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The Herald Scotland
04-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Sunday's briefing: Bournemouth stun Arsenal while Leeds claim Championship title
Elsewhere, Harry Kane was agonisingly made to wait for the first silverware of his career as Bayern Munich were held to a 3-3 draw by RB Leipzig. Arsenal driven by anger Mikel Arteta walks off the pitch at the Emirates (John Walton/PA) Mikel Arteta demanded his Arsenal players use the 'rage' from their shock defeat to Bournemouth as motivation for a Champions League comeback against Paris St Germain. The Gunners geared up for Wednesday's semi-final second leg in France in the worst possible fashion with a 2-1 home defeat after second-half goals by Dean Huijsen and Evanilson cancelled out Declan Rice's 34th-minute opener. It made it back-to-back Emirates defeats after a 1-0 loss to PSG on Tuesday and, while the focus is on the return clash, Arteta knows his second-placed side now also face a fight for a top-five finish in the Premier League. 'We certainly wanted to create a really good vibe,' said the Spaniard. 'A positive result would have really helped us to build what we wanted towards Wednesday. 'So, what we have created now is a lot of rage, anger, frustration and a bad feeling in the tummy, so make sure that we use that for Wednesday to have a massive performance in Paris, win the game and be in the final.' Villa keep up the fight Youri Tielemans' header flies in (Nick Potts/PA) Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said his side will keep on battling for Champions League qualification after boosting their chances with a 1-0 win over Fulham. Villa, who made the quarter-finals of this season's competition, are still in the hunt to finish in the Premier League top five thanks to Youri Tielemans' 12th-minute header. They drew level with Nottingham Forest and Chelsea on 60 points and will now sit back and hope their rivals falter over the weekend as the race heads for a climax. 'If we weren't winning today, forget it completely,' said Emery. 'Today, we got more or less to be close to Europe. 'Champions League, OK, we are going to try to get it, but we are not contenders. We are not favourites to get it because there is Nottingham Forest in front of us, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle. 'But we will fight for it, Europe, and hopefully we can fight for the Champions League.' Leeds go marching on Leeds hoist the Sky Bet Championship trophy (Steven Paston/PA) Leeds won the Championship title in dramatic style at Plymouth. The Whites needed to match Burnley's result to beat them to the trophy on goal difference and, thanks to Manor Solomon's stoppage-time winner, they did just that. Their 2-1 victory and superior goal difference rendered Burnley's 3-1 win over Millwall meaningless in the title race, although staggeringly it ensured both sides ended the season with 100 points. The emotions were very different for Luton, relegated from the Premier League 12 months ago and now demoted to the third tier after a 5-3 loss to West Brom. Bristol City booked their Championship play-off place, while the final automatic promotion spot in League Two went to Bradford. Kane made to wait Harry Kane, right, stands on the touchline (Matthias Schrader/AP) Harry Kane still has not quite clinched the first silverware of his career after RB Leipzig's dramatic late equaliser in a 3-3 draw with Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga leaders were seconds away from moving to an insurmountable 11 points ahead of defending champions Bayer Leverkusen when Yussuf Poulsen struck in the fifth minute of added time. With suspended top scorer Kane watching from the stands, Bayern had overturned a two-goal half-time deficit thanks to Eric Dier, Michael Olise and Leroy Sane. But Champions League-chasing Leipzig, who had looked set to spoil the party following first-half goals from Benjamin Sesko and Lukas Klostermann, had the final say courtesy of a clever dinked finish from substitute Poulsen. Kane had made his way pitchside in anticipation of joining in the celebrations before being left crestfallen by the last-gasp leveller. What's on today? The Theatre of Dreams awaits 🏟️✨#MUWomen || #WSL — Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) May 1, 2025 Bayern will be crowned champions on Sunday if Bayer Leverkusen fail to win at Freiburg, while Champions League chasers Chelsea and Newcastle are both in action in the Premier League. Chelsea host newly-crowned champions Liverpool and Newcastle travel to Brighton, with the other Premier League matches seeing Manchester United visit Brentford and West Ham hosting Tottenham. Rangers will look to take something from a wretched domestic season by beating Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, while another big derby in the Women's Super League sees Manchester United host Manchester City at Old Trafford with a Champions League spot at stake.
