In a fascinating precursor to next week's cup final, AC Milan and Bologna will clash in Serie A's Friday night kickoff, with the visitors needing maximum points at San Siro.
While Milan's league race is all but run, as they lie only ninth in the table, the Rossoblu are still fighting for a precious top-four finish.
Spurs stood up to an awkward test over 100km inside the Arctic Circle, beating Bodo/Glimt 2-0 on Thursday to take the tie 5-1 on aggregate and book a place in the Europa League final against Manchester United.
With 72 minutes gone, Leny Yoro prodded the ball to Mount who, with the sweetest touch of his right instep, swivelled, then bent the equaliser past the helpless Julen Agirrezabala.
All the cool came from Tottenham Hotspur in the Arctic Circle. They were robust rather than flimsy on the infamous plastic pitch at the Aspmyra Stadium, serious rather than spectacular, and they did not mind turning this Europa League semi-final against punchy, determined Bodo/Glimt into a grind.
Despite 10 changes from Sunday's win over Premier League champions Liverpool and handing a first senior start for 16-year-old Reggie Walsh, the Blues hardly broke a sweat to complete a 5-1 aggregate victory against the visitors.
A 2-2 draw against Fiorentina was enough to book their place in the showpiece event, with the score finishing 4-3 on aggregate.
Harrison Burrows' first-half penalty kick gave the Blades the lead after Dickie was shown a straight red for bringing Kieffer Moore down in the box.
Tottenham are out to complete the job they started on home soil last week when they travel to Bodø/Glimt for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final tie.
Manchester United; dismal in the Premier League, yet, somehow on the verge of reaching the UEFA Europa League final without losing a single match.
Still aiming to reach their third straight Conference League final, Fiorentina must overturn a one-goal deficit when they host Real Betis in Thursday's semi-final second leg.
Chelsea welcome Djurgardens IF back to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their Conference League semi-final on Thursday night.
Former Arsenal manager Wenger, now Fifa's chief of global football development, has questioned why the winners of the Europa League qualify for next year's Champions League.
United are favourites to reach the final on 21 May at the San Mamés after their victory there last week thanks to Casemiro’s header and two goals from Bruno Fernandes.
The Blades finished third in the Championship in the regular season, three places and 22 points ahead of their opponents.
The Ligue 1 champions inflicted an aggregate 3-1 defeat on Mikel Arteta’s Gunners to set up a fascinating Champions League final against Simone Inzaghi’s Inter. “It means a lot, a lot. Everybody dreams of getting to a Champions League final“, Luis Enrique said to TNT Sports.
The loss means that the Gunners had to bow out of Europe’s premier club competition after an aggregate 3-1 loss to Luis Enrique’s Les Parisiens. “I think we were very close; much closer than the results showed. I’m very proud of the players and what they’ve done today, how we handled the pressure“, Arteta said to TNT Sports. “I don’t think there’s been a better team in the competition so far.”
The Gunners' attempt to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit ran aground on another magnificent display by PSG's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Nineteen years on from their first dose of Champions League heartbreak in the French capital, history could repeat itself for Arsenal on Wednesday, when the Gunners reunite with Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their semi-final.
Ballon d'Or-chasing Ousmane Dembele came up with the only goal of the first leg at the Emirates, forcing Arsenal to try to do what only two teams have done before them to punch their ticket to the final.
Mikel Arteta’s side were criticised by the former England forward after losing the first leg 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium last week after an early goal from Ousmane Dembélé, with Rooney stating in his role as a pundit for Amazon that Arsenal are “used to getting to a certain stage of the season and things fall away”.
The France striker was considered a doubt after coming off midway through the second half of last week's first leg at Emirates Stadium.
Sommer somehow tipped a curling effort from Yamal wide in the 114th minute as substitute Davide Frattesi's extra-time strike earned Inter a 4-3 win on the night and a place in the final.
It was an extraordinary night at San Siro, as the Nerazzurri had already drawn the first leg 3-3, were leading 2-0 here until fumbling it to trail 3-2.
It was a bitterly disappointing night for Barcelona, but as per Marca, head coach Hansi Flick was very proud of the performance produced by his squad.
Inter and Barcelona had drained themselves many times over, and discovered every time that they still had more to give. We were in a place beyond plans and maps, beyond shapes and tactics, beyond sanity.
After last week's thrilling first leg, European heavyweights Inter Milan and Barcelona reconvene on Tuesday, to conclude their Champions League semi-final.
Having shared six goals in Spain, they will meet again for the second leg at San Siro, with Inter aiming to take one step closer to a fourth continental crown and Barca ultimately seeking their sixth.
The Italian defender joined his coach, Simone Inzaghi, for pre-match interviews and a press conference on the eve of a crucial match against Barcelona at San Siro.
The 36-year-old Polish international, who has scored 40 goals for Barcelona in all competitions this season, had been sidelined for his club’s last four games. After sustaining the injury during Barça’s 4-3 victory against Celta Vigo on 19 April, he missed the Copa del Rey final victory against Real Madrid and the first leg of the semi against Inter.
The hosts were without a win in their 11 league games priori to hosting Mallorca at the Estadi Montilivi but the hosts produced a vital win.
Eberechi Eze opened the scoring from the spot after the video assistant referee (VAR) intervened to show Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels taking out Tyrick Mitchell in the penalty area.
Two sides still harbouring ambitions of Europe for 2025-26 collide in Monday's Premier League offering, when FA Cup finalists Crystal Palace host top-five outsiders Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles are playing their first top-flight game since booking a Wembley date with Manchester City, while the Tricky Trees have wrongs to right after a dampening defeat to Brentford in midweek.
