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BAYERN MUNICH EDGE PSG TO LIFT THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

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Bayern Munich edged Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 to win the 2019/2020 Champions League in Lisbon. Kingsley Coman scored the only goal in an entertaining affair between the league champions of Germany and France. It is their sixth Champions League victory and a first one since the 2012/2013 season. The match was entertaining and lived up to the billing. PSG will be ruing their missed chances in the first half, especially the one by Angel Di Maria . Bayern took the lead in the 59th minute after Joshua Kimmich found Coman unmarked at the back post. Coman sent a powerful header to beat Keylor Navas . TIGERS SUPER SPORTS Bayern have ended PSG's run of scoring in 34 successive games in the competition, and become the first team to keep a clean sheet against French Champions. The Champions League is Hansi Flick 's third trophy since taking charge of Bayern in November. He had earlier lead the Bavarians to the Bundesliga 2019/2020 title and the DFB-Pokal . Bayern have gone level with L

LIVERPOOL IS THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

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Liverpool  won the 2019/2020 Premier League . The club's title was confirmed after Chelsea defeated second placed Manchester City 2-1 on Thursday night. The Merseyside giants needed one victory to seal the league but City's failure to beat Chelsea means they can't are out of the title challenge. It's Liverpool's first ever Premier League victory, and the first time in 30 years that they've won a top division league title.  As the corona virus pandemic halted the season, Liverpool supporters faced the real possibility that the season could be finished early, with same suggestions that the season would be cancelled altogether. However, this wasn't the case and the Premier League has been able to resume behind closed doors without any fans in the stadiums. TIGERS UNITED It's a particularly unusual way to win the league because, with all the measures put in place in response to the virus, the Reds will not be able to celebrate their long-awaited success w

JUVENTUS WIN RECORD NINTH STRAIGHT SERIE A TITLE

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Juventus bagged their ninth consecutive Serie A title on Sunday after a 2-0 win over Sampdoria that put them over the line with two matches to spare. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 31st goal of the season before Federico Bernardeschi sealed the victory in the second half as another Scudetto is heading to I Bianconeri . Despite Ronaldo missed a late penalty, Maurizio Sarri 's side moved seven points ahead of second-placed Inter Milan to seal a 36th title. The ' Scudetto ' is Sarri's first and extends a record run which Antonio Conte started with three titles from 2012 and Massimiliano Allegri continued with the following five. Sarri's team had missed the chance to wrap up the title on Thursday when the ' Old Lady ' of Italian football fell to a 2-1 defeat at Udinese . But they made no mistake at the Allianz Stadium despite being pushed hard by Claudio Ranieri 's Sampdoria, one of the most in-form teams since the return of Serie A from the three-mont

REAL MADRID CROWNED CHAMPS OF SPAIN

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Real Madrid clinched their first La Liga title in three years after they edged past Villarreal at an empty Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. Zinedine Zidane says winning the title this season made him happier than winning the Champions League. Karim Benzema scored between the legs of Sergio Asenjo and added a controversial second from a retaken penalty. In bizarre fashion, Sergio Ramos had rolled the first attempt for Benzema to smash in but the effort was disallowed. Vicente Iborra pulled one back but it did not stop Real to wrap-up their 34th Spanish title.  Zidane's side have won all 10 of their matches since Spanish football restarted in June. They head into the final day of the season with an unassailable seven-point lead over second-placed Barcelona. Behind closed doors in a 6,000-seat stadium at the club's training complex is perhaps not the stage for the grand crowning Real would have imagined for their first title since 2017. But that did not stop Zidane's squad

COVID-19: PREMIER LEAGUE SUSPENDED

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The  FA of England  says that it "remains committed" to finding a way in which to conclude the season and is open to playing up until the end of June. In their recent statement issued, the governing body confirmed that there will be no professional football in England, including the  Premier League , until at least April 30 as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Initially, fixtures in the country were suspended until the weekend of April 3-5 as a minimum , but this has been extended as the UK battles the pandemic, with more than 2,500 cases confirmed in the country. The FA released a statement on Thursday, which said: "The FA, Premier League,  EFL  and women’s professional game, together with the  PFA  and  LMA , understand we are in unprecedented times and our thoughts are with everyone affected by Covid-19. With all games suspended, the  Covid-19  outbreak has delayed  Liverpool 's Premier League celebrations. They are currently on top of the table and n

PERAK BEAT PJ CITY TO TAKE SECOND PLACE

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Perak moved to the second position in Liga Super after beating PJ City 2-0 at Perak Stadium. The Bos Gaurus showed their superiority playing on home turf by getting goals in both halves. Perak took-off with a good start by dominating the match. Mehmet Durokovic named seven young players in his starting line-up. Shahrul Saad broke the deadlock in the 24th minute with a powerful header to give the home team the lead. PJ City tried to find the equaliser, but Perak held on until the break. As the match resumed, the Bos Gaurus continued their domination. Thierry Chanta Bin scored Perak's second goal of the night with a nice freekick in the 63rd minute. The crowd went crazy and the score remained until the final whitle. The win lifted Perak to the second place in Liga Super, followed by Melaka United with just one point adrift.  The Match | Facebook

NEW ZEALAND BEAT AUSTRALIA IN CANADA SEVENS FINAL

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New Zealand hung on to win a tense final at the HSBC Canada Sevens in front of another bumper crowd at BC Place in Vancouver. The All Blacks Sevens ’ 17-14 victory over rivals Australia means they stretch their lead at the top of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings to 11 points after six rounds of the competition. The silver medal represents Australia’s best result of the Series so far and their second podium finish following bronze in Hamilton. The final was a see-saw affair, which included three yellow cards, but ultimately a pair of tries from Joe Ravouvou sealed the victory for New Zealand who duly performed their famous Haka in celebration after receiving their medals. The All Blacks Sevens reached the final courtesy of a dominant 17-5 quarter-final victory over Fiji before seeing off last year’s HSBC Canada Sevens champions South Africa , running in five tries to win a high quality semi-final 27-15. Hosts Canada were outstanding throughout the wee