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the europa league is overlooked in august and becomes a must win, in may. bly come fifth in the premier league, that seems a bit like arsene wenger. and if you look at where the outstanding performances and results have come this season, they have been in the europa league for arsenal. defeating matt one. but in the league, they've had some big defeats, conceding nine goals in the last few matches. if anyone in european football understands the sip significance of the europa league it is unai emery, who made his name in this competition with three wins at sevilla. he is an expert on spanish football. he was also manager of valencia and had a decent record with them as well. what can we expect from valencia tonight, jerry? looking at the leaguer, valencia and sixth place, a bit off the pace. they do not concede many goals. they have a lot of draws. they've lost their last couple of games. some interesting and familiar names, not least francis coquelin, who for many years provided the bite on the arsenal midfield. he's back with valencia tonight. he says that

no top four finish winning the europa league. no top fourfinish and winning the europa league.o top four finish and on this showing, no complaints. manchester united's hopes of qualification ended with a whimper at huddersfield. scott mctominay blasting them ahead albeit with some help from the keeper. after the break, the ultimate sucker punch, a goal kick all the way through to isaac in who booted huddersfield level before booting the corner flag into smithereens. it summed up united's day and in the words of manager, ole gunnar solskjaer, not good enough. we haven't deserved to be in the top four, we've chased the pack, we have been given chances. the league is so tight. it's a good lead with loads of good teams and when we got opportunities, we weren't able to grab them. arsenal's top four hopes are also all but over, they were soon ahead against brighton with nacho monreal winning a penalty which aubameyang coolly converted but the gunners couldn't capitalise on their early lead and after the break, they conceded a penalty of their own. granite shack at the culprit and bri

lacazette gives arsenal the upper hand in their europa league semi final. the ecb say alex hales would still be in their world cup squad if his ban for recreational drugs hadn't been made public. thanks forjoining us. alexander lacazette struck twice to put arsenal on top in their europa league semi final with valencia, three one their advantage after tonight's first leg. joe wilson is at the emirates. we should have him in a moment. and this is a big win for arsenal, one foot in the final and as we know win the competition and you qualify for the champions league. absolutely. it really has become this competition for arsenal, overlook may be in august but it really co m es overlook may be in august but it really comes miss one ma because other than that, did that to look forward to? fifth place in the lead, but the thing that has been a real progress u nless but the thing that has been a real progress unless you get a trophy to back it up, it up, it is hard to feel that progress is really tangible. after 11 minutes of this match that i'd come i think a lot

make way for the europa league, english football's great opportunity for thursday.xpress themselves, though. that was all the encouragement their fans needed. if they bounced, well, eden hazard twirled. here, his vision and his movement, as so often, created chelsea's chance. it still needed to be finished, though. loftus—cheek! for chelsea's management, loftus—cheek could be a big player when hazard leaves. well, if he leaves. but in the here and now, the game is back on between chelsea's four defenders there was one luka jovi , and he knew exactly what he was doing. he scored against chelsea again! 2—2 aggregate score, ties are never straightforward these days. well, not this week. frankfurt's goalkeeper had this shot covered and then almost didn't. as the match went to extra time, just the odd sign that chelsea's manager was feeling the strain. yeah, ithink yeah, i think i know how maurizio sarri feels, because we are still waiting for a winner at stamford bridge behind me, deep into the second half of extra time, still locked at 1—1, 2—2 on aggregate. arsenal we

he scored in the europa league final a couple of yea rs europa league final a couple of years ago wereed with a winner is in stockholm but they will not be helping them in baku a week on wednesday. we'll have more football for you later in the programme we'll hear from the new scotland manager. and the celebration statue of west broms three degrees is finally given pride of place in the town centre. we had the label of black, we just wa nted we had the label of black, we just wanted to be football players, i think this statute symbolises the journey black players had from that era. england footballerjordan nobbs has called for more research to be done on a potential link between anterior cruciate ligament injuries and hormones. nobbs will miss out on next month's world cup after suffering an acl injury last year, an injury which she's revealed happened on the first day of her period. more sports are now monitoring periods and what impact they might have on athlete's performance. as part of the bbc‘s change the game season, katie shanahan has been finding out more. six months ago jordan

