News in brief after a busy weekend

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Let's have a look at some of the key stories from across the continent

Scotland - Celtic beat Heart of Midlothian to almost clinch title

Celtic roared back to all but secure the Scottish Premiership title with a rousing victory at home to Hearts.

Ellis Simms' emphatic finish stunned the home crowd early on, but the league leaders responded in relentless fashion as two goals in seven first-half minutes from Japanese duo Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi turned the game. then Matt O'Riley and Giorgos Giakoumakis sealed the win.

Read the full report on the BBC or watch the highlights below

France - Nantes win French Cup

Nantes lifted the French Cup for the first time in 22 years after a win over Nice. Ludovic Blas was the hero as he  scored the only goal from the penalty spot two minutes into the second half .

Nice came close to equalising when Andy Delort's effort was cleared off the line by Andrei Girotto late on.

It is the fourth time they have won the competition. The Tweet below probably summed up the reaction from all their fans. 

England - City move closer to the title

Read our match report here. PL: Man City thrash Newcastle United (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)

England WSL - Chelsea Women clinch WSL title

Taken from the Chelsea website

" The Blues have won the Women’s Super League title for the third straight season, as two spectacular Sam Kerr strikes sealed a thrilling second-half comeback against Manchester United at Kingsmeadow."

Over 4,000 people were in attendance. On a busy weekend of sport, that again shows the growth of the women's game. It will be interesting to see how it continues to grow over the next few years. 

Thinking more short term for the blues though. They have the FA Cup final next Sunday at Wembley. Another double could be on the cards for them.

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