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competitions. sports day in a moment but first a look at what is coming up. we will be examining the case for trade tariffs against china. with research suggesting school break times are getting shorter as teachers cram in more lessons, we will get reaction from parents group at half past seven. and we will look at half past seven. and we will look at tomorrow's front pages in the paper review. that is all head on bbc news. now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. our main headlines this evening. almost there — manchester city stand on the verge of winning back to back

premier league titles... liverpool will hoping city slip up but they'll have to keep their brilliant week at anfield going to have any chance... and we look at the incredible travel woes that arsenal and chelsea's fans face for the europa league final in azerbaijan... also coming up in the programme... saracens and leinster steel themselves for the rugby champions cup final at the hallowed turf of st james‘ park. and mercedes look set to continue their dominance of the f1 season with an impressive start to the race weekend at the spanish grand prix... hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening... the good news is my heart made it

through the football... ..last night but there was still a serving of drama as chelsea and arsenal made the europa league final... but there could be even more drama in store this weekend when manchester city and liverpool go into the final day of the premier league season with the title still within reach. city are a point ahead and know theyjust need a win to beat liverpool to the prize. liverpool have to win, much the result may be a city loss against brighton would change the results completely. patrick gearey looks ahead... heart beats. how much more is there left? how much more can anyone say? the wild week in the champions league gives way to a final stay off in the premier league. both liverpool and man city know that if they blink they will miss it. the odds are longerfor they will miss it. the odds are longer for liverpool who must beat wolves and hope that manchester city slip up against brighton. but the last time they were written off

against barcelona, they produced a performance for the ages. that result creates a kinetic energy which liverpool may be able to use on sunday. the group of players we have here is so special. if i have to find a very short description for the group i would say it would be pain. that is how they got through the season. there was always pain. it was always hard and difficult. wolves have bitten them before knocking them out of the fa cup, a performance typical of their season where they have been at their best against the top sides. they will lie in wait at anfield in case liverpool dwell on past glory. it is a challenge because lots of matches nobody speaks about. it is all about how unbelievably we played. but this

weekend we play wolves and we know that. they have a good spirit, good match plan. it isjust that. they have a good spirit, good match plan. it is just good. that. they have a good spirit, good match plan. it isjust good. in fa ct, match plan. it isjust good. in fact, in premier league term is the most significant moment of the week came on monday when vincent kompany smashed the winning goal against leicester. it might seem a fading memory but it means manchester city have their fate in their own hands. when against brighton and they are champions again. we are in this position because we won a lot of games, 13 in a row. we have to win two more. one more in the premier league. that is what we have to do. we are relaxed, training good, smiling a lot. the key to the date may be how well brighton play. they are safe from relegation but drew with arsenal last week and proved in the fa cup semifinal against manchester city that they can be difficult. it has become always

thinking and doing what you have to do. you have to become crazy for it to happen in the last five or ten minutes but before that you need a plan and follow the plan. that is what we have done all season. the last time the premier league was decided on the final day of the season decided on the final day of the season sergio aguero snatched it for city in the last seconds. that seems under until this week. we've already spoken about an incredible week of football. michael joins me now to talk us through it. this weekend it could get even more dramatic. the final day of the premier league season sees these to fight for the title. let's talk about yourformer fight for the title. let's talk about your former club manchester city who face brighton. you would make them firm favourites. should they just go make them firm favourites. should theyjust go for it in the first 20 minutes, score early and settle things down? they probably will go

for it. we have seen they come out very early this season to put teams aside. they did that against brighton in the semifinal and you would think there would be many more goals to follow but brighton on the day were very hard to beat, very organised. we know chris hughton well from my tottenham days, he is very shrewd and he will keep those players on their toes firmly and he will see it as an opportunity for them. it will be a tough day for manchester city. if they can score early that will ease their nerves. i'm sure the fans at anfield will be listening to the radio closely to events listening to the radio closely to eve nts d own listening to the radio closely to events down at the amex stadium. liverpool have a far tougher match, the team that beat them in the third round of the fa cup. wolves come to anfield. after this week's exertions against barcelona will that affect them in any way? i think it will affect them with regards to the energy they put in. most sala will come back in which is a huge