we can take some opportunity in that europa league to do something important. ults mean chelsea's win over watford guarantees their place in the champions league next season. a convinvcing 3—0 victory at stamford bridge means they move above tottenham into third. we said at half—time they had too much time on the ball. we were slow, much time on the ball. we were sloppy, giving away the ball. we had to press more. we did that. we won the ball back in their half and put them under pressure. once we started doing that the chances came and the goals came. it was a very good second half performance. so let's just confirm how the top of the table looks now. the title race will be decvided next sunday. between manchester city and liverpool but look at what today's results have done to the top four. chelsea now in third and tottenham in fourth — with a pretty significant goal difference above arsenal which makes it highly unlikely that arsenal can move above them even if spurs lose next week. in the championship norwich sealed the title with victory over aston villa, w

chelsea to win in convincing fashion, and that means unai emery‘s side will have to settle for europa leagueleague. 0ur correspondent 0lly foster is in baku for us. first impressions of this baku final words particularly good, hundreds upon hundreds of empty seats and a terrible atmosphere inside the 0lympic terrible atmosphere inside the olympic stadium. it was a really flat first half, as well, arsenal's cech made a couple of decent saves, it was goalless at

chelsea to win in convincing fashion, and that means unai emery‘s side will have to settle for europa leaguetball next season, and miss out on the champions league. our correspondent olly foster is in baku for us. first impressions of this baku final words particularly good, hundreds upon hundreds of empty seats and a terrible atmosphere inside the olympic stadium. it was a really flat first half, as well, arsenal's cech made a couple of decent saves, it was goalless at halftime. it got better in the second half, it had to, and stealthily ran away with the match, former arsenal player olivier giroud with a wonderful glancing header to put that one up. pedro also scared before —— scored before hazard made it 3—0 from the spot. alex iwobi, the substitute, scored a wonderful goal from outside the alex iwobi, the substitute, scored a wonderful goalfrom outside the box, 3-1, wonderful goalfrom outside the box, 3—1, a glimmer of hope with a few minutes to play? well, no, because hazard in what we certainly think will be his last match, scored a fourth. 4—1 to chelsea, and they are europa league ch

they take a 3—1 aggregate lead to valencia and there's much more at stake than the europa league trophy end up winning the competition they'll qualify for next seasons champions league. we are here. we can take some examples. not yesterday, but also the past. but knowing it's difficult here we are going to play with all ambition, full motivation, and the preparation needs to be good for this match, also. so can arsenal do it? let's get the thoughts of our radio 5 live commentator alistair bruce ball who's with the former scotland midfielder don hutchison. welcome to valencia where the sun is shining and the wind disgusting. the players won't feel it inside the magnificent stadium this evening. arsenal bringing a 3—1 lead to valencia. but, don, beware the european comeback, we saw it with livable tuesday night, we saw it with tottenham last night, arsenal have got to be careful. —— liverpool tuesday night. the arsenal fans will get a scare some point tonight. the atmosphere is going to be electric and they will have to start well. if arsenal score first valencia will need three to take i

now the europa league final. pressure and doubts ahead of this match but now we can focus on matters on the pitch. many thanks indeed. the atmosphere will be very different. parks london derby, part fancy dress party as well. we will show you a wonderful march that we had can pass this year in the last hour or so. celebrating all things english. they were loving it. there is a lot of other sports news around. for it. there is a lot of other sports news around. foi’ now it. there is a lot of other sports news around. for now let us head back to the bbc sports centre. tomorrow england will open the world cup in their match against south africa. they go into the tournament on home soil as favourites, which captain eoin morgan says hes happy about. their opponants south africa have been dealt a hefty blow however, as andy swiss reports. welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because tomorrow morning 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get their world cup under way ag

