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Conference League: Strasbourg on the brink after defeat against Rayo Vallecano – Sports
Strasbourg lost 1-0 away to Rayo Vallecano in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final. Below their usual standard, the French side limited the damage to a single-goal deficit, keeping their hopes alive ahead of the return leg at the Stade de la Meinau next Thursday.
In the other semi-final, Crystal Palace took a significant step towards the final with a 3-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
In the Europa League, Nottingham Forest beat Aston Villa 1-0, while Braga secured a 2-1 victory against Freiburg thanks to a late winner.
In the EuroLeague, Monaco suffered a second consecutive defeat in their quarter-final series, losing 94-64 away to Olympiakos.
Meanwhile, at the Madrid Masters 1000, Belgium’s Alexander Blockx produced a major upset by defeating defending champion Casper Ruud (6-4, 6-4) to reach his first Masters 1000 semi-final, where he will face Alexander Zverev, who beat Flavio Cobolli (6-1, 6-4). The other semi-final will see France’s Arthur Fils take on world number one Jannik Sinner.
In the women’s draw, a day after her 19th birthday, Mirra Andreeva defeated Hailey Baptiste (6-4, 7-6) and will face Marta Kostyuk in the final, after the Ukrainian beat Anastasia Potapova.
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