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In light of Xabi Alonso confirming his decision not to leave Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season, Liverpool are reportedly considering Roberto De Zerbi as a candidate to replace Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout, and the prospect of the Italian moving there from Brighton and Hove Albion adds intrigue to the Premier League clash between the two teams on Sunday.

A win would take Liverpool back to the top of the table, if only for a few hours as title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal face each other shortly afterwards. Every point out for grabs is crucial for Brighton too as they fight to make back-to-back appearances in Europe.

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Since Klopp s surprising resignation announcement in January, Liverpool fans have …

Manchester City sealed the Premier League title in dramatic fashion as they came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2.

It meant Liverpool s own comeback win over Wolves was rendered meaningless, as Jurgen Klopp s team finished second, one point off the pace.

Chelsea capped an ultimately underwhelming campaign by beating Watford, who will be joined in the Championship next season by Burnley – the Clarets relegated by a defeat to Newcastle United, while Leeds United beat Brentford to stay up.

Already safe Everton were hammered 5-1 at Arsenal, but the Gunners big win was not enough to get them into the Champions League as Tottenham thrashed Norwich City.

Elsewhere, Manchester United lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace to end a dismal season for them, but they did a…

Antonio Conte said Inter are ready to claim silverware this season after moving further clear atop the Serie A summit.

Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal of the game as high-flying Inter edged Bologna 1-0 on Saturday to open up an eight-point lead.

Inter, who last won the Scudetto in 2010, have claimed nine consecutive league victories for the first time since 2007 to be clear of city rivals Milan with a match in hand.

Conte s Inter came close to hoisting a trophy aloft last season, beaten by Sevilla in the Europa League final, but the former Italy boss feels the Nerazzurri are better equipped for glory in 2020-21.

Inevitably, as we get closer to the finish line, every victory weighs more and more, Conte told Sky Sport Italia.

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Sevilla head coach Julen Lopetegui was thrilled to see goalkeeper Yassine Bounou make history with his last-gasp goal against Real Valladolid in LaLiga.

Bounou scored an incredible 94th-minute equaliser to rescue a 1-1 draw for visiting Sevilla at Valladolid on Saturday.

Seeking a late leveller, Sevilla sent goalkeeper Bounou forward and the Morocco international smashed home the equaliser at the death following a corner.

Bounou became the first goalkeeper in Sevilla s history to score in LaLiga – Andres Palop netted for the club in the UEFA Cup in 2007 – while the previous shot-stopper in the Spanish top flight to score from a non-penalty situation in the 21st century was Deportivo La Coruna s Dani Aranzubia in 2011.

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A frustrated Inter missed the chance to go top of Serie A after late goals for Jaka Bijol and Tolgay Arslan handed Udinese a 3-1 victory at Stadio Friuli.

The visitors had struck first inside five minutes to lead through Nicolo Barella, before a Milan Skriniar own goal had brought their hosts back into the game.

Both teams looked set to settle for a share of the spoils, but Bijol s powerful glance off Gerard Deulofeu s corner followed by Arslan s sharp header in injury time sealed the points for Udinese.

Defeat means Simone Inzaghi s side will return in October facing a fight to get back into the top four, with the result moving Udinese top ahead of Milan s clash with Napoli and Atalanta s trip to Roma.

A brisk end-to-end opening saw Inter seize th…

An all-English Champions League final could be in the offing as Manchester City and Chelsea look to progress from the last four.

The two Premier League sides each have the edge going into the second leg of their respective semi-final ties with Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.

And history is in their favour as they set their sights on the final in Istanbul on May 29.

Here we preview the two second legs using Opta numbers.

Manchester City v Paris-Saint Germain: Guardiola s men eye European history

It is advantage City after a dramatic first leg at the Parc des Princes, a second-half fightback and 2-1 win meaning PSG will have to score at least twice to progress.

Should Pep Guardiola s men knock out last season s finalists, they will r…

Newcastle United kept their European hopes alive as they ended the 2023-2024 Premier League season with a thrilling 4-2 victory at Brentford.

The Magpies will qualify for the Europa Conference League if Manchester City beat cross-city rivals Manchester United in Saturday s FA Cup final.

After a positive start from Brentford, the visitors took the lead on 21 minutes through Harvey Barnes header, and their advantage was soon doubled through Jacob Murphy.

Alexander Isak slotted beyond the goalkeeper to make it 3-0 before half-time, but the hosts responded after the interval thanks to goals from Vitaly Janelt and Yoane Wissa.

Bruno Guimaraes got Newcastle s fourth in the 78th minute to ensure the Geordies claimed the three points as they end the season in sev…

The Champions League returns this week after a short hiatus, with beaten finalists Paris Saint-Germain looking to get back up and running – and exact a measure of revenge – against Manchester United.

Juventus begin European competition under new head coach Andrea Pirlo, who faces one of the most experienced coaches in the game in Mircea Lucescu.

Barcelona will endeavour to banish memories of August s 8-2 obliteration by Bayern Munich when they face Ferencvaros for the first time, while Chelsea will hope to improve the poor record Premier League teams have had of late against Sevilla.

Here s the key data from Tuesday s matches in Europe s elite competition

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On Saturday evening at the Olimpiastadion in Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from their Europa League disappointment to land the domestic double by defeating Kaiserslautern in the DFB-Pokal final.

The only goal of the game was the work of Granit Xhaka, an accurate shot from outside the box in the 17th minute. Despite going a man down in the 44th minute when Odilon Kossounou picked up a second yellow card, the difference in quality between the two sides was enough to prevent the Bundesliga 2 team from making a significant effort to get back to level terms.

Leverkusen justify favourites status

Apart from the obvious, there really isn t much to be said about the game itself. As the newly crowned Bundesliga champions and Europa League runners-up, Leverkusen entered t…

The new Women’s Super League season begins on October 1.

Here, the PA news agency looks ahead to the season in numbers.

4 – consecutive titles for Chelsea, with a record six in total.

4 – teams to have won the WSL, with three titles for Arsenal, two for Liverpool and one for Manchester City – who have been runners-up on five occasions.

58 – Emma Hayes’ side set a new record points total in last season’s success. Manchester United’s 56 was also the most without winning the title.

11 – the last two relegated teams, Reading last season and Birmingham in 2022, have recorded just 11 points, the lowest in the current 22-game season format.

0 – Reading went through the campaign without picking up a single point away from home.…