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Real Madrid 1-1 Atheltic Bilbao:Ronaldo snatches late draw

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The hosts managed to pinch a draw when it seemed like they'd slump to a shock defeat. Real Madrid snatched a point at the Staniago Bernabeu as Inaki Williams' goal was cancelled out by a late Cristiano Ronaldo flick. Madrid looked like threatening for much of the game but were behind on 14-minutes when Williams lifted a gorgeous dink over the onrushing Kaylor Navas to give Athletic a shock lead. Williams looked to have given Bilbao a shock win They struggled to turn their efforts in to goals as they grew more and more frustrated as the game ticked on. Bilbao could have made it two with half an hour to go after Cordoba's shot was blocked by Carvajal before the ball broke to Garcia, whose first-time effort rattled against the crossbar. Ronaldo flicked in the equaliser Ronaldo had a good chance blocked whilst Gareth Bale, who came off the bench, knocked it wide from a Marcelo cross. However, all the pressure finally paid off as they equalised on 87 minut

Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon wins FIVE gongs at EFL awards

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Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon wins FIVE gongs at EFL awards including Championship Player of the Year The 17-year-old beat teammate Tom Cairney and Wolves' Ruben Neves to the award after a season which has seen him score 14 goals Sessegnon has enjoyed a stellar campaign with Fulham Fulham wonderkid Ryan Sessegnon cleaned up at the EFL awards, winning an unprecedented five gongs including Championship Player of the year. The 17-year-old beat teammate Tom Cairney and Wolves' Ruben Neves to the award after a season which has seen him score 14 goals in 43 Championship appearances for the Cottagers. He also scooped the Young Player of the Season, Championship Apprentice of the Year and named in the EFL Team of the Year as well as a special recongition award in the EFL Club Developed XI alongside names such as Joe Hart, Dele Alli and Raheem Sterling. Sessegnon became the first Championship player to be nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award e

Premier League transfer rumours

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      Premier League transfer news Mbappe to PL? Lucas Vazquez to PL giants for €80 million, Mbappe wanted by Manchester City – April 15, 2018. There are reports of Thiago Alcantara joining Premier League too (Pep might know something)! Newcastle United boss Rafa Benitez is hopeful of making Kenedy’s move permanent for £10 million. 'Yes, there is a worry the value may go up, but if you say, "Do I want him to score goals and the value will go up?", then yes, I want him to score goals,' Benitez was quoted saying by Daily Mail. 'That is football - if you have a good player the value goes higher. But the main thing, for now, is to get to 40 points and then speak to Chelsea - so maybe we can do it on Sunday night.' Benzema to Manchester, Ousmane Dembele to Liverpool ? West Ham targeting Galatasaray midfielder. According to a report from Turkish-Football via Fanatik, West Ham United are among some of the clubs to enter the race for Garry Ro

Manchester City's 7 most notable victories on way to Premier League title

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Manchester City have been crowned champions for a third time in seven seasons following their victory over rivals United The Premier League title is heading back to the Etihad. Manchester City have been crowned champions for a third time in seven seasons after bottom club West Brom's shock with over rivals United. It has been a dream season for City, who have suffered just one defeat so far this season. That came against Liverpool but City have won an incredible 29 of their 33 matches to date. Here, we take a look back at some of their most notable victories on the way to the Premier League title. September 5 - Man City 5-0 Liverpool Leroy Sane celebrates After opening their campaign with three successive wins, City then made a serious statement with this thrashing of one of their chief rivals. Sergio Aguero put them ahead and before Liverpool had Sadio Mane sent off following a collision with Ederson. Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane scored two each as

Manchester City are PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!

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Manchester City won the English Premier League title on Sunday after rivals Manchester United stumbled to defeat against relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion. Jose Mourinho's United team had needed to win against West Brom to keep the title race alive but surprisingly lost at home as Jay Rodriguez's header gave the league's bottom side a 1-0 win at Old Trafford. On Saturday, City had convincingly beaten Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 and manager Pep Guardiola said he was going to play golf with his son rather than watch United play West Brom. Guardiola's team has lost only two league games this season and if they win their remaining five games would end the campaign with 102 points. Guardiola's men clinched the league with 5 games to spare         City re-established a 16-point lead at the top of the table on Saturday when they ended a run of three successive defeats with a 3-1 victory away at Tottenham Hotspur. Because of goal difference, United real

Champions League semifinal draw puts European giants and underdogs against each other..

