THE SOCCER REPORT
Premier League race awaits final weekend; Liga MX playoffs set
May 7, 2019, 10:22 am
THE SOCCER REPORT
FC Barcelona and Ajax took wins in the first leg semi-final matches. Barcelona goes on the road to Liverpool, who will be without Mohamed Salah, while Ajax looks to close out Tottenham at home.
Semifinals - first leg results:
Arsenal took a good lead at home but must now close the deal in Spain to advance to the final. With the Premier League results over the weekend, Europa League may be Arsenal's last chance to qualify for next year's Champions League. With Chelsea, assuring themselves a spot in next year's UCL, their biggest motivation to continue strong in the Europa League is the chase for silverware.
Semifinals - first leg results:
The Premier League title will come down to the final day of the season. Manchester City is in the pole position and will be crowned champions if they win. Liverpool need a win and a City draw/loss. Chelsea clinched a top four finish and a Champions League spot while Manchester United missed out on the latter and will have to settle for Europa League next season.
Top six: 1. Manchester City (92), 2. Liverpool (91), 3. Chelsea (71), 4. Tottenham (70), 5. Arsenal (67), 6. Manchester United (66)
Scoring leader: 22 - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Assists leader: 15 - Eden Hazard (Chelsea FC)
Top six: 1. (C) - FC Barcelona (83), 2. Atlético Madrid (74), 3. Real Madrid (68), 4. Getafe (58), 5. Valencia (55), 6. Sevilla (55)
Scoring leader: 34 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Assists leader: 13 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) / Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla)
Bayern Munich are within reach of the Bundesliga title, needing only a win to clinch it in the penultimate matchday.
Top six: 1. Bayern Munich (74), 2. Dortmund (70), 3. RB Leipzig (65), 4. Eintracht Frankfurt (54), 5. Bayer Leverkusen (54), 6. Monchengladbach (52)
Scoring leader: 22 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Assists leader: 14 - Jadon Sancho (Dortumund)
Top six: 1. (C) - Juventus (89), 2. Napoli (73), 3. Inter Milan (63), 4. Atalanta (62), 5. A.C. Milan (59), 6. Roma (59)
Scoring leader: 25 - Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria)
Assists leader: 10 - Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta) / Dries Mertens (Napoli)
Top six: 1. (C) - PSG (85), 2. Lille (69), 3. Lyon (63), 4. Saint-Étienne (62), 5. Montpellier (55), 6. Marseille (55)
Scoring leader: 30 - Kylian Mbappé (PSG)
Assists leader: 13 - Teji Savanier (Nimes)
Top three: 1. Ajax (80), 2. PSV Eindhoven (80), 3. Feyenoord (62)
Championship Round: 1. Genk (50), 2. Club Brugge (44), 3. Antwerp (38), 4. Standard Liege (36), 5. Anderlecht (30), 6. Gent (26)
Top three: 1. Benfica (81), 2. Porto (79), 3. Sporting CP (73)
Championship: 1. (C) Celtic (84), 2. Rangers (75), 3. Aberdeen (61)
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Monterrey finally lifted a title at their new stadium and it couldn't have come against a sweeter opponent. After winning the first leg 1-0 away, Monterrey tied 1-1 at home against city rivals Tigres to win the 2019 Concacaf Champions League.
