Man City is ranked 3rd on the Premier League rankings but is only 1 point behind Arsenal’s top spot after 29 rounds. That’s why welcoming the “Gunners” at Etihad’s home field is an opportunity for coach Pep Guardiola’s team to take the top spot from their opponents.
Pochettino pointed out the team’s shortcomings after the disappointing draw
The Chelsea captain admitted that his team lacked “desire” when facing a Burnley with only ten people on the field.
Pochettino said after the match: “I am very disappointed and confused about how we controlled the second half. CWe did not show the ability, energy, desire, the minimum things to compete in an arena like the Premier League… When the team didn’t have the ball, the boys didn’t show the same energy as when we were in control.”
After being held by Burnley, ‘The Blues’ are currently ranked 11th in the rankings. Their next match will be against MU on April 5.
Andre Onana made an excellent save in the recent match between MU and Brentford. Originating from a situation where Victor Lindelof made a bad clearance and sent the ball to a Brentford player. After that, Onana’s excellent reflexes blocked two consecutive shots from different players on the home side.
Onana had a spectacular save from consecutive shots (Photo: X)
According to statistics, the Cameroonian goalkeeper made 4 saves for MU in this match, contributing to helping MU get points in this difficult match.
See more: Man Utd dropped a regretful victory against Brentford
Kimmich was angry with his teammates after the loss to Dortmund
The German player was unhappy with his teammates when his chance to win the championship almost ended after losing to Dortmund in round 27 of the Bundesliga.
Kimmich warned that Bayern could be empty-handed at the end of the season if they did not improve their performance, the player said: “I wonder how we can perform like that in a match like this. I can’t explain it and I don’t understand it at all. In the second half, there was no pressure at all, playing like a friendly match. We players should go home and question ourselves.”
Bayern had a weak loss against Dortmund (Photo: Getty)
Bayern will meet Heidenheim in the next round, this is an opportunity for Tuchel’s team to regain form and create a huge morale boost before facing Arsenal in the Champions League.
See more: Losing 0-2 to Dortmund, Bayern Munich 99% lost the throne
Barca revives hope of winning La Liga
Raphinha shined when scoring the only goal to help Barca win 1-0 against Las Palmas in round 30 of La Liga to continue their hopes of successfully defending the championship this season.
This result helps Barca extend their unbeaten streak in La Liga to nine matches. The Catalan team has kept clean sheets in their last five matches, which is their best performance since a streak of six clean sheets since the end of 2022.
Raphinha was Barca’s hero in the recent match (Photo: Reuters)
The victory over Las Palmas also helped Barca consolidate second place in La Liga with 67 points and shorten the gap with Real to 5 points. Next, Xavi and his team will be guests of PSG in the quarterfinals of the first leg of the Champions League.
See more: Barcelona continues to raise hopes of winning La Liga
North Korea received a bitter result for refusing to fight with Japan
Recently, FIFA decided to punish North Korea for losing 0-3 in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup due to arbitrarily canceling the match without a valid reason.
Previously, North Korea suddenly refused to organize the fourth round rematch in the capital Pyongyang on March 26 as planned. The North Korean side explained that they were concerned about the risk of infectious diseases, referring to the increasing number of cases of streptococcal poisoning, also known as “flesh-eating disease”, in Japan.
North Korea lost 0-3 after refusing to play against Japan in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup (Photo: AFP)
AFC proposed that North Korea choose a neutral location to host the event instead, but received no response and the match was canceled.
The Korean club removed Lingar’s name from the playing list
Lingard was suddenly removed from the registration list to play in Seoul FC’s draw with Gangwon. Seoul head coach Kim Ki-dong mentioned the reason for eliminating the English player. “I thought a lot about getting rid of Jesse,” he said. I don’t think a player who can’t run for a few minutes is a football player.”
Previously, in round 3, captain Seoul also criticized Lingard’s playing attitude, saying that “Lingard does not play hard and avoids the following disputes even though he only came on the field as a substitute.”
Lingard was dropped from his new team (Photo: Getty)
Since the beginning of the season, the former MU midfielder has not made any significant contributions to the new club. Lingard is considered the most notable contract in K1 League history, receiving a salary of more than £840,000/year at Seoul FC.