beat Arsenal 4-2 (cumulative score 4-3) and were able to react despite their away defeat. FC Barcelona managed to beat the Bavarians 4-2 at home (cumulative score: 5-3).

The Barcelonnaises, the strongest team with seven LDC finals out of the last eight, including three victories in 2021, 2023 and 2024, will try to add a trophy to their collection against the most successful team in the history of women's football (eight-time European champions).

Tadej Pogacar reigns supreme over the Tour de Romandie

Without putting himself in the red, world cycling star Tadej Pogacar dominated the Tour de Romandie all week, leaving only crumbs to his opponents by winning four of the six stages of the Swiss competition. An ideal transition for “Pogi” between the classics (four out of five won) and the Tour de France, where he will be the ultra-favorite.

Enough to worry almost all of his competitors in the Tour de France. But not all, because a young French hopeful, whose portrait France 24 recently profiled, announced on Monday that he would be there. Paul Seixas will therefore be on the starting line for the Decathlon-CMA-CGM team on July 4 in Barcelona to try to confirm his good performances and, why not, create a surprise...

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Formula 1: Antonelli confirms at the Miami GP

Italian Formula 1 prodigy Kimi Antonelli (19) won his third consecutive Grand Prix in Miami on Sunday. The young driver, who races for the Mercedes team, became the first in history to convert three pole positions into three victories. However, the competition was tough.

The Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had a catastrophic GP, with a move from third to sixth place on the last lap, to which were added two penalty places for cut turns.

Badminton: the Blues fail in the World Cup final

The French became world vice-champions on Sunday during the World Team Championships in Horsens, Denmark. Christo, Toma Junior Popov and Alex Lanier found themselves stronger than them. They failed on the last step against an imperial Chinese team (3-1), double title holder, led by world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi.

No Frenchman had previously managed to collect a world medal in the discipline, and they thus entered the history of French badminton.

Madrid Masters 1000: Sinner crushes the competition on clay

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner won his 5th consecutive Masters 1000 in Madrid. He widens the gap a little further at the top of the world rankings. The French hope Arthur Fils returns to the top 20, after reaching the semi-finals of the tournament.

The Frenchman could face the Italian in the round of 16, depending on the draw made on Monday.

Champions Cup: UBB wants to dream

The Bordeaux-Bègles rugby players qualified for the Champions Cup final on Sunday after their 38-26 victory against the English from Bath. They will meet the Irish from Leinster on May 23.

NBA: the prowess of the Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons supplanted the Floridians of the Orlando Magic on Sunday (116-94), thus winning their ticket for the semi-final of the Eastern Conference against Cleveland. Cavaliers who beat the Raptors, despite being in good shape (114-102), which confirms their status as the bête noire of Toronto with four victories in the last four confrontations.

OL take a big step towards Europe, OM adrift

The theory of the two Olympics, which says that OL and OM cannot prosper at the same time, is more validated than ever. While the Lyonnais took a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League on Sunday by confirming their third place (4-2 victory against Stade Rennais), the Phocéens sank a little deeper the day before into an unprecedented crisis by losing 3-0 against FC Nantes, penultimate in the standings.

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PSG, leader who enjoys a comfortable lead over his runner-up Lensois (six points, three days remaining), was held to a draw against Lorient at the Parc des Princes (2-2), while the club is rotating its squad to save its players ahead of the return match against Bayern on Wednesday.

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Losc, who coveted the precious third place in the standings, failed to beat Le Havre (1-1) and is now two points behind OL (two games remaining for both teams).

On the relegated side, it is AJ Auxerre which carries out the great operation by beating SCO d'Angers 3-1 at Abbé Deschamps, with the hope of leaving the relegation zone during the next meeting against Nice, 15th, in a poster qualified last night by its coach Christophe Pélissier as "semi-finals" among our colleagues from L'Équipe 21.

Germany: fight for the third and fourth qualifying places for the C1

Bayern, already crowned champion, conceded a draw against promoted Heidenheim (3-3), without that affecting the essential: the Bavarians reign with 16 points ahead of Dortmund, two days from the end. The real soap opera of the weekend took place further down the rankings, in the fight for Champions League places.

Bayer Leverkusen, led by a stunning Patrik Schick who scored a hat-trick, crushed Leipzig (4-1), a capital result while the two teams, with Stuttgart and Hoffenheim, are in a handkerchief at 58-62 points for the third and fourth qualifying places for the C1.

Borussia Dortmund, for their part, slipped to Mönchengladbach (1-0), second place being almost already acquired on paper, with five points ahead of Leipzig (67). At the bottom, St. Pauli and Heidenheim, almost assured of going down, saw their hopes diminish with a defeat on Sunday for the first against Mainz 05 (1-2) and a draw for the red lantern against Bayern (3-3).

Italy: the Nerazzuri champions, AC Milan plays to scare each other

With two matches remaining, Inter Milan became Italian champions on Sunday after a 2-0 home victory against Parma. With 82 points on the clock, the Interists are 12 points ahead of their runner-up – and former winner – Naples. Sunday evening was especially marked by the rout of AC Milan, who, after a defeat and a draw, lost 2-0 against promoted Sassuolo.

The northerners could have ensured qualification for the Champions League but will have to wait until the next meeting to be mathematically guaranteed.

Juventus, for its part, could not do better than a draw against Verona (1-1), already relegated. Milan (third, 67 points) and Juve (fourth, 65 points) now find themselves in a tight duel for the podium, with Roma (sixth, 61 points) watching from the sidelines and having a game in hand. Como, the surprise club of the season, is in an insolent fifth place with 62 points.

England: suspense until the end

Premier League leader Arsenal did the job at home against Fulham (3-0) and remains in the lead with 76 points, six ahead of Manchester City, who have two games in hand, including one on Monday evening against Everton. The suspense will therefore last until the end of the season.

The surprise of the weekend came from Old Trafford: Manchester United overthrew Liverpool (3-2), inflicting a defeat on the Reds which dropped them to fourth place, tied on points with Aston Villa (58 points). United, on a good run, consolidated their third place at 64 points. At the bottom of the table, Burnley (20 points) and Wolverhampton (18 points) are doomed. Only West Ham (36 points) has a chance of getting out of the relegation zone by catching up with Tottenham Spurs, a short distance away, and whose season is historically catastrophic. To do this, they will have to create the feat against the Gunners and then Newcastle.

Spain: Barça not yet (mathematically) champion

Barça walks on water. With 88 points – eleven ahead of Real Madrid – four days from the end, the title is almost in the pocket of the Catalans, who beat Osasuna 2-1 on Saturday. Madrid still responded with a quiet victory against Espanyol (2-0) on Sunday evening, so as not to give up before their time.

The big affair of the Spanish championship is now being played out between Villarreal, surprising third (68 points, five consecutive victories including a 5-1 against Levante this weekend), and Atlético Madrid (fourth, 63 points), which dominated Valencia (2-0). At the bottom of the table, Real Oviedo (20th, 28 points) and Levante (19th, 33 points) face the direct threat of relegation, and the Clasico on May 10, even unbalanced in terms of the title, is already shaping up to be the end-of-season event.

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