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Next summer Paris will host the 2024 Olympic Games, one of the disciplines of which will be football. The competition will not be without a host country, and the French football team is expected to be led by Kylian Mbappe.

The 25-year-old forward recently announced his departure from PSG after the end of the season. Although there has been no official announcement yet, all western insiders are reporting that Mbappe's future destination will be Real Madrid.

French President Emmanuel Macron is of the same opinion.

According to Reuters, he has traditionally answered questions from French people on social media about various social topics, one of which was Mbappe. Macron expects Real Madrid to let the player go to the Olympics.

"I have no particular comment other than the fact that I expect Real Madrid to give Kylian the opportunity to participate in the Olympics so he can play for the French national team," Macron said.

Some matches of the 35th round of the Spanish championship took place. Here are their results.

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Representatives of Barcelona have informed Brazilian striker Rafinha that from next season he can only claim a secondary role at the club, Sport.es reports.

According to the source, Barcelona is considering selling the Brazilian footballer in order to raise money to buy 21-year-old Athletic winger Nico Williams. If Rafinha does not leave the club, and the Blaugrana are able to buy Williams, the Spanish player will be given priority in terms of the starting line-up.

Borussia Dortmund may find itself in a win-win situation regardless of the outcome of the Champions League final against Real Madrid.

According to the German newspaper Ruhr Nachrichten, the Bumblebees are going to receive a significant amount of money even if they lose the match at Wembley. Jude Bellingham's transfer agreement provides for bonuses if the Bumblebees win the Champions League this season.

Thus, if Bellingham lifts the trophy, Dortmund will receive another £4.3 million from Real Madrid. In addition, if the English star is included in the symbolic Champions League team, Borussia will receive another £1.7 million.

The losing finalist will receive £12.9 million, and together with the bonuses paid for the 20-year-old, a defeat at Wembley will bring the German club £19.3 million. That's more than the £17.2 million that the winner of the tournament will receive.

PSG forward Killian Mbappe, who will leave the Parisian club at the end of this season, will move to Real Madrid.

After Mbappe himself announced that he was leaving PSG, rumours of his move to Real Madrid have only intensified. Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports that the transfer of the star striker to the Madrid grande will be officially announced after the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, which will be held on 1 June.

Recall, earlier it was reported that Mbappe will move to Real Madrid as a free agent and will receive from his new club a bonus of about 100 million euros and an annual salary of 50 million euros.

Spanish side Girona have taken an unequivocal stance on the immediate future of their Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbik.

According to the authoritative publication AS, the agent of the 26-year-old player Oleksiy Lundovskiy informed the Girona management about the interest in Dovbik from a number of clubs (Italian Juventus and Napoli have been mentioned most often in this regard recently), but received a categorical answer: the striker will remain in his current team for at least one more season.

Recall that in the current season Dovbik played 36 matches for Girona in all tournaments, scored 20 goals, gave 9 assists and leads the list of scorers of the Primera at the end of the tournament.

Girona's Ukrainian internationals - midfielder Viktor Tsygankov and striker Artem Dovbik - have scored another goal for their team.

Already in the 4th minute of yesterday's match against Alaves, Tsygankov passed to Eric Garcia, who opened the scoring. And shortly before the half-time whistle, Dovbik was the assistant - after his pass the ball was sent into the net by Yangel Herrera.

Spanish Championship. 35th round

"Alaves " - "Girona " - 2: 2 (1:2)
Goals: Guridi (12, 90+9) - Eric Garcia (4, with a pass from Tsygankov), Herrera (44, with a pass from DOVBIK).

"Girona": Gassaniga, Martinez, Blind, Eric Garcia, Miguel Gutierrez (Juanpe, 59), Herrera, Martin (Aleix Garcia, 73), Porto (Jan Couto, 59), Tsygankov (Torre, 73), Savio (Fernandez, 84), Dovbik.

We would like to add that in the current season Tsygankov has played 31 matches for Girona in all tournaments and now has 6 goals and 5 assists. Dovbik has scored 20 goals and 9 assists in 36 matches for his team.