The 26‑year‑old defender has been crucial in the title-winning season and has largely been excellent throughout the campaign.
Kane, 31, could have earned his first winner's medal on Saturday had Bayern won at RB Leipzig in the striker's absence; he watched on from the stands as he served a suspension for picking up his fifth yellow card of the season the week before. But a 94th-minute equalizer from Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen kept the champagne on ice.
This was a head-to-head for fourth, as the Bianconeri leapfrogged their rivals last weekend. Dan Ndoye, Emil Holm and Estanis Pedrola missed out, with Santiago Castro again not fully fit to start.
Here, amid a fiesta of missed chances and offside flags, a deeply unserious Chelsea beat a Liverpool team that clearly couldn’t care less.
Maddison scored as Spurs overcame the Norwegian side 3-1 in the first leg on Thursday, but was taken off in the second half because of an injury.
Mason Mount gave the visitors the lead with just his second goal for the club, finishing off a fine cross from winger Alejandro Garnacho.
Chelsea will be looking for a win to boost their hopes of a top-five finish and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, but that will be easier said than done.
This will be Chelsea’s seventh Premier League game against a side already crowned champions, the most of any side. They have only won one of the previous six (D2 L3), beating Manchester United 1-0 in 2012-13, while one of their defeats was a 5-3 reverse against Liverpool at Anfield in July 2020. (Source: The Analyst)
The newly-crowned champions may head to Stamford Bridge with something of a hangover, though Arne Slot’s team should still be confident of getting another win on the board in what has been a sensational top-flight campaign.
Just one point and one place apart in the lower echelons of the Premier League table, London rivals West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur cross paths at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Graham Potter's men have had a week to dissect their excruciating 3-2 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, whereas the Lilywhites have just put one foot firmly in this year's Europa League final. (Source: Sports Mole)
Newcastle United are probably wondering which version of Brighton & Hove Albion they will face when they arrive at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.
The Seagulls’ best winning streak in the league this season was four games, a run only five clubs (including Newcastle) have bettered. Yet they also went eight matches without a victory at one point, the joint-fifth worst sequence by any side. (Source: The Analyst)
Both looking to record their second victories of the week, Brentford and Manchester United meet for a Premier League battle at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Bees recorded an efficient 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest on Thursday night, whilst the Red Devils were busy demolishing Athletic Bilbao in the Basque Country. (Source: Sports Mole)
The FA Cup final between Manchester City and Crystal Palace will kick off at 16:30 BST on Saturday, 17 May at Wembley.
The Football Association said the time was agreed following collaboration with the two clubs, broadcasters, local authorities, police and the Safety Advisory Group.
Both of the previous two finals, featuring City and Manchester United, started at 15:00 as police would not allow them to be later, while the 2022 final between Chelsea and Liverpool was at 16:45.
No Premier League matches have been scheduled for the day. (Source: BBC Sport)
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What Arsenal needed before the biggest game in their recent history was momentum. What they didn't need was a full-strength side going down to a first-ever home defeat by Bournemouth.
Ten-man Dungannon Swifts won their first ever Irish Cup 4-3 on penalties after a spirited display helped them beat Cliftonville in the final at Windsor Park.
RB Leipzig scored in the fifth minute of injury time to prevent Bayern Munich from sealing a 34th German league title after a dramatic 3-3 draw at the Red Bull Arena.
Romelu Lukaku had an early goal disallowed for the visitors, but Giacomo Raspadori set Antonio Conte's side on their way to victory with a sweetly struck free-kick midway through the first half.
Now clear at the top of Serie A with only four rounds remaining, Scudetto-seeking Napoli will target maximum points when they visit Lecce on Saturday evening.
Inter Milan must shift their focus back to Serie A, as they have some catching up to do with Napoli as they host Hellas Verona at the San Siro.
Heading into the final-day fixtures, the title, two play-off places and realistically one relegation spot are yet to be decided with 12 teams still having a lot to play for in The Championship.
The Championship has once again delivered a season of incredible drama and entertainment, with the pendulum swinging one way then the other - and back again. And again. And again.
The Liverpool head coach gave his players two days off as reward for clinching a record-equalling 20th league title on Sunday, when a party was held at Anfield after the 5-1 rout of Tottenham. Slot’s celebrations continued with his wife’s birthday meal on Monday before his focus switched back to business on Tuesday.
Guardiola signed a new deal at the Etihad Stadium in November, tying himself to the club for two more seasons, which would take his total time at the club to 11 years.
Midfielder De Bruyne announced last month he will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season, and his first-time finish from Jeremy Doku's low cross helped City move four points clear of sixth-placed Nottingham Forest in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League.
Recently acquired by one of the richest families in France in collaboration with Red Bull, Paris FC tonight secured promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in their history. Whilst they drew to a combative Martigues in the south of France on Friday evening, Metz’s 3-3 draw with Rodez has meant Paris FC will join Paris Saint-Germain next season in the elite.
After reaching a third straight FA Cup final, resurgent Manchester City aim to continue their Premier League uptick when hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday.
Still seeking a top-five finish, City have also won three league games on the spin; meanwhile, win-hungry Wolves have claimed maximum points from their last six, continuing a superb end to the season.
Four supporter groups wrote an open letter to the manager this week, asking him to speak to the chief executive, Ferran Soriano, on the matter, as they prepare to hold a protest before Friday’s match at home to Wolves.