Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
Arsenal got a huge 3-1 win over Manchester United on Saturday. This puts them in pole position to secure a top 4 spot. Manchester United, however, seems like an absolute disaster. Club captain Harry Maguire was benched while midfielder Bruno Fernandes missed his second crucial penalty of the season. Arsenal took the lead in the 3rd minute when left-back Nuno Tavares tapped in Bukayo Saka’s cross for his first goal of the season. Bukayo then scored a penalty to give Arsenal a 2-0 lead. Cristiano Ronaldo scored off of a Nemanja Matic cross, but a Granit Xhaka wonder strike secured all three points for Arsenal.
Paris Saint Germain 1-1 RC Lens
Paris Saint Germain secured their 10th Ligue 1 title in a 1-1 draw against RC Lens. Kevin Danso was sent off in the 57th minute for a second yellow card offense. PSG took the lead in the 68th minute when Lionel Messi scored a classic Messi goal to put PSG 1-0 up. Lens did not stop fighting and found a late equalizer courtesy of Corentin Jean. However, PSG fans will not care as they have now reclaimed their title after losing out to Lille last season.
Bayern Munich 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich secured their 10th straight Bundesliga title with a 3-1 win over rivals Borussia Dortmund. It was a relatively convincing display with Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski scoring first-half goals. Emre Can gave the visitors hope when he scored a penalty in the 52nd minute, but it wasn’t to be and Jamal Musiala grabbed a third goal for Bayern.
Inter Milan 3-1 AS Roma
Inter Milan took a massive leap forward in their Scudetto push with a 3-1 win over AS Roma. Dutch right-back Denzel Dumfries gave Inter the leading the 30th minute. Marcelo Brozvic added a second 10 minutes later, and Lautaro Martinez added a fourth in the 52nd minute. Henrikh Mkhitaryan brought one back for AS Roma, but Inter held on for the victory. Inter are now only 2 points behind rivals AC Milan, and they have a game in hand.
Liverpool 2-0 Everton
Liverpool was able to beat Everton 2-0 in an extremely emotional Merseyside Derby. Everton was difficult to break down and kept Liverpool quiet for 61 minutes, but then Andrew Robertson headed in Mohamed Salah’s cross to give Liverpool the lead. Divock Origi then got his annual crucial goal to put Liverpool 2-0 off. Richarlison was given a yellow card in stoppage time, although there was a real argument that he should have seen red.
AC Milan 2-1 Lazio
AC Milan kept their title charge alive in a last gasp win over Lazio. Chiro Immobile scored his 25th goal of the season to give Lazio an early lead. Olivier Giroud then struck back right after halftime. In the 92nd minute, Sandro Tonali fired in the header down from Zlatan Ibrahimovic to win the game for AC Milan.
Rayo Vallecano 1-0 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona’s bad run of form continued in a 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano. Alvaro Garcia gave the visitors an early lead, while Stole Dimitrievski made 4 saves to hold onto a clean sheet. This is now the first time in their history that Barcelona has lost three straight matches at Camp Nou.
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