With videoWhile the Premier League is at a standstill on this King’s Day, the top competitions abroad continue at full speed. Liverpool already dropped points today when they visited West Ham. Bayer Leverkusen maintained their undefeated status in the final minute. Bayern Munich recorded a narrow victory, but saw Matthijs de Ligt fall out injured. In the east of the country, Borussia Dortmund suffered a hard defeat in Leipzig. Paris Saint-Germain can become champions of France tonight if they beat Le Havre.
Sports editorial
April 27 2024
Premier League (England)
Newcastle United sealed the fate of Sheffield United with a 5-1 win. The visitors took the lead in Newcastle, but collapsed after a 1-1 halftime score in the second half. The defeat means that relegation is a fact after one year of the Premier League.
Newcastle, seventh in the Premier League, was 2 points behind Manchester United. Coach Erik ten Hag’s team could not beat second-last Burnley (1-1) on their own field.
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Bundesliga (Germany)
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VFB Stuttgart seemed to be on its way to breaking Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten streak with a 0-2 lead. The newly crowned champion of Germany showed in the last half hour that his hunger has not yet been satisfied after winning the title. The undefeated status remained intact after a miraculous escape in injury time: 2-2.
Four days before Borussia Dortmund takes on Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League, the team suffered a serious defeat at RB Leipzig: 4-1.
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Bayern Munich, which hosts Real Madrid in the other Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1. Harry Kane gave the home team the lead in the 9th minute with his 34th goal of the season. Frankfurt, with Donny van de Beek as a late substitute, leveled again in the 23rd minute through a goal by Hugo Ekitike. Matthijs de Ligt was replaced at half-time at Bayern. He watched from the sidelines as Kane converted a penalty after an hour to take his total to 35.
Primera Division (Spain)
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Girona can add another win to their remarkable dream season. With Daley Blind at the heart of the defense for the entire match, Las Palmas was put aside 0-2. Daley Sinkgraven was in the starting line-up at Las Palmas. In Gran Canaria it was a penalty shootout match.
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Within half an hour the ball had already reached the spot on both sides. What was even more striking: both penalties were missed. On the Girona side, the rebound was scored by David Lopez. In the second half the team received another penalty. After his earlier miss, Artem Dovbyk simply stood behind the ball again and now scored: 0-2.
For UD Almería, the stay in La Liga ended after two seasons. Due to a defeat at home against Getafe (1-3), the team, which is in last place, can no longer reach the safe seventeenth place.
Serie A (Italy)
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The top match between Juventus and AC Milan did not result in any goals. The home team was the better team in Turin and had great chances to win in the final phase, but they did not want to go in. The difference between the two clubs remains five points in favor of AC Milan. With four games left to play, they appear to be heading for second place in Serie A.
Ligue 1 (France)
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Jupiler Pro League (Belgium)
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