Manchester City kept their trophy hopes for their disappointing 2024/25 season alive by coming from behind at the Vitality Stadium to beat Bournemouth and earn their ticket to Wembley. Evanilson’s initially got a goal in the 21st-minute after Matheus Nunes’ bad pass was intercepted and capitalized on by the Cherries. Seven minutes later Haaland had a penalty saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga and wasted another golden opportunity, as City struggled for rhythm amidst Bournemouth’s intensity.
Hundreds of thousands of Newcastle fans and supporters flooded into the streets of Tyneside to celebrate the football club’s historic cup win. Newcastle United won the Carabao Cup earlier in March, ending their 70 year wait for domestic silverware.
Portugal’s Francisco Trincão came off the bench to save the day for the country, as he scored twice – one in regular time and one in extra time – as they beat resilient Denmark 5-2 on Sunday for a 5-3 aggregate win that set up a Nations League semifinal against Germany.
Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane were both on the scoresheet on Friday night to give new England boss Thomas Tuchel a winning start with a 2-0 victory against Albania at Wembley in their opening World Cup qualifier. Lewis-Skelly cooled any early nerves with an ice-cold finish just 20 minutes in, becoming England’s youngest-ever goal scoring debutant after his first cap in his first call up to the country’s senior team.
Newcastle ended their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy as they beat previous season holders Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley to win the Carabao Cup final. Although Federico Chiesa’s 94th minute goal set up a tense final minutes, it was not enough to help Liverpool find the equaliser that would have sent the game to extra time. A towering header from boyhood Newcastle fan Dan Burn just before the break and a sublime finish from talisman Alexander Isak just after the restart put Toon on course for a victory generations had longed for, especially after the heartbreak they suffered in 2023 when they were defeated by Manchester United.
England’s new head coach Thomas Tuchel has named his first squad for upcoming games against Latvia and Albania for their 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Barcelona’s La Liga match against Osasuna on Saturday night was postponed following the death of the club’s first-team doctor, Carles Minarro Garcia. The game was scheduled to start at 9pm, but was called off about 20 minutes before kickoff.
Marc Cucurella’s second half strike was the difference for Chelsea on Sunday as they edged a struggling Leicester City 1-0. This saw the side moved up to fourth in the Premier League after City’s loss on Saturday.
Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 win against 10-man Real Sociedad to regain the lead at the top of the LaLiga table on Sunday. Gerard Martín, Marc Casadó, Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski were all on the scoresheet to put Barcelona one point ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid, who beat Bilbao 1-0 to continue their chase at the top of the Spanish league, and three points ahead of rivals Real Madrid, who lost to Betis on Saturday in a disappointing performance.
Last season’s FA Cup champions Manchester United have been knocked out of the competition this season after a penalty shootout defeat to Fulham at Old Trafford. With the match level at 1-1 after extra time, the game went to penalties, where Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee missed their penalties courtesy of good saves by Bernd Leno who was superb on Sunday afternoon as United were beaten 4-3 from the spot.
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