This English Premier League title final will go down in history. In the 3-2 win over Aston Villa, coach Pep Guardiola’s team was 2-0 down until the 75th minute. A win was needed to intercept Liverpool FC. And it still worked: Ilkay Gündogan came on after 68 minutes – and became the match winner within a few minutes. First he scored with a header to make it 1:2 (76th), five minutes later he scored the decisive 3:2 for the championship title. In between, Rodri equalized with a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area.
Manchester City struggled for a long time, as did Liverpool in the 3-1 win against Wolverhampton. Jürgen Klopp’s team was always second because their own game was 1-1 up to the 84th minute. The title would only have been possible if Manchester City had won and drawn. The goals from Mohamed Salah (84th) and Andrew Robertson (89th) were only cosmetic in the end. Manchester City still had to tremble in the end because goalkeeper Ederson should have been replaced injured, but the replacement quota was already exhausted. However, City did not allow any further attacks by the opponent.
In Germany, Konrad Laimer celebrated the DFB Cup victory with Leipzig thanks to a 4-2 win over Freiburg on penalties. “How we won is special – and I think we deserve it after a season like this. Now we’re here and have played the best season that Leipzig has ever played,” said the ÖFB team player, who played in the 99th .minute was substituted. For him it could have been the last appearance for Leipzig. The 24-year-old is on the wish list of Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann. In the final, Freiburg led through Maximilian Eggestein’s goal (13th) and had several chances to decide the game after Marcel Halstenberg was ruled out (57th). But Christopher Nkunku (76th) brought the Leipzig penalty shootout.
AC Milan are champions
In the Italian Serie A there was no drama at the end. AC Milan won 3-0 (3-0) over Sassuolo to win the title before the break. The 3-0 win over Sampdoria didn’t help Inter Milan anymore.
Source: Nachrichten