positive. —— mohammed sala. because it is sunday, that extra day, manchester city had to work hard on the monday evening so there won't be much difference. it will be a strange afternoon for them. you have to win and be on the front foot. wolves are dangerous and a very good against top six opposition and that has proven this season. they have got themselves into wonderful position. we have seen some dramatic final days of the premier league season. final days of the premier league season. is there one more twist in this title race? i was discussing at the other day about whether there would be a twist and the person said they hope there was some twist. can brighton take an early lead? what will happen in liverpool? put the pressure on. let's make it exciting. i'm sure the manchester city supporters want an early goal and be ha rd to supporters want an early goal and be hard to beat and get that clean

sheet. either way a positive week for liverpool reaching the champions league final where they will take on yourformer club spurs. league final where they will take on your former club spurs. when we get to madrid in a few weeks' time, a three—week gap between the final game and the champions league final, spurs will have enough to worry them or do you think that gap will affect our liverpool perform ?|j or do you think that gap will affect our liverpool perform? i think spurs have certainly proven they have enough to trouble liverpool. they have some wonderful players. it was a great team effort from those players and everybody writes them off, losing four out of five games previously, to go away and when and how they did it, 95th minutes, right on the wire. so exciting. you watch the emotions that they went through, it was fantastic. i think spurs, because of what they've gone through, the injuries, people missing, that three—week gap will help them to recover more, give them time. it is strange having such a big gap before your next game. how do you prepare for that? do you give

the team arrest and the players? it is just so strange. that means you can be really fit, get rid of all the niggles that you've had. what an amazing game of the premier league to end a fantastic season. michael, thank you forjoining us. my speaking to you on sportsday. —— nice speaking to you. well, as i mentioned earlier, there was drama last night as chelsea came past eintracht frankfurt on penalties to reach the europa league final... they'll be joined by london rivals arsenal, who beat valencia... as andy swiss reports... the journey to the final in azerbaijan... may be even harder than it was for the players... the perfect ending to england's football glorious week. chelsea in the europa league final! it took them a penalty shoot out to get there but as stamford bridge erupted in celebration it was fair to say that chelsea fans did not mind. a dramatic finale to what has been an

astonishing few days because also through to the europa league final arsenal. obama young! obama young! how about that! at the moment it seems england's best ijust impossible to beat. the level is very high. at this moment the premier league is the best league in the world. the result is a full house of finalists. as well as chelsea against arsenal, in the champions league to is tottenham against liverpool. getting a ticket is no laughing matter. the stadium holds nearly 68,000 in madrid but only 16,000 tickets each to liverpool and tottenham. while in baku, despite a biggerstadium, chelsea and arsenal are getting just 6000 each on top of a 2500 mile

journey involving around ten hours of flying. the arsenal supporters trust whose fans are facing this marathon journey to azerbaijan have described uefa's treatment is disgraceful and some believe that the location of finals needs more flexibility. what they should do is look at logistics and see who is got into the final and is in situations like this may be rearrange the game. and so after a week of english clubs gloriously getting into finals, actually getting to watch those finals may be a whole new challenge. andy swiss, bbc news. i spoke to malcolm clarke... the chairman of the football supporters federation

about the issues concerned... he felt the cost of tickets were particularly bad... for the champions league final, 80% of the tickets that are officially available through the competing clubs cost £150 or more. some of them £500. that is a disgrace because the match going fans of those clubs follow their team already throughout europe without those match going fans uefa wouldn't have the product that it sells. i'm afraid that in terms of ticket prices uefa doesn't see fans it only sees revenue streams. prices uefa doesn't see fans it only sees revenue streamslj prices uefa doesn't see fans it only sees revenue streams. i wanted to ask you about how fans are valued across football in general and what your opinion is. i think the premier league did put a cap on away prices. that was probably because they were concerned that away attendances

might be reducing and they were sensible enough to realise this affects their television product. if there aren't fans in the ground cheering their team and creating an atmosphere that none of these people would get the product they want to buy whether it's a broadcasting companies or the sponsors that attach themselves to it. malcolm clarke there of the football supporters federation... now... lot's still to come on sportsday... will saracens win back the rugby champions cup title they lost two years ago? they'll have to get past defending champions leinster. .. and former gold medallist giles scott on why his 0lympic hopes may be over after 2020 after his event was cut... this will be the last 0lympic thin gold medal that you could ever possibly win does add that little bit.

