In the early morning of May 16, European football played a number of heavyweight matches. In the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Newcastle 3-2 at home and won the first league game in the last four rounds; Chelsea beat Brighton 2-1 away to make it four wins in a row and have lost just one of their last 14 league games! Juventus beat Atalanta 1-0 in the Coppa Italia final to lift the Coppa Italia trophy for the 15th time in their history!
Manchester United 3-2 Newcastle United
In the 10th minute of the game, Amrabat headed the ball, and Casemiro kicked high with a barb shot from inside the penalty area. In the 15th minute, Diallo shot with his left foot from outside the penalty area, and the ball was bravely saved by the opposing goalkeeper. In the 26th minute, Garnacho's shot from a tight angle after bursting into the box from the left was saved again. In the 32nd minute, Diallo broke through on the right side and went straight to the plug, and Menu easily scored in the penalty area unguarded, 1-0! Manchester United take the lead on the road.
In the 48th minute, Manchester United was robbed of the ball at the back, Murphy crossed from the right, and Gordon shoveled in front of the goal, 1-1! Newcastle equalised at the start of the second half.
In the 52nd minute, Newcastle had more chances in front, but unfortunately Isak's shot was cleared by Amrabat, who returned to the defense. In the 57th minute, Manchester United took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and scored with a left-footed volley from Diallo's back point, 2-1!
In the 67th minute, Onana saved the opponent's single shot and header in succession, and used his excellent form to keep the goal intact. In the 84th minute, Hoylen, who had just come on as a substitute, faced three Newcastle defenders at the front of the penalty area, and scored with a low right-footed shot into the far corner, 3-1!
In the 90+2nd minute, Hall shot the world wave from a distance to break Onana's ten fingers, 2-3! Newcastle pulled one back in the final game, but unfortunately they couldn't change the fate of the loss.
After this game, Manchester United and Newcastle are tied on 57 points, but they are in eighth place due to goal difference, and there is still hope of qualifying for next season's European competition.
Brighton 1-2 Chelsea
In the 16th minute, Cucurella was tackled in the box, and the referee cancelled the penalty through a VAR reminder after the penalty was awarded. In the 34th minute, Cucurella's cross from the left helped Palmer score with a forbidden header, 1-0! Chelsea take the lead on the road. It was also Palmer's 25th goal for Chelsea this season, including 22 in the league.
In the 45+4th minute, Maduekai assisted Jacquesson to score, but the first goal was invalidated due to offside. In the 64th minute, Gusto crossed from the right, and Nkunku, who came on as a substitute, scored his first goal in more than three months, 2-0.
In the 88th minute, substitute Reece James maliciously kicked Pedro after falling to the ground, and the referee showed a red card after watching VAR and sent him off! In the 90+7th minute, Pedro assisted, and Welbeck grabbed a point in front of the goal, 1-2! Brighton pulled one back but were still powerless to change the defeat.
After this game, Chelsea won four consecutive league games, surpassed Newcastle to rise to sixth place with 60 points, and only three points away from fifth-place Tottenham, and entered the European competition next season! Pochettino's team showed excellent form in the second half of the league, with 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 14 league games, slashing 29 points!
Juventus 1-0 Atalanta
This is the Coppa Italia final this season. Just 4 minutes into the game, Juve midfielder Cambiaso sent a through pass, Vlahovic burst into the penalty area and scored a goal, 1-0! Juve got off to a dream start. It was Vlahovic's 18th goal in 35 games in all competitions this season.
In the 44th minute, Atalanta midfielder Pasalic found a good chance to open the scoring in the box, but his volley was brilliantly blocked by Juve defender Gatti. At half-time, Juve took a 1-0 lead.
In the 72nd minute of the second half, Cambiaso assisted Vlahovic to score again, but unfortunately the latter was disallowed for offside. In the 80th minute, Atalanta striker Lookman cut inside and fired a shot that bounced off the neutral post and missed the chance to help his team equalize. In the 84th minute, Miretti's right-footed burst from the right side of the penalty area also hit the crossbar and popped up!
In the end, the score remained 1-0 until the end, and Juve managed to lift the Coppa Italia for the 15th time in the team's history, far more than Inter Milan nine times, Lazio seven times and Napoli six times.