THE SOCCER REPORT
Manchester City win the Premier League, Bundesliga down to final day
May 14, 2019, 3:46 pm
THE SOCCER REPORT
🏆 The 2019 #UCLfinal is set! 🏆 Tottenham 🆚 Liverpool #UCL— UEFA Champions League (@UEFA Champions League) 1557350034.0
FC Barcelona and Ajax were in the driver's seat after their first leg leg semi-final wins but it will be Liverpool and Tottenham who headline the final in Madrid. Liverpool, without top attacking players in Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, overcame an 0-3 deficit with a four-goal win at Anfield - shocking Lionel Messi's Barcelona who had an embarrassing night. Young Ajax, meanwhile, were up on the scoreboard at home before Tottenham fired up a comeback to take the series on away goals and advance to their first UCL final.
Semifinals - second leg results:
🏆 The 2019 #UELfinal is set! 🏆 Chelsea 🆚 Arsenal #UEL https://t.co/7GRc8uErR5— UEFA Europa League (@UEFA Europa League) 1557438625.0
The Europa Legue final will also be headline by two Premier League clubs as Arsenal and Chelsea found their way to the final. Arsenal had no problem doing away with Valencia while Chelsea left it up to a dramatic penalty shootout win at home in what will likely end up being Eden Hazard's final home match for the club.
Semifinals - second leg results:
Back 2 Back Premier League Champions! 🏆🏆 We reigned and we retained! 💪 🔵 #mancity https://t.co/stX3wPtV4P— Manchester City (@Manchester City) 1557676184.0
After falling 0-1 early at Brighton and Hove Albion, Manchester City stopped any dramatic finish with four unanswered goals to crown themselves the 2018/19 Premier League Champions. City are the first champions to repeat in over a decade since rivals United in the 2008-09 season.
Final top six: 1. (C) Manchester City (95), 2. Liverpool (97), 3. Chelsea (72), 4. Tottenham (71), 5. Arsenal (70), 6. Manchester United (66)
Top scorer: 22 - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) / Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) / Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
Most assists: 15 - Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC)
One day left in the Spanish league as three teams vie for the last Champions League spot.
Top six: 1. (C) - FC Barcelona (86), 2. Atlético Madrid (75), 3. Real Madrid (68), 4. Valencia (58), 5. Getafe (58), 6. Sevilla (56)
Scoring leader: 34 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Assists leader: 13 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) / Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla)
Bayern Munich were held at Leipzig but still depend only on themselves to win the title on the last weekend. Dortmund need to win combined with a Bayern loss to finish as champions.
Top six: 1. Bayern Munich (75), 2. Dortmund (73), 3. RB Leipzig (66), 4. Monchengladbach (55), 5. Bayer Leverkusen (55), 6. Eintracht Frankfurt (54)
Scoring leader: 22 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Assists leader: 14 - Jadon Sancho (Dortumund)
After 615 games and 18 years at Roma, Daniele de Rossi will play his final game for the club this weekend 👏 https://t.co/lbRWl6bJh8— ESPN FC (@ESPN FC) 1557824412.0
Top six: 1. (C) - Juventus (89), 2. Napoli (76), 3. Inter Milan (66), 4. Atalanta (65), 5. A.C. Milan (62), 6. Roma (62)
Scoring leader: 26 - Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria)
Assists leader: 10 - Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta) / Dries Mertens (Napoli) / Suso (A.C. Milan)
Top six: 1. (C) - PSG (88), 2. Lille (72), 3. Lyon (66), 4. Saint-Étienne (62), 5. Montpellier (58), 6. Marseille (55)
Scoring leader: 30 - Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
Assists leader: 13 - Teji Savanier (Nimes)
Robin van Persie walked off to a guard of honour and standing ovation after his final game as a footballer 👏 https://t.co/3kqDPzppZQ— ESPN FC (@ESPN FC) 1557750600.0
Top three: 1. Ajax (83), 2. PSV Eindhoven (80), 3. Feyenoord (62)
Championship Round: 1. Genk (50), 2. Club Brugge (47), 3. Antwerp (39), 4. Standard Liege (36), 5. Anderlecht (31), 6. Gent (29)
Top four: 1. Benfica (84), 2. Porto (82), 3. Sporting CP (74), 4. Braga (64)
Championship: 1. (C) Celtic (84), 2. Rangers (78), 3. Kilmarnock (64), 4. Aberdeen (64)
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East top seven: 1. Philadelphia (23), 2. D.C. United (23), 3. Montreal (20), 4. NYCFC (18), 5. Atlanta (17), 6. Toronto (16), 7. Columbus (16)
West top seven: 1. LAFC (27), 2. LA Galaxy (22), 3. Seattle (22), 4. Houston (19), 5. FC Dallas (17), 6. Minnesota (15), 7. Real Salt Lake (13)
Scoring leader: 12 - Carlos Vela (LAFC)
Assists leader: 6 - Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) / Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) / Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) / Carlos Vela (LAFC)
Clausura 2019 quarter-finals results:
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Standings: 1. Houston Dash (10), 2. Utah Royals (9), 3. Chicago Red Stars (8), 4. North Carolina Courage (8), 5. Portland Thorns (8), 6. Washington Spirit (7), 7. Seattle Reign (3), 8. Sky Blue FC (2), 9. Orlando Pride (1)
Scoring leader: 4 - Crystal Dunn (North Carolina) / Samantha Kerr (Chicago)
Assists leader: 3 - Yuki Nagasato (Chicago)
#NOTA: @TigresFemenil son Campeonas de la #LIGAMXFemenil, vencieron 3-2 a Rayadas en el global y consiguieron el se… https://t.co/I4FO8oG8Vl— LIGA MX Femenil (@LIGA MX Femenil) 1557805414.0
Tigres UANL crowned themselves champions of Mexico's top women's division after a 2-1 win at rivals Monterrey. The title marks a second for Tigres, making the northerners the club with the most championships in the four season history of the league - both wins coming against their cross-town rivals.