first up, it's the europa league final in azerbiajan tomorrow night.er is in baku ahead of that game. there has been a lot of talk about the ticket situation, struggles with fa ns the ticket situation, struggles with fans able to get there but do you think there's a sense of occasion tonight? there is a sense of occasion, this is a big dealfor baku and azerbaijan. the eastern frontier of european football, the caspian sea just shimmering behind the camera and that flaming tower up there, one of the major viewpoints here in the city. and arsenal are in one of those towers, that is the hotel and just across the way chelsea also in position. we will be going live to the olympic stadium in a couple of minutes to hear for our correspondence that whether teams are trained. but the real news, ever since the two teams found out that they would be coming to baku there has been that scramble for tickets for the fans. first disappointment from chelsea and arsenal that they would only get 6000 each and then a realisation that they probably would not and have not t

keep a cool head get 3 points in mind and europa league is secured for half. time that was the plan for the passing coach union not as much he would enjoy champions league football in life sick next season why should mines put up a fight but sealed survive alone ready. care and dented by is another who will depart having to lay the queues in next season he sets up the shelf until he found the back of the net one nil up to 12 minutes all as planned. in the 34th minute hoffenheim got a crack at a 2nd a foul from pierre could them along and did a promising sarla run the resulting free kick was taken by andrei courage who converted for them to delhi his 17th goal of the season. just before the break though young christophe baumgartner was sent off in his 1st stop to help and hide could this game turn on smites might the numerical advantage count penalty daniel brzezinski shorten the late to sing one up to 66 minutes. in the last 10 minutes might found another gear jump or void just tied the game to 2 european dreams shattering for hoffenheim and you leonardo's my.

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now, let us take some time to reflect a bit more on tonight's europa league final.nal 4—1 in azerbaijan. david is there. the chelsea boss bringing home a european trip eva has he done enough to save his job? what a story it has been for him. if you think, 28, 29 years in management, had not won a major trophy until tonight and despite the roller coaster season that he has endured sincejoining roller coaster season that he has endured since joining from napa roller coaster season that he has endured sincejoining from napa late last summer, he has not finished third in the premier league, runner—up in the league cup and got his hands on a piece of silverware in the olympic stadium behind me. what we do not know is whether it will keep him in position because many of the chelsea fans do not seem to find him there cup of tea. they have chanted and heckled against him over the course of the season and not entirely sold on his style of play and there have been reports in recent days thatjuventus are lining up recent days thatjuventus are lining upfor him recent days thatj

are in the race for a european place who talk of champions league spot and who will play in the europa league next season. welcome to the in this league i'm part of early us now the last time the bundesliga champion was decided on the last march day of the season was 10 years ago. as byron needed to avoid a loss against frank 1st a side hungry for a win that would give them a decent chance of a good in this league or excuse me of a champions league spot now biron needed the win to claim a 7th consecutive title but dortmund hadn't thrown in the towel yet and were focused on beating glad so they could have a chance of winning their 1st league title since 2012 and after an incredible season the stage was set for a dramatic final act. munich have been accustomed to hosting silverware in recent years thanks in no small part to superstars are you and robin and frankly barry the club meeting them farewell before their final game. the battle between gladbach and dortmund was a much more sober affair apart from the new blood bog jerseys. in munich it was all gone. blazing from the get go in just the 4