East top seven: 1. Philadelphia (20), 2. D.C. United (20), 3. Montreal (17), 4. Toronto (16), 5. NYCFC (15), 6. Columbus (13), 7. Orlando (12)
West top seven: 1. LAFC (24), 2. LA Galaxy (22), 3. Houston (19), 4. Seattle (19), 5. FC Dallas (17), 6. Minnesota (15), 7. San Jose (11)
Scoring leader: 11 - Carlos Vela (LAFC)
Assists leader: 6 - Alejandro Pozuelo (Toronto FC) / Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) / Nicolas Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC)
Top eight: 1. Leon (38), 2. Tigres UANL (34), 3. Monterrey (30), 4. Cruz Azul (29), 5. Pachuca (28), 6. Necaxa (26), 7. Club America (26), 8. Tijuana (25)
Scoring leader: 14 - Angel Mena (Leon)
Assists leader: 10 - Angel Mena (Leon)
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Standings: 1. North Carolina Courage (8), 2. Utah Royals (9), 3. Chicago Red Stars (5), 4. Portland Thorns (5), 5. Houston Dash (7), 6. Washington Spirit (4), 7. Seattle Reign (3), 8. Sky Blue FC (2), 9. Orlando Pride (1)
Scoring leader: 4 - Crystal Dunn (North Carolina)
Assists leader: 2 - Lynn Williams (North Carolina) / Meghan Klingenberg (Portland) / Yuki Nagasato (Chicago)
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Tuesday, May 7
2:00p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Liverpool vs. FC Barcelona (TNT, Univision, Univision Deportes)
7:30 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] River Plate vs. Internacional (beIN SPORTS)
Wednesday, May 8
2:00p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Ajax vs. Tottenham (TNT, Univision, Univision Deportes)
5:15 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Cruzeiro vs. Emelec (beIN SPORTS en Español)
6:00 p.m. - [MLS] Atlanta United vs. Toronto FC (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Pachuca vs. Tigres UANL (Univision Deportes)
7:30 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Peñarol vs. Flamengo (beIN SPORTS)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Tijuana vs. Leon (Univision Deportes)
Thursday, May 9
2:00p.m. - [UEFA Europa League] Valencia vs. Arsenal (B/R Live, UniMas)
2:00p.m. - [UEFA Europa League] Chelsea vs. Frankfurt (B/R Live, Univision Deportes)
7:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Necaxa vs. Monterrey (Univision Deportes)
7:30 p.m. - [Copa Libertadores] Boca Juniors vs. Atletico PR (beIN SPORTS)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Club America vs. Cruz Azul (Univision Deportes)
Friday, May 10
9:00 p.m. - [MLS] Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Portland Timbers (ESPN+)
Saturday, May 11
8:30 a.m. - [Budesliga] RB Leipzig vs. Bayern Munich (FOX, UniMas)
8:30 a.m. - [Budesliga] Dortmund vs. Dusseldorf (FS1, FOX Deportes)
1:00 p.m. - [MLS] FC Dallas vs. NY Red Bulls (Univision, Twitter)
2:30 p.m. - [NWSL] Utah Royals vs. Houston Dash (YahooSports.com)
7:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Tigres vs. Pachuca (Univision Deportes)
9:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Leon vs. Tijuana (Univision Deportes)
9:00 p.m. - [MLS] Seattle Sounders FC vs. Houston Dynamo (KUBE 57)
Sunday, May 12
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Manchester City (NBC Sports)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Liverpool vs. Wolves (NBC)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Leicester City vs. Chelsea (CNBC)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Tottenham vs. Everton (SyFy)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Burnley vs. Arsenal (MSNBC)
9:00 a.m. - [Premier League] Manchester United vs. Cardiff City (USA)
1:30 p.m. - [MLS] Atlanta United vs. Orlando City (ESPN)
6:00 p.m. - [MLS] D.C. United vs. Sporting KC (FS1)
6:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Club America vs. Cruz Azul (Univision Deportes)
8:00 p.m. - [Liga MX Playoffs] Leon vs. Necaxa (Univision Deportes)
Houston center fielder Jake Meyers was removed from Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland during pregame warmups because of right calf tightness.
Meyers, who had missed the last two games with a right calf injury, jogged onto the field before the game but soon summoned the training staff, who joined him on the field to tend to him. He remained on the field on one knee as manager Joe Espada joined the group. After a couple minutes, Meyers got up and was helped off the field and to the tunnel in right field by a trainer.
Mauricio Dubón moved from shortstop to center field and Zack Short entered the game to replace Dubón at shortstop.
Meyers is batting .308 with three homers and 21 RBIs this season.
After the game, Meyers met with the media and spoke about the injury. Meyers declined to answer when asked if the latest injury feels worse than the one he sustained Sunday. Wow, that is not a good sign.
Asked if this calf injury feels worse than the one he sustained on Sunday, Jake Meyers looked toward a team spokesman and asked "do I have to answer that?" He did not and then politely ended the interview.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 10, 2025
Lack of imaging strikes again!
The Athletic's Chandler Rome reported on Thursday that the Astros didn't do any imaging on Meyers after the initial injury. You can't make this stuff up. This is exactly the kind of thing that has the Astros return-to-play policy under constant scrutiny.
The All-Star break is right around the corner, why take the risk in playing Meyers after missing just two games with calf discomfort? The guy literally fell to the ground running out to his position before the game started. The people that make these risk vs. reward assessments clearly are making some serious mistakes.
The question remains: will the Astros finally do something about it?