Overview
- Racing beat Boca Juniors 1-0 at La Bombonera on an Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez header in the 75th minute to become the first Clausura finalist.
- Racing will face the winner of Gimnasia vs Estudiantes, who play Monday in La Plata, with the final set for Saturday at Santiago del Estero’s Estadio Madre de Ciudades.
- Multiple outlets reported that Boca’s elimination alters continental slots, with River Plate projected outside the 2026 Copa Libertadores and into the Sudamericana.
- Barcelona won 5-3 at Real Betis, powered by a first‑half Ferran Torres hat‑trick, to consolidate top spot and move four points ahead of Real Madrid.
- Real Madrid lost 0-2 to Celta at the Bernabéu as Williot Swedberg scored twice and the hosts finished with multiple expulsions, intensifying criticism of coach Xabi Alonso.