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Champions League semi-final draw: Liverpool land Roma – as it happened. Liverpool have been handed a semi-final against Roma, while Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich face Real Madrid in the last four. Liverpool celebrate Liverpool will need to overcome Serie A side Roma over two legs if they are to prevail to the Champions League final in Kiev at the end of May. Jürgen Klopp’s side will play the first leg at Anfield, before making the trip to Stadio Olimpico at the start of next month. For Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool forward, it will be a return to Rome, where he scored 29 goals in 65 league appearances before moving on last summer. In the other tie, Real Madrid will take on Bayern Munich, who they knocked out of the quarter-finals last season. The first leg will take place at the Allianz Arena, with the second at the Bernabéu. Bayern, who, on Friday confirmed Niko Kovac will succeed manager Jupp Heynckes in the dugout in July, are targeting another treble under

City a win away from clinching their 5th Premier League title

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Manchester City  drew an emphatic line under a difficult week by moving to within one win of the Premier League title with a 3-1 victory over  Tottenham . Gabriel Jesus' opener and an Ilkay Gundogan penalty moved Pep Guardiola's men to the brink of the title in a majestic opening 25 minutes at Wembley. Pep Guardiola is on the brink of clinching the Premier League title after Manchester City’s magnificent victory at Wembley. City boss Guardiola’s champions elect now just need one more win and can even be crowned tomorrow in the unlikely event that Manchester United lose at home to bottom-of-the-table West Brom. This was a superb win as City recovered after three straight defeats - twice to Liverpool in the Chanpions League and to United in the Manchester derby - with a comprehensive victory to outclass Tottenham. Here is look at the match stats- http://www.espn.in/football/matchstats?gameId=480572 City were in command from the start and went ahead after just 22 min

Barca set unbeaten record in La Liga after their win against Valencia.

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Ernesto Valverde has overseen one of the most impressive defensive seasons in recent memory, and  Barcelona  have now set a brand new unbeaten record in LaLiga after taking their run to 39 matches without defeat. Suarez breaks the deadlock The leaders, fresh from a shock Champions League exit to Roma , led when Philippe  Coutinho played in Luis Suarez to beat Neto at his near post. They looked comfortable when Samuel Umtiti headed in Coutinho's corner. But the visitors gave them a late scare when Dani Parejo's penalty squirmed underneath Marc-Andre ter Stegen after Ousmane Dembele fouled Andreas Pereira. Ter Stegen was at the centre of the game's other dramatic moment - when he gifted the ball to Valencia's Carlos Soler but then brilliantly saved Rodrigo's shot onto the crossbar. Barca, who are now six results from the first unbeaten 38-game La Liga season, only need seven more points to seal the Spanish title. They face Sevilla in the

City go to Spurs with one eye on the league

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On the back of two defeats,a Manchester derby loss followed by an exit from the Champions League,one can well and truly say,the last week has been the worst for City fans all around the world. On Saturday Manchester City face Totteham Hotspurs at the Wembley Stadium where a win would leave City needing just another win to win the league . Pochettino first pitted his wits against Guardiola in 2009 when Espanyol held Barcelona to a goalless draw in his debut game in management and there has been a simmering rivalry ever since. Manchester City would be looking to clinch their 5th Premier League title today. Here are some key facts to get you in the mood for an enthralling clash at Wembley- Tottenham have won their last two home league games against Man City. They last had a longer run against them between 2005 and 2009 (6).  Man City have only won one of their last five Premier League games against Spurs (D1 L3), though it was in the reverse fixtur

Rampant Roma cause one of the biggest Champions League Upsets

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Barcelona suffered a shock Champions League defeat at the hands of Roma, losing 3-0 in their quarterfinal second leg at the Stadio Olimpico to go out 4-4 on aggregate thanks to an away goal for the Serie A side in the first leg.Trailing by an apparently unassailable lead,Roma on the back of a 4-1 defeat at Nou Camp in the first leg,manage to turn the tie around through goals from Edin Dzeko, De Rossi and a late Manolas goal. Here's how the tie unfolded. Barcelona were on the front foot in the opening exchanges, with Sergi Roberto and Lionel Messi both having chances in the first four minutes. But it was Roma who broke the deadlock after six minutes when De Rossi's pin-point pass was met in the box by Dzeko, who got the ball under his spell with a brilliant first touch before prodding past Ter Stegen from six yards. Barca had an opportunity to hit back less than two minutes later after Juan Jesus tripped the on-rushing Messi 25 yards from goal, but the Argentina

Manchester is Red, but England is blue

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Last week went from bad to worse for Manchester City. After a humbling 3-0 defeat to Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League quarter finals, they had the chance to bounce back in a big way: a Manchester Derby face-off between them and 2nd-placed United, with the added stakes of a win, finally clinching the title. Pep Guardiola's side seemed to be cruising to the crown as they went in at the break with a 2-0 lead, but United conjured an extraordinary response led by two-goal Paul Pogba before Chris Smalling hit the winner. The home side were controlling the opening stages but United offered some threat when Pogba was fouled on the left only for Alexis Sanchez to waste the free kick. Back came City and, after 21 minutes, David Silva got onto the end of a loose ball after good work from Raheem Sterling but sent his effort high and wide. That was a warning for an increasingly stretched United, whose keeper David De Gea soon had to make a good save to thwart Berna