Juventus finishes with record 102 points

The football leagues in Spain and Italy both wrapped up their seasons on Sunday, with some relegation places and spots in European competitions being decided

May 19, 2014 06:34 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 07:14 pm IST

Juventus made sure to finish its title-winning campaign with a perfect home record, while a railing collapse during Osasuna’s game in the Spanish league left more than 60 spectators injured.

Serie A

Already crowned champion Juventus celebrated its third straight Serie A title with a 3-0 home victory over Cagliari to reach 102 points for the season, a record in the major European leagues.

Antonio Conte’s side had already broken the Serie A points record but ensured it moved into triple figures by also becoming the first Italian side to win all its home games.

“It is an incredible and historic feat, which we have achieved all together,” Conte said. “What the players, staff and club have done is something incredible. ... All future comparisons will be made with this squad.”

After the game, Juventus went on an open-bus parade through Turin to celebrate.

Later, Parma beat Livorno 2-0 to take the final Europa League qualifying spot after Torino missed a stoppage-time penalty and drew 2-2 at Fiorentina.

Fiorentina and Inter were already assured of Europa League spots, while Juventus, Roma and Napoli go into the Champions League.

La Liga

Osasuna and Valladolid were relegated on the final day of the Spanish league season and will join Real Betis in the second division next season.

Osasuna’s 2-1 win at home over Betis was overshadowed by a railing collapse that left dozens of fans injured, and counted for little when Granada won 1-0 at Valladolid, Getafe beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 and Almeria drew 0-0 with visiting Athletic Bilbao.

Play was delayed for more than half an hour at Osasuna’s Sadar Stadium when a railing collapsed following Oriol Riera’s 12th-minute goal, sending fans tumbling forward. The club said that a total of 68 people were hurt and that one man suffered a broken leg.

Meanwhile, newly crowned champion Atletico Madrid celebrated with a bus parade through the Spanish capital. Atletico won the league for the first time in 18 years on Saturday when it drew 1-1 at Barcelona.

Barcelona needed to win to defend its title but finished second, level on points with Real Madrid. Bilbao had already sealed its fourth-place finish, completing the top four teams heading to the Champions League.

Bundesliga

Hamburger SV drew 1-1 at Greuther Fuerth on Sunday to avoid the club’s first ever Bundesliga relegation based on away goals.

“We exhausted all our luck. We can’t use any more next season,” Hamburg coach Mirko Slomka said.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga scored with a header for Hamburg from a corner in the 14th minute. Fuerth equalised through Stephan Fuerstner in the 59th to ensure a frenetic finale.

The home side pushed hard for the goal that would have secured promotion at Hamburg’s expense, only to be thwarted by goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny.

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