VIDEO of Tsygankov's and Dovbik's assists in the match against Alaves see in our TV channel

The match of the 35th round of the Spanish championship took place. The match was held on 10 May. We offer you its results.

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Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti said on the eve of the Spanish league match against Granada that the main goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who has been long injured, will also play in the upcoming games that remain before the end of the season.

"Courtois? Of course he will play, but I must also take into account Kepa, a great professional who has helped us a lot from the bench. And Lunin too, he must be ready to play," Ancelotti is quoted by Madrid Extra on Twitter.

Recall, the match of La Liga between "Granada" and "Real" will be held on Saturday, 11 May. The start of the meeting - at 19:30.

Girona forward Artem Dovbyk has assessed his chances of becoming the season's top scorer in the Spanish league.

"There are still four rounds left. Everything is possible. But you don't have to think about it, because it can work against you. If you think about goals, it won't work.

I have already had such an experience. I didn't score for about seven games and everyone said that's it, he's already scored enough. I know that if you work hard, you will get your reward on the football field. Then everything will be easy.

The main thing is to prepare for the game and be physically fit. Everything is changing so fast. Bellingham, Lewandowski and Serlot are the main competitors. There's no need to relax," Dovbyk was quoted as saying by the Vzbirna telegram channel.

Luhansk Zorya may significantly improve their financial situation at the end of the current season.

As reported by journalist Mikhail Spivakovsky on the air of Youtube channel "TaToTake", we are talking about the payment of bonuses on three different positions of the terms of the transfer contract on the transfer of former Zorya goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to Real Madrid in 2018.

According to the source, Real Madrid are obliged to transfer €1m to the Luhansk club upon the occurrence of each of the following events:

- Lunin plays 10 matches for Real Madrid;

- Lunin plays at least 50 per cent of Real Madrid's matches in a season where the team becomes Spanish champions;

- Lunin wins the Champions League with Real Madrid and plays at least 50% of the matches in this tournament.

Thus, Zorya can already expect 2 million euros from Real Madrid (for the first and second of the above events). At the same time, if Real Madrid manages to beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final this season, it will bring another €1m to the Luhansk club.

It should be added that in the current season Lunin has played 30 matches for Real Madrid in all tournaments, of which 20 - in the Spanish championship, 1 - in the Spanish Cup, 1 - in the Spanish Super Cup and 8 - in the Champions League.

The match of the 35th round of the Spanish Championship 2023/2024, Alaves vs Girona, will take place on Friday, 10 May.

Football fans are eagerly awaiting the upcoming match between Alaves and Girona as both teams prepare for an exciting display of skill and determination on the pitch. Alaves, who currently occupy a mid-table position, will be looking to pick up a win at home and move up the standings. On the other hand, Girona, who face a tough battle to get out of the group, will be desperate to get three important away points.

Both teams have shown flashes of excellence throughout the season, with Alaves displaying a strong defensive line and Girona displaying attacking prowess. Fans are expecting a fast-paced and tense match in which the players will fight for dominance on the pitch. This match promises to be an exciting spectacle that fans will not want to miss. As the teams prepare for the encounter, football fans are eagerly awaiting the outcome of this match and how it will affect the standings. Both teams are hungry for success, and this match is sure to provide plenty of excitement and drama for fans watching from the stands or at home. Stay tuned for what is sure to be an unforgettable clash between Alaves and Girona.

Where to watch Alaves vs Girona:

Spain: DAZN, DAZN LaLiga .

Poland: Eleven Sports 1 Poland, Canal+ Sport 2 Poland, Canal+ Sport Online.

Ukraine: MEGOGO Football 3, MEGOGO Football 1.

Italy: DAZN.

Germany: DAZN, DAZN1.

France: Free, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports MAX 6, beIN Sports MAX 4, beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports MAX 7.

England: Viaplay Sports 1, Viaplay UK, LaLigaTV, Viaplay Sports 2.