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Tuesday, May 14
2:00 p.m. - [English Championship playoffs semifinal] West Brom vs. Aston Villa (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. - [Copa Superliga Argentina] River Plate vs. Tucuman (fanatiz)
Wednesday, May 15
12:30 p.m. - [Eredivisie] De Graafschap vs. Ajax (ESPN+)
1:45 p.m. - [English Championship playoffs semifinal] Leeds United vs. Derby County (ESPN+)
1:45 p.m. - [Serie A] Lazio vs. Atalanta (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. - [Club Friendly] New England Revolution vs. Chelsea FC (FS1)
7:30 p.m. - [MLS] Houston Dynamo vs. Portland Timbers (KUBE 57)
7:30 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Club America vs. Leon (Univision Deportes)
9:30 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Monterrey vs. Tigres UANL (Univision Deportes)
Thursday, May 16
7:00 p.m. - [International Friendly] U.S. Women's National Team vs. New Zealand (ESPN2)
7:30 p.m. - [Copa Superliga Argentina] Boca Juniors vs. Velez (fanatiz)
9:00 p.m. - [MLS] LAFC vs. FC Dallas (ESPN2)
Saturday, May 18
8:30 a.m. - [Budesliga] Bayern Munich vs. Frankfurt (FOX)
8:30 a.m. - [Budesliga] Monchengladbach vs. Dortmund (FS1)
11:00 a.m. - [FA Cup Final] Manchester City vs. Watford (ESPN+)
7:30 p.m. - [MLS] Houston Dynamo vs. D.C. United (KUBE 57)
Sunday, May 19
5:00 p.m. - [NWSL] Houston Dash vs. Chicago Red Stars (YahooSports.com)
Yordan Alvarez’s long home run backed a solid start by Hunter Brown as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Sunday in the series finale to avoid being swept.
YORDADDY WITH A 3 RUN HOMER!#BuiltForThis pic.twitter.com/yKg2avqMmC
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 27, 2025
Alvarez snapped Houston’s 26-inning scoreless streak, crushing Kris Bubic’s sinker 436 feet to center for a three-run homer and a 3-0 Astros lead in the third inning.
Brown (4-1), who allowed one run on seven hits and a walk with nine strikeouts over six innings, surrendered a lone hit in each of the first four innings but struck out seven while not allowing a runner past second.
Brown’s 28-inning shutout streak – fifth longest in franchise history – ended in the fifth inning on a two-out single by Jonathan India and an RBI double by Bobby Witt Jr.
Leading off the fifth, Chas McCormick doubled and scored on Jeremy Peña’s single. McCormick had three hits and scored three runs for the Astros.
Peña’s two-out, two-run double in the sixth extended Houston’s lead to 6-1. Peña collected three RBIs in his first game batting leadoff.
La Tormenta is here. #BuiltForThis pic.twitter.com/EVE7XmXGQA
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 27, 2025
Yainer Diaz added a solo home run in the seventh.
Yainer goes yard! #BuiltForThis pic.twitter.com/KdrFMPcKpq
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 27, 2025
Bubic (2-2) allowed four runs on five hits and three walks, striking out four in five innings.
India had a pair of singles and drove in a run while Witt extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games.
Isaac Paredes drew a four-pitch walk ahead of Alvarez’s three-run blast.
Alvarez, who led left-handed major leaguers with a .362 average against left-handed pitchers in 2024, hit his first homer of this season against a left-hander.
The Astros open a three-game homestand Monday against Detroit with Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (1-2, 2.63 ERA) opposing RHP Ronel Blanco (2-2, 5.01).
Tuesday, the Royals begin a three-game series against the Rays in Tampa with Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 3.90) against RHP Taj Bradley (2-1, 5.08).