In the early morning of April 24, Beijing time, the English Premier League, the English Championship, and the AFC Champions League fought fiercely all night, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Juventus, Riyadh Crescent, and Leicester City all playing. In the end, Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-0, Juventus lost 1-2 to Lazio, Leicester beat Southampton 5-0 and Riyadh Crescent beat Al Ain 2-1 for a crazy night.
Premier League: Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea
The league is in the final stages, Arsenal are in contention for the title, Chelsea are in contention for six, both have their own goals, and the first meeting of the season was a 2-2 draw.
Just five minutes into the game, Rice set up Leandro Trossard to score a low shot from a tight angle to give Arsenal a dream 1-0 start, while Chelsea's attack continued to be sleepwalking.
In the second half, Arsenal completely discarded Chelsea's backline. In the 52nd minute, Ben White pushed the ball and scored, and Arsenal scored 2-0. In the 57th minute, Odegaard assisted Havertz to stab the goal, and Arsenal extended the score 3-0. In the 65th minute, Bukayo Saka set up Kai Havertz to score a brace as Arsenal continued to lead 4-0. In the 70th minute, Ben White scored another goal to complete the double ring, and Arsenal sealed the victory 5-0.
The win took Arsenal to 77 points and remain in the top spot, while leaving behind Liverpool three points (one game less) and defending champions Manchester City six points (two games less).
Coppa Italia: Juventus against Lazio
With the early exit of the Milan duo, Juventus and Lazio saw the hope of winning the championship, and in the first leg, Juve defeated Lazio 2-0 and stepped into the door of the final with one foot.
In the 12th minute of the first half and the 48th minute of the second half, Castellanos scored twice to give Lazio a 2-0 lead and a 2-2 draw on aggregate. At the critical moment, Milik stepped up and received Weah's cross in the 83rd minute to complete the outflanking goal, helping Juve pull one back 1-2, and the aggregate score was 3-2 to complete the final and wait for the winner between Atalanta and Fiorentina.
Championship: Leicester City 5-0 Southampton
Leicester City were unfortunate to be relegated from the Premier League to the Championship last season, and this season the team has been at the top of the table for a long time, and the return to the Premier League is unstoppable. Leicester City host Southampton in this round, and the two teams were relegated together last season and are now fighting for promotion.
In the first half, in the 25th minute, Fatavau scored to give Leicester City a 1-0 lead. Entering the second half, Leicester City's attack was completely full of firepower, Fatavu scored two more goals to complete the hat trick, and Vardy also scored, and finally defeated Southampton 5-0, with 94 points, firmly at the top of the table, and at the same time, one more round to get rid of the third-ranked Ipswich Town by 5 points, and lock the top two in the next round to complete the promotion at the earliest.
AFC Champions League: Riyadh Crescent 2-1 Al Ain
It was a clash between the champions, with Al Ain leading 4-2 at home in the first leg and a draw away to Riyadh Crescent in the second leg to qualify for the final.
Riyadh Crescent, who returned to the home stadium, won a penalty in just four minutes of the opening game, Michael fell to the ground to make a penalty, and then Ruben Neves hit a penalty to help Riyadh Crescent chase the aggregate score to 3-4, seeing the hope of a comeback. In the 12th minute, Yahya Nadir assisted Eric to volley home to help Al Ain maintain their lead at 5-3 on aggregate. In the 51st minute, Dawasari scored from the ground to help Riyadh Crescent change the aggregate score back to 3-4. In the final moments, Riyadh Crescent missed the goal and won only 2-1, still 4-5 on aggregate.
At this point, Riyadh Crescent is out early, the Saudi team has been wiped out, and Al Ain is back in the AFC Champions League final after 8 years, and then awaits the winner between Ulsan HD and Yokohama Marino.