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FOOTBALL ROUND-UP ‘Liverpool don’t deserve Champions League spot’

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League next year. We have another five games and we will see. We learn or we don't play Champions League, that's it."

"I don't think you can create much more chances, better chances than we did today and we don't finish the game off," added Klopp.

The hosts could not have made a better start as a brilliant touch and finish from Salah opened the scoring after just three minutes.

Salah should have had a second but fired too close to Martin Dubravka when clean through on goal, while Sadio Mane also failed to round the Slovakian goalkeeper with a glorious chance.

Dubravka then made a string of fine saves after the break to deny Roberto Firmino, Mane and James Milner.

The tension in the Liverpool players was clear late in the game and Newcastle capitalise­d after manager Steve Bruce sent on Wilson and Willock.

Wilson bundled home after Alisson had saved his initial effort, but the ball had rebounded off the Brazilian goalkeeper onto the former Bournemout­h striker's hand before he stabbed it into an unguarded net.

Seconds later, Liverpool failed to deal with another long ball into their box and it fell for on-loan Arsenal midfielder Willock, whose strike deflected in off Fabinho to leave Alisson helpless.

Bruce's United are now nine points clear of the bottom three in 15th.

Earlier on Friday, an own-goal from Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno handed Everton a 1-0 win on Friday as around 2,000 fans protested against Gunners owner Stan Kroenke outside the Emirates Stadium.

German keeper Leno turned a Richarliso­n cross into his own goal in the 76th minute to give the Toffees victory.

The result left Everton in eighth place, three points off the Champions League places. Arsenal are ninth, nine points off the top four.

Watford promoted to Premier League

London, UK - Watford bounced back to the English Premier League at the first time of asking after a 1-0 win over Millwall on Saturday sealed promotion.

The Hornets will join Norwich in the top flight next season after the Canaries also got promoted after just a year back in the Championsh­ip last weekend.

Bayern miss chance to secure title

Berlin, Germany - Bayern Munich blew the chance to clinch the Bundesliga title for a ninth successive season on Saturday as the FIFA Club World Cup champions crashed to a 1-2 defeat away to Mainz.

First-half goals by Jonathan Burkardt and Robin Quaison sealed Mainz's third straight win, pulling them away from the relegation fight and forcing Bayern to wait to be crowned champions.

On his return from a knee injury, Bayern striker Robert Lewandowsk­i scored just before the end to leave him four short of Gerd Mueller's all-time record of 40 Bundesliga goals in a season.

Bayern can still win the title on Sunday without kicking a ball if second-placed RB Leipzig, who are ten points behind Munich, lose at home to Stuttgart.

 ?? (AFP) ?? Newcastle United's Joe Willock (R) scores the equaliser against Liverpool during their Premier League match at Anfield in Liverpool, UK, on Saturday
(AFP) Newcastle United's Joe Willock (R) scores the equaliser against Liverpool during their Premier League match at Anfield in Liverpool, UK, on Saturday
 ??  ?? Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp

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