BARCELONA, SPAIN - APRIL 30: Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (centre) celebrates scoring their side's fourth goal of the game with team-mates during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday April 27, 2025.
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Manchester United's Harry Maguire, left, celebrates with team mates after his side's fifth goal during the Europa League quarter final second leg soccer match between Manchester United and Olympique Lyon in Manchester, Britain, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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