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chelsea in the europa league final!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 disgrac

they were now surely have to win this season's europa league to qualify for the champions league, on we know it's going to be difficult and, really, that has happened and after our focus is the europa and, really, that has happened and after ourfocus is the europa league and we can take some opportunity in the europa league to do something important. chelsea didn't fluff their lines, beating watford 3—0. they guaranteed champions league football and are up to third. like arsenal, they are also in the semifinals of the europa league but they don't have to win that now, that pressure is off them. steven gerrard says he is running out of ideas when it comes to improving his rangers players discipline on the pitch, after their 12th red card of the season is that it didn't affect the season is that it didn't affect the result so much. they won their game against hibs1—0, the result so much. they won their game against hibs 1—0, jermain defoe with the goal. rangers were already assured of finishing runners—up. mcgregor kicking out after he kicked the ball away. tried to convince the refere

chelsea manager maurizio sarri will discuss his future with the club after next wednesday's europa leagueyears remaining on his contract and says he's happy in the premier league and focused on facing arsenal in baku next week. the build up to the match has been dominated by arsenal player henrikh mkhitaryan‘s decision to withdraw from the match. mkhitaryan is armenian and pulled out because of fears for his safety. armenia is in dispute with host nation azerbaijan. sarri says he'd like to see mkhitaryan on the pitch. he's also thinks the location of the final is far from ideal. for everybody, it is better to play with 30,000 fans from chelsea and 30,000 fans from arsenal. you do thisjob for these 30,000 fans from arsenal. you do this job for these matches, 30,000 fans from arsenal. you do thisjob for these matches, and 30,000 fans from arsenal. you do this job for these matches, and so, it is better for everybody to have the fans with the team. staying with chelsea, christian pulisic says he wants to reach the same levels of success at the club as eden hazard. pulisic was signed for £50

chelsea and arsenal go head—to—head in the europa league final in azerbaijan later. controversy over the host city, baku. supporters of the two clubs have faced long and arduous journeys, and one of arsenal's star players has pulled out because of concerns for his safety. our correspondent sarah rainsford has more. they slid into baku on a slow train from georgia. some fans for the europa league final arrived bleary—eyed, after two flights and all night on here. it — wasn't wasn't too fun. it was long, it was long. arsenal fans are also upset that their midfielder from armenia won't be travelling here. henrikh mkhitaryan decided it wasn't safe for him. it all stems back to the war that forced this theatre group to flee their homes three decades ago. they're from a part of azerbaijan that is now under armenian control. it is an emotional issue for many, even now. the region's football team is still going, too, in exile, and they say mkhitaryan would have been safe in the final. maybe they make some pressure, with the whistle, with some screaming something, but it's en

the winners byron in the champions league next season but who would play in the europa league several teams are in the mix among themselves for a cause and home and pregnant so let's see how they fared. departing coach bruno laverty has turned the rules around this season the home fans need a win with their side at least a year oakley playoff spots and nothing was left to chance against out. for a horse to open the scoring after 21 minutes facing the visiting defense in a game of keep you happy he grabbed a 2nd before the break and with home and dry it straight up the dutchman completed his hat trick it was only his 11th touch of the game that ruthlessness summing up to specs performance. pinned it up 81 when is the 8th and last an own goal compounding a miserable afternoon for out. of the dia rounding off his reign with specs record in this league a win and a spot in the regulate proper. there were also good byes in braman captain max crews injured for their final game will leave the club this summer when it ended brains european hopes whatever the result against light sick. cancel d

it's chelsea in the europa league final! and chelsea join arsenal, liverpool and spurs in a full house of english clubs in the two european cup finals. in sport on bbc news: wales head coach warren gatland agrees to take charge of the british and irish lions again for their tour of south africa in two years‘ time. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain's economy has had a boost with growth of 0.5% in the first three months of the year. it's partly because, with the original brexit deadline of march 29th, businesses were stockpiling goods and racing to deliver orders. manufacturers saw their fastest expansion since the 1980s, and business investment also increased. but some economists are warning the speed of growth might not last. philip hammond has given his reaction to the latest figures. well, these gdp figures this morning show again that the uk economy is performing robustly, despite the evidence of slowing global growth and the continued brexit uncertainty at home, so it's good news. chancellor phil

