FOOTBALL: ROUND UP OF EUROPEAN MATCHES
Emmanuel Alfred
It was a weekend of winners and losers, title leaders and title chasers plus, champions league aspirations
Arsenal climbs fourth as Tottenham Hotspur were held by Brentford
The gunners were guns blazing at the Emirates on Saturday as they put past a hapless Manchester United. Goals form Tavares, a penalty from Bukayo Saka and a first goal in almost two years from Granit Xhaka saw them end up comfortable winners.
The game saw Cristiano Ronaldo score his 100th Premier League goal for Manchester United as the Red Devils are walking a tight rope as Arsenal are 6 points clear with a game in hand.
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
Tottenham on the hand were held to a goaless draw by the Bees allowing Arsenal leapfrog them on the table.
Spurs were not creative in the game and they know it’s down to the wire in the next 4 games to determine who will be going to the Champions League next term.
Brentford 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Gabriel Jesus gets a quadruple as City wallops Watford
It is becoming a fierce contest for the Premier League title and City gave Watford the thrashing of their lives in a game that saw Brazilian forward, Gabriel Jesus score a quadruple.
City were imperious at the Etihad Stadium and they know they have to be that till the end of the season with Liverpool breathing down their necks.
Final score: Manchester City 5-1 Watford
Robertson and Origi deliver the goods in the Merseyside derby
Second half goals from Andy Robertson and Divock Origi gave Liverpool a win over Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Frank Lampard set up his team to soak up the pressure and punish the Reds on the counter but Liverpool found the way after Mohammed Salah laid a simple pass to Robertson to get the first goal of the game before super sub Origi came in to double their advantage.
Liverpool are one point behind Manchester City white Everton are really looking over their shoulders in the relegation zone.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Captain America saves the day
‘Dissappointing’ was the word used by Manager, Thomas Tuchel to describe Chelsea’s performance at Stamford Bridge against west Ham in the London derby.
Chelsea fans needed some performance to brighten the mood after their abysmal performance against Arsenal on Wednesday.
Jorginho missed from the spot kick and as the game was headed for a draw, in came Christian Pulisic to score a late goal to give the Blues three points against the Hammers.
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham United
Barcelona slips again at the Camp Nou
All it took to beat Barca was a 7th minute strike by Alvaro Garcia Rivera from the centre of the box.
The Catalans have lost three games on a spin at Camp Nou and it seems they have taken a dip in form as they are now 15 points behind Real Madrid and are only second based on goal difference after Sevilla beat Levante.
Milan clubs win as Napoli lose
It’s clearly becoming a two horse race in the race for the Scudetto after Napoli lost to Empoli after both Inter and Milan won .
Inter defeated As Roma as Jose Mourinho visited his former team at the San Siro. Denzel Dumfries, Marcel Brozovic and Lautaro Martinez all scored to give the defending champions Inter a comfortable 3-1 win.
Ac Milan on the other hand needed to dig deep to beat Lazio at the Stadio Olympico. Despite going down to a 5th minute strike by Ciro Immobile, they persisted and we’re recorded with an equalizer from Olivier Giroud and then add a last minute goal from Tonali to earn a 1-2 win.
They need to win games like these if they are to wrestle the league from cross town rivals Inter.
PSG clinch 10th Ligue 1 title
Lionel Messi scored as Paris St Germain drew Lens at the Park Des Princes but it didn’t stop them from winning their 10th Ligue 1 title yesterday.
Bayen wins 10th straight Bundesliga
It was a night the Bavarians showed their clash in the Der Klassika, the derby game against second-placed Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern Munich got the goals courtesy of Serge Gnabry, Robert Lewandowksi and Jamal Musiala. Emre Can scored only what was a consolation from the spot kick.
Bayern Munich have now won 10 Bundesliga titles in a row.
Bayern 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
Real Betis wins Copa Del Rey
It was an emotional scene as Real Betis won their first title in 17 years. It came after a one-all draw against Valencia before winning it 5-4 on penalties.
Congratulations to them.
