Chelsea, Leicester suffer setback in CL race
LONDON: With Chelsea and Leicester City both losing on Wednesday, the race for European spots is heating up in the Premier League.
Leicester once looked certain of returning to the Champions League, but are now winless in four games after a 2-1 loss to Everton. Only Chelsea’s 3-2 loss at West Ham on the same day kept Leicester in third place— ahead of Frank Lampard’s side by one point.
“We had an opportunity to move third,” Lampard said. “If there’s moments when you switch off you are going to encourage teams on.”
AUBAMEYANG BREAKS RECORD FOR ARSENAL London:pierre-emerick Aubameyang struck twice as Arsenal climbed back into contention to qualify for Europe next season with a 4-0 thrashing of Norwich.
Aubameyang’s first goal also saw him reach 50 Premier League goals in 79 appearances, making him the fastest Arsenal player to reach that landmark.
CITY MUST REBUILD FOR TITLE CHALLENGE: PEP MANCHESTER: Manchester City must rebuild if they are to challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title next season, manager Pep Guardiola has said.
“We have to rebuild. It happens at clubs around the world,” he said. “We have to accept it and take the right decisions to try to maintain the level that we have.”
FANS BREAK RULES TO DISRUPT DANISH FINAL COPENHAGEN: The Danish Cup final was interrupted for almost a quarter of an hour because 1,500 fans refused to comply with the social distancing rules inside the stadium, police said.
In the first half, “the referee had to suspend the match for up to 15 minutes, when the AAB fans refused to stay in the designated seats and huddled together in violation of the Covid rules,” Sydjylland police tweeted.
SANCHEZ SHINES AS INTER THRASH BRESCIA MILAN:ALEXIS Sanchez set up two goals and scored a penalty as Inter Milan thrashed Brescia 6-0 in their Serie A match.
Inter were 3-0 at halftime thanks to Ashley Young and Danilo D’ambrosio. Roberto Gagliardini, Christian Eriksen and Antonio Candreva netted after the break on Wednesday.