MLS: Minnesota United defeated Inter Miami 4-1© AFP Lionel Messi suffered the heaviest defeat of his MLS career as Inter Miami crashed to a 4-1 defeat against Minnesota United on Saturday. The Argentine scored in the second half but Miami’s defence was once again exposed as they fell to a fourth defeat in…
Mason Greenwood’s brilliant late strike helped Marseille beat Le Havre 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday and clinch qualification for next season’s Champions League, while Monaco defeated Lyon to secure their own spot at Europe’s top table. Both sides came into the penultimate night of the French campaign knowing wins plus favourable results…
Alexander Sorloth hit four goals in the first half-an-hour to power Atletico Madrid to a 4-0 win over Real Sociedad on Saturday in La Liga. The Norwegian hitman’s quadruple helped Atletico tighten their grip on third place, while La Real slump to 12th. Sorloth completed a hat-trick in the opening 11 minutes, the…
Ange Postecoglou accused his critics of trying to “tear down” Tottenham’s run to the Europa League final as a 2-0 win at Bodo/Glimt kept alive the under-fire Australian’s bid to end their 17-year trophy drought. Postecoglou’s side will face Manchester United in the final in Bilbao on May 21 after securing a 5-1…
Fallen German giants Hamburg won automatic promotion to the Bundesliga after a seven-year absence with a 6-1 home thumping of lowly Ulm on Saturday. As the full-time whistle went, fans in the 57,000-strong Volksparkstadion stormed the pitch to celebrate with the players. One of only three German clubs to win the European Cup,…
Harry Kane opened the scoring ahead of lifting his first career silverware as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0, with veteran Thomas Mueller playing his last home game for the club. Bayern officially won the title on Sunday when defending champions Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Freiburg, but were…
Team Villarreal in action© AFP Villarreal maintained their push for Champions League football next season with a late 1-0 win at Girona on Saturday in La Liga. The Yellow Submarine, fifth, with the top five qualifying, needed an 89th-minute header from Karl Etta Eyong to snatch victory at the Montilivi against a struggling…
Manchester City were held to a shock goalless draw by relegated Southampton on Saturday, slowing their charge for a Champions League spot as Brentford and Brighton kept up their push for European qualification. Pep Guardiola’s men were expected to waltz to three points on England’s south coast and pull level with second-placed Arsenal…