03-05-2025
- Sport
Aston Villa keeps Champions League bid alive by beating Fulham 1-0
Aston Villa boosted its chances of Champions League qualification with a 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. Youri Tielemans' first-half header settled the game at Villa Park and moved seventh-place Villa level on points with Chelsea in fifth and Nottingham Forest in sixth. The top five teams in the division will qualify for next season's Champions League, with just four points separating third-place Manchester City and Villa. Tielemans headed in powerfully from a 12th minute corner, but Villa could not extend its lead. Ollie Watkins was denied by Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the second half and substitute Donyell Malen hit the bar in stoppage time. But the victory was enough to keep Villa in touch with Champions League rivals Chelsea and Forest, having played one game more. Villa was a Champions League quarterfinalist this year after a 41-year absence from Europe's top club competition. It was the first of four Premier League games on Saturday. ___
The Herald Scotland
03-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Unai Emery ready to fight for European qualification for Aston Villa
Youri Tielemans' 12th-minute header was enough for them to earn a vital three points which extended their unbeaten run at Villa Park to 20 games in all competitions. They drew level with Nottingham Forest and Chelsea on 60 points and will now sit back and hope their rivals falter over the weekend as the top-five race heads for a climax in the coming weeks. 'If we weren't winning today, forget it completely,' Emery admitted. 'Today, we got more or less to be close to Europe. Wow, fantastic, brilliant. The best gift we can achieve after it is the Europa League or Champions League. 'Champions League, okay, we are going to try to get it, but we are not contenders. We are not favourites to get it because there is Nottingham Forest in front of us, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle. 'But we will fight for it – Europe, and hopefully we can fight for the Champions League.' Emery highlighted his desire for perfection when he gave Ezri Konsa a rollicking for giving the ball away which gave Fulham a chance to equalise. The England defender gave his boss some back and the Spaniard has no issue with his player's response. 'No problem, no problem (with Konsa),' he added. 'We spoke yesterday how important it is to play focused, serious for 90 minutes. If someone is playing relaxing a little bit we are closer to losing. We should be very demanding every day and focused to be consistent, respecting them for 90 minutes. We want to be consistent for 38 matches and for 90 minutes each match.' Defeat for Fulham, who had a goal disallowed for handball, did little for their own European ambitions as they remained in a battle for eighth, which could bring Europa Conference League action. Boss Marco Silva declared his side have three 'finals' left in their bid to finish eighth. Asked about the final three games, the Portuguese said: 'Finals, finals, finals, finals. This afternoon was very important for both teams, they needed the three points and our aim was clear, to try to reduce Villa the points between both sides and it was not possible. 'They won the game. Now we have to look for the next three games, and the most important is the next one against Everton. 'When you lose a game, so important for us, at the end, with the goal from a set-piece, it is always very difficult for us to take it. 'We lost the game, it's a sad moment for us. But now in eight days, we have another game to play, very important for us to get the three points.'
Washington Post
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Aston Villa keeps Champions League bid alive by beating Fulham 1-0
Aston Villa boosted its chances of Champions League qualification with a 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. Youri Tielemans' first-half header settled the game at Villa Park and moved seventh-place Villa level on points with Chelsea in fifth and Nottingham Forest in sixth. The top five teams in the division will qualify for next season's Champions League, with just four points separating third-place Manchester City and Villa.
San Francisco Chronicle
03-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Aston Villa keeps Champions League bid alive by beating Fulham 1-0
Aston Villa boosted its chances of Champions League qualification with a 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. Youri Tielemans' first-half header settled the game at Villa Park and moved seventh-place Villa level on points with Chelsea in fifth and Nottingham Forest in sixth. The top five teams in the division will qualify for next season's Champions League, with just four points separating third-place Manchester City and Villa. Ollie Watkins was denied by Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the second half and substitute Donyell Malen hit the bar in stoppage time. But the victory was enough to keep Villa in touch with Champions League rivals Chelsea and Forest, having played one game more. ___ ___