right, when it comes to drama — football has provided more than enough of late — but you get the feeling that the football league play—offs will always deliver on that... they are already under way with more to come...ben croucher is here... ben, what should we be looking forward to....? mansfield and newport kicked us off last night but the big bucks come in the championship don't they. depending on where you get you information. promotion to the premier league could be worth anywhere from 130 to 200 million pounds to either derby, leeds, aston villa or west brom. a great line—up of playoff semi finals too. a west midlands derby on saturday. three months ago aston villa were seven points off the playoffs but coinciding with jack grealish‘s return to the side — went on a ten match winning run — culminating in 5th in the table. dean smith wants to make it a memorable end of the season for theirfans. the be all and end all is getting to

the premier league. we are going through the play—offs lottery where there is 25% chance for all teams. it isa there is 25% chance for all teams. it is a tough route but a rewarding one if you do it. the other match — derby against leeds. remember when leeds boss marco bielsa got caught up in a spying scandal before this game earlier on in the season. no love lost between these too. sunderland — pompey in league one is a repeat of the football league trophy final. in league two — tranmere and forest green — who only recently came into the league via the playoffs — face each other in the first leg tonight. and, ben, what about the national league playoffs because we're guaranteed playoffs ? salford city against afc fylde at wembley stadium tomorrow. it promises to be a terrific match. salford's rise under ownership

from the likes of gary neville, david beckham and the class of ‘92 has been well documented but fylde's rise is equally meteoric. seven years ago they were promoted from the eighth tier of english football. they followed it up with promotion from the northern premier league premier division the two years via the playoffs. having finished 6th the year before. they then finished 2nd in the conference north but missed out in the playoffs two years running before going up as champions in 2017. two years later they‘ re on the verge of promotion to tierfour in england. david haythornwaite took the club over in 2007 when they were known as kirkham and wesham in the north west counties league. they've built a new stadium, brought in a load of new players — all overseen by former tranmere defender dave challinor. the feelings you have as a manager outweigh what you did as a player. it is my group out there and they work their socks off. for us to become a football league club would become a football league club would be unbelievable. i want to be a foot ball be unbelievable. i want to be a football league manager and all of those players want to be in the football league. it is a big

opportunity. a big week ahead for all the sides in playoff action. and the best place to keep across it all is the website. bbc.co.uk/football. the business end of the season in rugby union means the finals come thick and fast too... the rugby champions cup final takes place tomorrow between premiership winners saracens and defending leinster. .. and rather than a traditional rugby venue... 0n of football's favourite homes will stage the showpiece... as chris slegg reports... saracens again are heading off to fight for europe's greatest shiniest crown. having comfortably beating munster in the semis, saracens are backin munster in the semis, saracens are back in the champions cup final. now a tougher hurdle, beating the holders and team that knocked them out in the quarterfinals, leinster. we were very well beaten on the day bya we were very well beaten on the day by a better team. 11! months on going

into this game in a better frame of mind, mostly we are good. physically we are good. we have momentum in the competition. the showpiece european final is being held at newcastle united's saint james park. final is being held at newcastle united's saintjames park. venue revered by football fans, including the saracens full—back. revered by football fans, including the saracens full-back. st james's parkis the saracens full-back. st james's park isa the saracens full-back. st james's park is a brilliant place. the fans love it. it is in the centre of the city. if you talk about the atmosphere there and tell passionate people are, i can't wait to go out there on the friday, have a kickabout, take it all in, to play there will be unbelievable. saracens are taking on opponents who are aiming to become the first side to be european champions five times saracens themselves seek a third triumph infour saracens themselves seek a third triumph in four years. this club and this group will take us higher and higher. we need to make sure we win

to do that i think it is a big motivation for us all. with more than 20 internationals between them, few doubt this is between the best two sides in europe. now to find out who is number one. it should be a great game. staying with rugby union... wales coach warren gatland has agreed a deal to take charge of the british and irish lions on their tour of south africa in 2021. he'll step down as wales coach after the rugby world cup in japan this autumn. englishman matt wallace is the clubs at the halfway stage of the british masters at hillside golf club in southport. he shot a bogey free round of 67, 12 under par. 0ne shot clear of ross fisher. fulham have appointed scott parker as their permanent manager. the former england midfielder stepped in as caretaker following the sacking of claudio ranieri in february... mercedes‘ domincance of the formula one season looks set to continue this weekend as their drivers set the pace in first and second

practice ahead of this weekend's spanish grand prix in formula one... our f1 reporterjennie gow wasjoined by engineer sam collins and sends this report from barcelona... you join us here in spain and the fa ns you join us here in spain and the fans are leaving the track after a good first day of practice. it seems that mercedes are dominating once again. they have brought some updates to the car and those two silva arrows do look extremely strong but ferrari have some new stuff on the car including the new engine. you work for race car engineering so all of the updates and technical details are up your street. it goes over a lot of peoples heads because they are such tiny details but we know ferrari have brought a big upgrade to their engine and the oil and fuel they use. could that see them start to tilt the advantage in their favour?

