In the early morning of April 30, Beijing time, La Liga, the English Championship, and the U23 Asian Cup fought fiercely all night, Barcelona defeated Valencia 4-2 and returned to the second place in the league; Leicester City defeated Preston North End 3-0 to lock the championship one round ahead of schedule; Japan defeated Iraq 2-0, and Uzbekistan defeated Indonesia 2-0 to advance to the Paris Olympics together, staging a crazy night.
La Liga: Barcelona 4-2 Valencia
After losing to Real Madrid in the national derby, Barcelona is already 11 points behind the top of the table, completely hopeless, and is getting closer and closer to the season with all four empty, but it is officially confirmed that coach Xavi will remain in office.
In the first half, both teams had low-level mistakes from goalkeepers. In the 22nd minute, Raphinha's cross assisted Fermin's header to score, and Barcelona led 1-0. In the 27th minute, Ter Stegen made a mistake in clearing, Hugo Douro smiled at the empty goal, and Valencia equalized 1-1. In the 38th minute, Araujo fouled in the penalty area, Peperu hit the spot, and Valencia overtook 2-1. In stoppage time of the half, Valen goalkeeper Mamadashvili cleared the ball with his hands on the edge of the penalty area and was sent off with a red card.
In the second half, Barcelona's one-man advantage completely exploded. In the 49th, 82nd and 93rd minutes, Lewandowski scored a hat trick to help Barcelona achieve a 4-2 reversal, reaching 73 points, surpassing Girona and returning to second place.
Championship: Leicester 3-0 Preston North End
Before the game, Leicester City had already confirmed promotion to next season's Premier League two rounds ahead of schedule, and the next goal will be to win the league title, just by beating Preston North End.
At full time, Leicester City dominated the game and gradually turned the game to one side. In the first half, Jamie Vardy gave Leicester a 1-0 lead, and in the second half, Vardy scored another brace before McAtier added the icing on the cake to a 3-0 victory.
After the victory, Leicester City reached 97 points, beating Leeds United and Ipswich Town in the first round to lock the title. This championship is the ninth time in the history of Leicester City that Leicester City has won the English second division championship, surpassing Manchester City and occupying the first place in history.
U23 Asian Cup: Japan 2-0 Iraq, Uzbekistan 2-0 Indonesia
With two semi-finals on this day, the winner will not only advance to the final, but also qualify for the Paris Olympics, which will be attractive for the teams.
The first match to be played was Uzbekistan against Indonesia. In the first half, neither side found the back of the net. In the second half, the situation changed. In the 61st minute, the Indonesian defender once scored a goal, but it was blown invalid due to offside. In the 68th minute, Jochaev crossed, and Norchaev grabbed the goal to score. In the 82nd minute, Indonesian defender Ramadani was sent off for a violent foul. In the 86th minute, Rifayiu accidentally set himself up for an own goal, and finally Indonesia lost 0-2 to Uzbekistan.
Compared to Uzbekistan, Japan won an easy victory against Iraq. In the first half, Shindai Hosoya and Ryotaro Araki each scored a goal to help Japan take a 2-0 lead, and in the second half, Japan continued to control the game and created a number of threatening attacks. Ayumu Ohata and Kuo Matsuki had shots saved, and then Makotani Masoya's header bounced off the post. In the end, Japan defeated Iraq 2-0 to return to the Asian Cup final for the first time in eight years, and at the same time qualified for the Olympic finals for the eighth consecutive time.