This might actually turn up in Parisian restaurants some day !😜 This week’s Champions League action was highlighted with dominant wins by PSG and Real Madrid. Mbappe out paced the Bayern defense twice sandwiching a clever Marquinhos strike to win 2-3 away at a snowy Allianz Arena. The tie is still delicately poised and one should never rule out the defending champions. At the other end of the high-profile early knockout games spectrum, Real Madrid held their firm and won 3-1 in their home leg against Liverpool. Man City take a slender, stoppage time (Phil Foden: The Wonder’lad’) lead, to Dortmund with a 2-1 advantage. Chelsea looked comfortable beating Porto 2-0 away from home.
This week had a couple of matches to “Watch Out For (WOF)” in the Premier League, when West Ham United having their best season in a couple of decades I believe, took on Leicester City while Manchester United faced Spurs. Let’s dig right in 🙃
Leeds United shocked the eventual champions (or let’s hold that thought) Man City with 2-1, 10-men, away win ! Liverpool needed a stoppage time, Trent AA thunderbolt, to secure a comeback win over Aston Villa at Anfield. This snaps their 6 game losing streak at home (what a season indeed). Chelsea smashed four past Crystal Palace in a (one of many) London derby with Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic making it into the scoresheet. Yes, Chelsea had the best summer transfer window last year, remember ? 😉
West Ham United got a dominant start going 3-0 up until Kelechi Iheanacho made it close, with the Hammers eventually winning 3-2. West Ham now find themselves fourth with a point clear above Chelsea in fifth. Manchester United needed a spirited second half comeback to win 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to continue their relentless pursuit of their cross-town rivals, Man City. Arsenal sprung back to form with another double from their Frenchman, Lacazette, beating Sheffield United 3-0. It looks almost impossible for the Blades to be a part of the Premier League next season. All in all, this 2020-21 Premier League is turning out to be gripping as we inch closer to the Match Week 38 on May 23 rd.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lille is holding its ground with a 3 point gap to PSG while Inter Milan seems to be running away with the Serie A title. RB Leipzig is still looking to swallow a 5 point gap to Bayern Munich, who lead the Bundesliga at the moment. Atletico Madrid is almost imploding with another draw which reduced their lead atop La Liga to a single point! Stay tuned for next weeks updates around the footballing world 😎
Upset ALERT: 10 man Leeds United beat Premier League leaders Manchester City 2-1 away from home.
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