it could give them a hell of a lot of power down the straight and exhilaration. it could make the tiny difference but this mercedes, i wouldn't bet against them. this pole position is really important. 21 of the 28 races have been won from pole so it will be fascinating to see what happens tomorrow and going forward to the race. olympic champion giles scott admits the decision to remove his finn class from the paris 2024 onwards will effectively end his 0lympic career. the briton was hoping to follow the likes of sir ben ainslie and claim multiple titles, but the event is being axed from the olympic line—up as part of a major shake—up of the sport. scott races at the european championships in athens next week and nick hope has been to meet him... giles scott, the gold medal winner in rio 2016. he hoped this wasjust the beginning of his 0lympic domination but after tokyo 2020 the

finn class is being axed from the games, ending his 0lympic career. finn class is being axed from the games, ending his olympic career.m isa games, ending his olympic career.m is a great shame for the class. finn class is something i hold quite close. in terms of other boats that i would be able to sail, it is pretty limited. the most difficult thing is not for someone like myself, it is the younger guys coming through. that 0lympic dream has been taking away from them. i can understand what they are trying to do but the way it has unfolded has been a bitter pill to swallow for some. world sailing say they are trying to modernise and ensure the sport remains in the olympics by increasing gender equality and boosting youth appeal with new classes and mixed gender events. so there is no chance for a reprieve for the fin. scott is already thinking about his long—term future by taking up a role as a tactician

to serve the ineos team. we want to bring the america's cup back to britain. it has never been won by the nation. if we can bring it back to where it started that really would be an amazing thing to be a pa rt would be an amazing thing to be a part of. sailing has a big technical aspect to it which with the america's cup that provides a lot of lessons which you can take back. giles scott isn't only one of the best sailors in the world he is one of the busiest. he is confident of handling the jewel challenge of america's cup success and the olympics. if he wins in tokyo he could be the sports last ever 0lympic could be the sports last ever olympic champion in the finn. could be the sports last ever olympic champion in the finnm will be the last ever finn gold medal so it adds that little bit. it would be amazing to be up for selection and getting the chance to have a shot at another 0lympic selection and getting the chance to have a shot at another olympic gold.

victory in athens next week should allow scott to plot that's course to tokyo 2020. that's all from sportsday. a reminder you can keep up to date with all of our stories and watch the play—offs with lancashire in action and worcestershire as well. all the build—up to the rugby challenge cup at st james's park is tonight as well. two great sides in action. plenty to look forward to over the weekend. see you soon. the weekend is looking decent enough for most of us. it won't be com pletely for most of us. it won't be completely dry with some showers in the forecast. this evening and overnight one or two showers

scattered around from early on. here's a satellite picture from earlier on. you can see a mixed area of cloud across the uk, hazy clouds and showers in places. weather fronts to the far south. this is what it looked like earlier on with thunderstorms in parts of the midlands, east anglia and lightning across scotland. two nights showers left over but they will fade away. when the front to the south misses the southern counties so it will be dry. chilly first thing on saturday. 5 degrees in wales and 2 degrees in north—east england so possibly a touch of brass frost here and there. high pressure building this weekend initially in western areas so saturday is looking dry across western areas but as far as the east is concerned there will be some showers. this is what it looks like

saturday morning. a few showers in parts of east anglia and lincolnshire. in the day once the sun gets going one or two will break out in the midlands and the north—east of england. 0ut towards the west the weather is going to be dry. here is a sunday's weather forecast. high pressure over the uk. that prevents showers from growing. very little clouds and light winds. temperature is won't be much higher but it will feel warmer because of light winds and sunshine. high pressure is still with us on sunday night into monday. northern parts of france and most of the uk. fine weather and very little in the way of cloud. the wind will be off the north sea around east anglia so it will be chilly in norwich. western areas will get the warmest of the weather, possibly 19 degrees in cardiff. temperatures will continue to rise through the week probably

hitting 20 degrees at some point early next week. that is all for me.

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