for sure so it's something one point would cement the europa league finish with a win might put them in the schools. another cross from have that's this time for kevin fun hands but it just wasn't meant to be asked so often leave a couzin full short of expectations at the final moment a great game from high cabinets and his merry young man but no way. after stumbling they had other results went that way now when for a fact that would be a massive blow to leverkusen champions league aspirations. with the eagles managed to leave david couzin in that wake. i'm scott fun for one of the league's top teams that never fails to get the fans excited. we've given an amazing account of ourselves this season over those who might say that a season of highs and some some lows most notably their recent europa league exit after matching favorites chelsea for 120 minutes the underdogs went out on penalties. a lot of hanging heads and tails those. desperately unlucky in midweek but the eagles when aiming to fly high again in the league aware of one thing above all this you can still take everything or

keep a cool head get 3 points in mind and europa league is secured hoffenheim that was the plan for departing coach yet not of mine who will enjoy champions league football in life seek next season why should mines put up a fight but sealed survival already. care and damaged by is another he will depart having to lay the queues in next season he sets up the shelf until he found the back of the net one nil up to 12 minutes all as planned. in the 34th minute hoffenheim got a crack at a 2nd a foul from them along ended a promising celeron resulting free kick was taken by andrei cry marriage to converts and for them to nelly his 17th goal of the season. just before the break the young christophe baumgartner was sent off in his 1st stop hoffenheim this game 10 of smites made the numerical advantage count penalty daniel brzezinski short in the late to sing one of the 66 minutes. in the last 10 minutes might found another jump all the way just tied the game to 2 european dreams shattering for hoffenheim and yulia not as much. a point wouldn't be enough weight he is then scored again in the final min

the 3rd misty dobby put the game's a bad against his former club was stuttgart europa league contenders both remailed to finish in 16 of the playoffs but. also in the drop zone kind of i needed the wind to stand any chance of surviving and they impressed but it was too late the sky was unable so ironic you put in your special forms of the season and go down it's pretty tough to deal with. the system don't trust for. the hosts deservedly took the lead with a valid amount anton heads out of that could still hope. of and they continue to outplay freiburg in the 2nd half of the last but booed doubled their lead 6 minutes after the break of of them. and 10 minutes before the end substitute what this made it 3 with this wave of a and 3 nil it ended but it was a sobering often infantile must all after the news of stuttgart sway. kind of that i really hated for the 6th time in their history but at least they went down with a fight. of the binder's keeper's losers weepers this was a sorry ends to a sorry season for nuremberg. both were up for a champions league spot and showed no. good in much h

continued england's domination of european football this season, with both london clubs making the europa leagueal. chelsea beat eintracht frankfurt on penalties while arsenal won at valencia. liverpool and tottenham will battle it out for the champions league final. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: two years after the grenfell tower fire in west london, the government is to spend £200 million on replacing dangerous cladding on privately—owned high—rise buildings. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. showdown in washington. the us and china hold make or break trade talks in the shadow of a fresh round of tariff hikes. potatoes and patents, by pepsico went into battle with four indian farmers over a humble vegetable. hello and welcome to the friday edition of asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. sws china jade moore. as talks resume in washington, hanging over the negotiations are the threat to raise ta riffs negotiations are the threat to raise tariffs on 300 and $25 billion worth of chinese goods. that is after he accused beijing of

ourfocus is the europa league.ng important. arsenal's draw means chelsea will finish at least fourth. they're currently third, a bove tottenha m after a co mfrorta ble 3—0 win over watford confirming their place in the champions league next season. we said at half—time that they had too much time on the ball. we gave the ball away, we were sloppy. we had to press more aggressively, not give them too much time on the ball. we won the ball back in their half and put them under pressure. once we started doing that the chances came and the goals came. really good second half performance. now to the final of the world snooker championship in sheffield. let's go live to the crucible right now, wherejudd trump and four time championjohn higgins are battling it out in the evening session — trump currently leading eight frames to five. the best—of—35 final ends on monday. you can watch the drama continue on bbc two. to cricket, where england claimed a comprehensive seven—wicket win over pakistan, in their one—off t20 match.

