Arsenal continued to prosper within the Premier League, holding on to the highest spot within the factors desk to be properly on the right track for a title win. Manchester City remains to be scorching on its heels, although.
Premier League
Manchester United has been a drive to reckon with this season beneath the tutelage of Erik Ten Hag, however the previous fortnight hasn’t been memorable for the membership and its followers. After being thrashed 7-0 by Liverpool at Anfield – its heaviest loss in 91 years – the Red Devils have been held to a goalless draw by bottom-placed Southampton. They have been hampered in that match by controversial selections via VAR and a purple card and a four-match ban for Casemiro. The Brazilian will thus miss the FA Cup quarterfinal in opposition to Fulham and matches in opposition to Newcastle United, Brentford and Everton.
League chief Arsenal, alternatively, continues to prosper. It received 3-2 in opposition to Bournemouth courtesy of a 97th-minute winner by Reiss Nelson earlier than beating Fulham 3-0 away from house to keep up its five-point lead on the high of the desk.
Manchester City is the one workforce with a sensible probability of stopping Arsenal from successful the title. City’s bid would have suffered a setback if it had dropped factors in opposition to Crystal Palace over the weekend. But in entrance of a packed and hostile crowd at Selhurst Park, City scraped via to a 1-0 win, due to a profitable penalty by Erling Haaland – the twenty eighth league objective of this marketing campaign.
Graham Potter’s resurgent Chelsea aspect received three matches on the trot – a run that included 1-0 and 3-1 wins in opposition to Leeds United and Leicester City, respectively. Along with them got here the midweek Champions League success in opposition to Borussia Dortmund, the place it certified for the quarterfinals on mixture.
It was a fortnight of contrasting feelings for Liverpool because it fell to a 1-0 loss to relegation-threatened Bournemouth after its annihilation of United.
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It hasn’t been the perfect of occasions for Tottenham Hotspur. While it at present occupies the fourth spot, it’s simply two factors forward of fifth-placed Newcastle United, which has performed two video games much less. After matchday 27, Arsenal tops the desk with 66 factors, adopted by Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur with 61, 50 and 48 factors, respectively.
La Liga
Barcelona was embroiled in a refereeing scandal however managed to maintain its league kind intact after a 1-0 win in opposition to Athletic Bilbao, holding its nine-point lead on the high of the desk intact.
Real Madrid, alternatively, misplaced factors. It was held to a goalless draw by Real Betis. Against Espanyol, it trailed 1-0 earlier than targets from Vinicius Jr, Eder Militao and Marco Asensia propelled the membership to a 3-1 win.
Diego Simeone made his 613th look as Atletico Madrid supervisor, breaking Luis Aragones’ document throughout the membership’s 6-1 win over Sevilla. While the probabilities of him successful a trophy in his final season with Atletico are bleak, the Argentine would need to end the season as strongly as attainable and safe Champions League soccer for his membership subsequent season.
Tripping up: Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez (proper) faces a sort out by Spezia’s Ethan Ampadu in a Serie A contest on the Alberto Picco Stadium in Italy. Inter did certainly journey up on this sport, dropping 2-1.
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After matchday 25, Barcelona tops the standings with 65 factors, adopted by Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid with 56 and 45 factors, respectively. Fourth-placed Real Sociedad additionally has 45 factors, however is positioned beneath Atletico resulting from an inferior goal-difference.
Bundesliga
Defending champion Bayern Munich beat Augsburg 5-3 to open up a two-point lead on the high of the desk. The Bavarian aspect has not been at its scientific greatest this season, successful 15 of its 24 matches. It has performed seven attracts and suffered two losses.
The Revierderby between Schalke and Borussia Dortmund resulted in a 2-2 draw after a 79th-minute objective by Kenan Karaman ensured some extent for Schalke, which seventeenth within the standings and faces the specter of relegation. RB Leipzig beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0 to keep up its third spot.
Union Berlin made historical past by turning into the Bundesliga desk topper on matchday six of the season however has misplaced momentum since then. This fortnight, it was held to a 1-1 draw by VfL Wolfsburg.
After matchday 24, Bayern leads the desk with 52 factors, two greater than second-placed Dortmund. Leipzig and Berlin occupy the third and fourth place with 45 factors every.
Serie A
Napoli appears properly on its technique to successful the Scudetto, a title that has eluded the membership since 1990, when Diego Maradona was nonetheless taking part in. It clinched a 2-0 win over Atlanta – a win that retains Luciano Spalletti’s workforce on the high of the factors desk with an 18-point hole. The 2-0 win included targets by Amir Rrahmani and an unbelievable solo effort by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Inter Milan suffered a 2-1 shock loss to Spezia which put it additional behind in a title race that it appears to have already dropped out of. Lazio performed out a goalless draw with Bologna, whereas Milan suffered a 2-1 loss in opposition to Fiorentina in its matchday 25 fixture. It would look to bounce again when it performs Salernitana.
AS Roma did properly to beat Juventus 1-0 however adopted it up with a disappointing 4-3 loss to Sassuolo. Juventus regarded set to lose its second match on the trot, however notched a 4-2 comeback win in opposition to Sampdoria.
After matchday 26, Napoli is on high with 68 factors, adopted by Inter, Lazio and Milan with 50, 49 and 47 factors respectively. Roma is fifth with 47 factors, adopted by Atlanta and Juventus with 42 and 38 factors.
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain was on the verge of being held to a draw by Brest after its Champions League round-of-16 match in opposition to Bayern Munich. But Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe mixed to conjure a 91st-minute winner. Brazilian ahead Neymar couldn’t play as his ankle surgical procedure dominated him out for the remainder of the season.
Marseille performed out a 2-2 draw with Strasbourg, whereas Lens beat Clermont Foot 4-0. Monaco misplaced 1-0 to Reims.
After matchday 27, PSG leads the desk with 66 factors and Marseille is second with 56 factors, adopted by Lens and Monaco with 54 and 51 factors respectively.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com