* The 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu gave Man City confidence in hosting Real Madrid in the second leg of the C1 (Champions League) semi-finals of the 2022-2023 season. The English representative launched an overwhelming attack after the opening whistle. After many dangerous attacks, in the 23rd minute, midfielder Bernardo Silva escaped from a teammate's pass, decisively finishing into the near corner to open the score for Man City. Just 14 minutes later, it was still Bernardo Silva with a close-range header to double the gap for the home team.
In the second half, Man City still completely dominated the match. In the 76th minute, from De Bruyne's free kick, center-back Akanji jumped high and headed the ball into Thibaut Courtois' net. Real Madrid players reacted when they thought a Man City player was offside, but after consulting VAR, the referee still recognized the goal. The reigning champion's nightmare did not stop when in the 90+1 minute, striker Alvarez escaped to face the goalkeeper, finished delicately to seal a 4-0 victory for Man City. Winning 5-1 after two matches, Man City entered the final of the 2022-2023 Champions League and will meet Inter Milan.
* After Man City defeated Real Madrid 4-0, coach Pep Guardiola had his 100th victory in his career in the Champions League. Pep Guardiola became the third coach in history to do this after Sir Alex (102 wins) and Carlo Ancelotti (107 wins).
* Hamer's only goal in the 57th minute helped Coventry City beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship play-off match. Thus, Coventry City will meet Luton Town in the final play-off match on May 27 to determine the team promoted to the Premier League. Currently, Burnley and Sheffield United are the two representatives of the Championship who have secured tickets to the Premier League for the 2023-2024 season.
* Piers Morgan, a journalist close to Cristiano Ronaldo and also a loyal Arsenal fan, revealed that CR7 wants to join the Gunners. Morgan wrote on Twitter: “You can laugh all you want, but if we sign Ronaldo, we will win the Premier League. Ronaldo knows how to win big trophies and score goals at important times.”
* Manchester Evening News reported that MU could part with 13 players in the summer transfer window. The "Red Devils" have a number of players whose contracts expire at the end of the season. In addition, coach Erik ten Hag also wants to sell some names that are not in the plan to have more money to buy new ones. There are 5 players who will leave Old Trafford on free transfers, including Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe. Of the remaining 8, including Alex Telles, Eric Bailly and Harry Maguire, it is likely that they will be sold to raise more money to buy new players as well as reduce wages.
* Foot Mercato reports that Harry Kane's agent has met with PSG sporting director Luis Campos to discuss a move to Paris. Harry Kane is likely to leave Tottenham in the summer, with both sides having a year left on their contracts. According to Le Perisien, PSG are targeting a new No. 9 as Messi is likely to leave Paris in the summer and Kylian Mbappe is not even ruled out.
* MEN said that the negotiations between MU and De Gea are at an impasse, not only in terms of salary. De Gea is said to accept a pay cut but does not want to take too much of a cut. Meanwhile, MU wants him to take a deeper pay cut and, importantly, accept that he is no longer the number 1 choice in front of the "Red Devils". Coach Erik ten Hag is currently targeting a new goalkeeper to be the long-term number 1 for MU, especially after De Gea's recent mistakes.
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