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chelsea then heading home as europa league champions once again. a fitting finale?t was a final that really felt so flat. we have told all those stories about the journey is the fans have had to make, about how both clubs failed to take up their allocation because it soon became apparent how expensive and how difficult it would be to get to baku, and there were over 10,000 empty seats at least. so it did feel very lacking in atmosphere, but the chelsea fans of course were left cheering in the end. let's bring in two of the fans who actually met on the way over. claim to be the first arsenal and chelsea fan to hit baku. joan and gillian. gillian, congratulations. thank you. it was an odd one though, wasn't it? very. very. they didn't feel like a cup final. the baku fans that were in the stadium didn't really know what to sing. we're trying our best but the first half was surreal. it did not feel like a cup final. there we re not feel like a cup final. there were more arsenal fans than chelsea, were more arsenal fans than chelsea, we felt that on the streets of baku,

it's familiar territory for arsenal boss unai emery who won the europa league trophy three times withst city as well as the poor ticket allocation for fans. victory for arsenal will guarantee champions league football next season. this stadium with all the supporters from arsenal and chelsea, i think it isa from arsenal and chelsea, i think it is a match with two very good teams, and really i prefer with our supporters but i know we're going to play for our supporters here or london. defending french open champion rafael nadal plays german qualifer yannick maden in the next few hours. nadal‘s record win—loss record at roland garros now reads 87 wins and two losses. while roger federer is also playing later, the 2009 champion faces another german, oscar otte, for a place in the third round. it was a wet and wild stage 16 of the giro d'italia for the riders as it culminated in the gruelling 11.9km ascent of the mortirolo pass as giulio ciccone claimed the win. while richard carapaz has taken a big step towards the overall title the ecuadorian has a 1:47 minute lead heading into wednesda

battered in baku — eden hazard inspires a chelsea rout over arsenal in the europa league final.cket world cup, but how will england deal with the favourites tag? and johanna konta moves into round three at the french open, the first british woman to do so since 1992. well, it was a game that would have given arsenal a backdoor route into next season's champions league, but they produced an extremely disappointing performance as chelsea won this season's europa league title, thrashing their london rivals 4—1 in azerbaijan. 0ur reporter 0lly foster is in baku. ben crouch orjoins us. 0lly, it's another night for arsenal fans to forget. it was in the first half or chelsea with the second half, not much to write home about. much was made about it being played in azerbaijan and difficult for lots of fans to get there. the opening ceremony was quite entertaining but there were was not that many fans they are even five and as before kick—off. fireworks aplenty, as for the game itself, it livened up in the second half of the arsenal had the better of the first book 0livier giroud gave ch

crowned bbc women's footballer of the year wont be playing at the world cup missing out on the europa league final — arsenal label the mickhitarayan situation unacceptable. and the best chance for england to win a world cup according to andrew strauss. also coming — we here from robin van persie. and why he's backing ogs to get it right at united. i think it is a perfect match up. hello and welcome to sportsday. she scored a hat trick for lyon as they won back to back champion league titles a few days ago and lifted the first women's ballon d'or trophy last year. so it's no surprise that norway's ada hegerberg has been crowned the bbc‘s women's footballer of the year for the second time. what might be surpising is that she wont demonstrate her talents on the biggest stage of all, at teh women's world cup this summer talents on the biggest stage of all, at the women's world cup this summer as a dispute with teh norweigian fa rumbles on. sarah mulkerinns caught up with her ahead of the tournamnet. hello. it's an art to come here and see the whole family together. i get so emotional talking abo

