Serie A title race goes to the final day as Ajax suffer extraordinary collapse

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Jimbo’s got the whole gang together as Julien Laurens, James Horncastle, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Pol Ballús indulge in some European chit-chat as the season reaches its climax.

The Serie A chaos continued with the title set to be decided on Friday night… unless a play-off is required! That’s after Inter were held 2-2 by Lazio while Napoli were goalless at Parma, but it’s Antonio Conte’s side who still sit a point clear at the top of the table.

The Eredivisie set a high bar for mayhem as PSV retained their title on the final day - despite trailing Ajax by 9 points with just 5 games to go! Michiel Jongsma’s back to tell us how - and why Ajax’s next boss should probably be bald…

Over in Ligue 1, Alexandre Lacazette signed off in style with goals 200 and 201 for his hometown club Lyon - while there was extraordinary late drama in Strasbourg as Abdoulaye Touré’s 99th minute panenka kept Le Havre in the top flight.

Barcelona were still on the beers as they were beaten 3-2 by Villarreal, but it didn’t matter after more Lamine Yamal magic had sealed the La Liga title against Espanyol in midweek. Meanwhile, the rebuild’s already started at Real Madrid with Dean Huijsen signed and the announcement of new manager Xavi Alonso seemingly imminent…

And in the Bundesliga, Dortmund completed their remarkable turnaround under Niko Kovac to seal a Champions League spot - while champions Bayern Munich finished the season 13 points clear of Leverkusen as Harry Kane made it back-to-back Golden Boots.

Plus - what’s the mood across Europe as the Premier League’s 16th and 17th-placed banter clubs do battle in Bilbao in Wednesday night’s Europa League final?

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Moments of the weekend & Europa League final preview (00.45)

• PART 2: Serie A review - All to play for under the Friday Night Lights (11.25)

• PART 3: Portugal, Turkey, Ajax’s epic collapse - and bald men (24.35)

• PART 4: Ligue 1 review - Touré’s panenka, Nice’s UCL spot & Jonathan David’s future (38.40)

• PART 5: La Liga review - Barca on the beach as relegation jeopardy remains (48.35)

• PART 6: Bundesliga review - Dortmund surge to 4th as Kane picks up latest accolade (55.15)

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1:18.4	Dortmund hit the Holstein while there's bitter pills for Leipzig.
1:22.5	We get news from France, where there's a mixed night, Che Lacazette and Portugal, too.
1:25.3	We hear about Real Madrid's rebuild and the Aero-Devisi, where a big bottle of IX helps PSV clear up.
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