Harry Kane missed his first Bundesliga penalty in 25 attempts, but Michael Olise’s superb second-half strike secured a 1-0 win for Bayern Munich against struggling Wolfsburg. The result helped the Bundesliga champions recover from their midweek Champions League semifinal exit to Paris Saint-Germain on a 6-5 aggregate, following a 1-1 draw in Munich. Bayern made six changes to the lineup and lacked their usual attacking spark despite having top scorer Kane in the starting XI. Kane slipped slightly before sending his 36th-minute spot-kick wide, marking his first missed penalty in the German top flight after 24 successful conversions.
The visitors found their rhythm after the break, with Olise curling a beautiful shot into the top corner in the 56th minute to break the deadlock. Wolfsburg had a golden chance to equalize in the 89th minute when Mattias Svanberg hit the post with only goalkeeper Jonas Urbig to beat. Bayern can still secure a domestic double when they face Stuttgart in the German Cup final on 23 May.
In the Czech Republic, the derby between Slavia Prague and Sparta Prague was abandoned after hundreds of home fans stormed the pitch in stoppage time while Slavia led 3-2 at their Fortuna Stadium, seconds away from clinching the league title. Supporters breached security barriers, flooding the field with lit flares and running toward the visiting section. Pyrotechnics were thrown into the stands as players from both teams tried to leave. Czech police intervened and launched criminal proceedings on suspicion of rioting. Authorities confirmed Sparta goalkeeper Jakub Surovcik was among those targeted and struck by a flare.
Lautaro Martínez inspired Inter Milan to a dominant 3-0 win at Lazio, dealing the hosts a psychological blow days before the sides meet again in the Coppa Italia final.
With Inter already crowned Serie A champions and Lazio sitting eighth and out of European qualifying via the league, the match served as a dress rehearsal for Wednesday’s decider at the Stadio Olimpico. Martínez, back in the starting lineup after injury, opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a volley. Inter doubled their lead six minutes before halftime when Martínez combined with Andy Diouf on the left before setting up Petar Sucic, who curled a first-time effort into the top corner from the edge of the area. Lazio’s task became harder just before the hour mark as Alessio Romagnoli was sent off for a dangerous challenge on Ange-Yoan Bonny. The visitors wrapped up the win after a flowing move ended with Henrikh Mkhitaryan firing into the roof of the net.
Juventus took a step toward Europe’s top club competition with a 1-0 win at Lecce. Dusan Vlahovic’s second goal in two games, scored seconds after kickoff, was enough for Juve to move up to third, a point ahead of Milan, who host Atalanta on Sunday night. More importantly, Juve are four points in front of resurgent Roma, who sit in fifth, three points behind Milan. Lecce are one place and four points ahead of Cremonese, who sit just inside the bottom three.