commentator: it's chelsea in the europa league final. there, but as stamford bridge erupted in celebration, fair to say chelsea fans didn't mind. a suitably dramatic finale to what has been an astonishing few days. because also through to the europa league final are arsenal... how about that? yes, it'll be another all english showdown. it's the first time one country has supplied all the finalists in europe's two major competitions. at the moment it seems england's best are just impossible to beat. here, the level is very high. at this moment, the premier league is the best championship in europe and consequently in the world, i think. and the result is a full house of finalists. as well as chelsea against arsenal, in the champions league of course, it's tottenham against liverpool. for a liverpool manager who's been openly opposed to brexit, this european dominance is tinged with irony. i don't think it will happen a lot of times to be honest. this year, it's nice. for england obviously, at least the big clubs in england want to stay wi

fourth which is unlikely, so they'll have try and qualify for the champions league by winning the europa leagueen loftus—cheek and david luiz and gonzalo higuain with the goals to guarantee champions league football. they are third and like arsenal they are also in the semi—finals of europa league but winning that is less important now for them. it's leicester on the final day for chelsea, and that's who manchester city face tonight. the title is in their hands, win at the etihad and they will move one point clear of liverpool again with a trip to brighton on the final day. leicester still have a bit to play for, the chance of europa league football next season, so they're not going to roll over. i cannot imagine the leicester players come here for the holidays, so players come here for the holidays, so maybe, they have a chance to finish in the top seven, depends on the result, so at the end, i don't think that's going to happen. they are going to try and make a good game, sure. steven gerrard says he's running out of ideas when it comes to improving his rangers players discipline on the pitch

for the europa league final in baku, arsenal and chelsea are getting just 6,000 each and face a 2,500elling each way with no direct flights. it's a disgrace that ticket prices are at the level they are. 80% of the tickets that are available through the clubs, even if you can get one, are priced more than £150, some of them £500. and of course the total allocation is less than half the capacity of the ground, which is really shameful. what has been even more remarkable about this dramatic week of football of course is that the dominant force in the english game is not among the four european finalists. manchester city know that if they beat brighton away on sunday in their last game of the premier league season, they will be crowned champions for the fourth time in eight years, but this unforgettable title race is not quite over yet. with the lead changing hands an incredible 32 times, city and liverpool have been locked in a relentless battle that is going right to the wire. after 13 straight wins, the leaders are top byjust a point, but slip up and liverpool, who have only lost one g

chelsea are the europa league champions. for maurizio sarri's side, sarri claiming a first trophy of his career, too. former arsenal player 0livier giroud got the first, pedro got their second. arsenal hit back through alex iwobi shortly after eden hazard scored the first of his two goals, in what he says could be his last game for chelsea. for sure, going to miss him for ever but it is going to be parts of the football. but also, its part of football. some cycles start, some cycles finish, and a few good players now also with the opportunity to be eden one day. rafael nadal continued his strong start at the french open with another straight sets win. the defending champion beat german qualifier yannick maden. nadal is aiming to become the first player to win a grand slam singles title 12 times. he'll face belgium's david goffin in the third round. roger federer is also through after beating another german, 0scar 0tte. and in the women's draw, number two seed karolina pliskova took less than an hour to beat kristina kucova 6

chelsea lifted the europa league trophy tonight after they comfortably beat arsenal 4—1 in baku. eden hazard sealed the victory. it could be the midfielder‘s final appearance for the club before moving to real madrid in the summer. 0llie foster sent this report from outside the stadium in baku a little earlier. well, full—time whistle has just gone, and it is going to feel like a lot longer journey gone, and it is going to feel like a lot longerjourney for gone, and it is going to feel like a lot longer journey for those gone, and it is going to feel like a lot longerjourney for those arsenal fan heading back to london. they we re fan heading back to london. they were simply outplayed. it was goalless at halftime, and it was an awful first half, compounded goalless at halftime, and it was an awfulfirst half, compounded by a terrible atmosphere. lots and lots of empty seats at this 0lympic stadium. they said it was going to bea stadium. they said it was going to be a sell—out, despite neither of those london clubs taking up their allocation. three quickfire goals after the break,