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May 13, 2021 PSG Win On Penalties To Reach Cup Final

PSG Win On Penalties To Reach Cup Final

Paris St-Germain reached the French Cup final as they edged out Montpellier 6-5 in a semi-final penalty shootout.

Moise Kean scored the winning penalty after Montpellier's Junior Sambia had blasted his spot-kick over the bar.

A brilliant solo Mbappe run, after he collected the ball near the halfway line, restored PSG's lead, but Andy Delort scored late on to make it 2-2 and take the tie to penalties.

The final will be held at the Stade de France on 19 May and PSG will face either fourth-tier side Vallieres or Ligue 1 Monaco, who meet in the second semi-final on Thursday.

This victory keeps Mauricio Pochettino's side in with a chance of winning a league and cup double, although leaders Lille are favourites to win Ligue 1 as they are three points ahead of PSG with two matches to go.

Pochettino replaced now-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel in January and gambled with his semi-final selection as he left both Neymar and Angel di Maria on the bench, although both did come on and score in the shootout.

PSG had to do without Mbappe in the shootout as he was replaced by Kean with eight minutes to go, before Delort's 83rd-minute equaliser.

Mbappe had excelled during the game and his first goal came after good work from Idrissa Gueye, but his second was all his own doing.

He collected the ball 45 yards from goal, near the touchline, and ran at the Montpellier defence, before cutting inside two defenders and curling the ball into the net past goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud.

 

May 13, 2021 Tuchel- Arsenal Loss My Responsibility

Tuchel- Arsenal Loss My Responsibility

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he takes full responsibility for his side's home defeat by Arsenal after making seven changes for the game.

The Blues had claimed an impressive win at Manchester City on Saturday to delay the Premier League champions' title celebrations and boost their hopes of a top-four finish.

It was still a strong line-up but a mistake by Jorginho in the first half allowed Emile Smith Rowe to score what proved to be the winning goal for Arsenal and, although Chelsea dominated possession and hit the woodwork twice late on, they couldn't find an equaliser.

Chelsea remain fourth on 64 points but the defeat will give their rivals hope of sneaking into the top four. They are six points ahead of West Ham, who have a game in hand, and seven ahead of Liverpool, who have two games in hand on the Blues.

"I'm a bit angry that we had so many changes, that's on me," said Tuchel.

"I'm not so happy in the end with the line-up, but I didn't know what would happen, I didn't feel us today like I normally do and we can't expect to win games if we're not 100% in games.

"I'm not happy with what I saw, I have my responsibility because I picked the line-up, but the performance was the performance."

Jorginho's error will have been disappointing for Tuchel. The midfielder misjudged a pass back that was in danger of trickling over the line before Kepa Arrizabalaga managed to claw the ball away but only to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who teed up Smith Rowe to slot in.

Source: BBC SPORTS.

May 13, 2021 Atletico Move Closer To La Liga Title

Atletico Move Closer To La Liga Title

Atletico Madrid moved a step closer to becoming Spanish champions for the first time since 2014 with a tense home victory over Real Sociedad.

Yannick Carrasco put Atletico ahead when he collected Marcos Llorente's ball over the top of the Sociedad defence and finished past Alex Remiro.

Igor Zubeldia scored late on for Sociedad but Atletico held on to win.

Atletico will win the Spanish title for the 11th time in their history if they win both their last two matches.

They play at home against 11th-placed Osasuna on Sunday, 16 May before ending the campaign a week later away at a Real Valladolid side that are 18th and in the relegation zone.

Atletico are four points clear of second-placed Barcelona but city rivals Real Madrid are the biggest threat to Diego Simeone's side.

They are five points behind Atletico but play their game in hand on Thursday when they face mid-table Granada away from home.

Real would also finish above Atletico if the two sides ended on the same points because of the head-to-head rule, meaning Atletico cannot afford to drop any points.

For Real Sociedad, who hit the post through Roberto Lopez before Zubeldia's 83rd-minute goal, they remain fifth and in a Europa League qualification spot.

Fourth-placed Sevilla beat Valencia 1-0 earlier on Wednesday thanks to a goal from Youssef En-Nesyri, but Atletico's subsequent victory means Sevilla can no longer become Spanish champions.

Barcelona's title hopes suffered a big setback on Tuesday when they  threw away a 2-0 lead against Levante before drawing 3-3.

"There are very few options for us to win the league now," said Barca midfielder Sergio Busquets afterwards.

 

Source: BBC SPORTS

Photo credit: Getty Image.

 

May 11, 2021 Scotland And Norwich Midfielder Out Of Euro 2020 With Knee Injury

Scotland And Norwich Midfielder Out Of Euro 2020 With Knee Injury

Scotland midfielder Kenny McLean will miss Euro 2020 after Norwich confirmed a knee ligament injury will rule him out for 12 weeks.

McLean went off early in the second half of Norwich's final Championship game after being denied by a sliding challenge in the penalty box during the champions' 2-2 draw with Barnsley.

Canaries boss Daniel Farke had feared the former St Mirren and Aberdeen player suffered knee ligament damage, and that was confirmed by the club on Tuesday morning.

"Subsequent scans and further assessments have since revealed significant damage to the medial collateral ligament in McLean's right knee," a Norwich statement said.

"McLean will now undergo further assessment with an orthopaedic consultant to ascertain a management and rehabilitation plan for the injury."

The injury rules him out of Steve Clarke's Scotland squad, while the 12-week layoff means McLean faces a race to be fit in time for the start of the Premier League campaign after Norwich collected the Championship trophy on the weekend.

Clarke is already missing Ryan Jack from his midfield options after the Rangers midfielder underwent calf surgery. 

 

 

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