Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Athletic Club 1.
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Nottingham Forest: Forget Premier League points deduction, says Nuno Espirito Santo
Nuno Espirito Santo has told his Nottingham Forest players to “forget about” the club’s points deduction for breaking financial rules and focus on their battle to avoid relegation.
They are now 18th, one point behind 17th-placed Luton, but have appealed against the decision.
“Who are we to say that is fair or unfair?” manager Nuno said.
“We have to focus on what we have to do, and what we have to do is on the pitch. This is the message: forget about everything and focus on our tasks so we get out of this situation.”
Forest play Crystal Palace at home on Saturday in their first match since the points deduction.
They are the second top-flight team to be punished for PSR breaches after Everton were penalised 10 points in November, which was reduced to six on appeal.
The Toffees, who are 16th and four points clear of Forest, are still awaiting the verdict on a second alleged breach of rules.
Luton winger Andros Townsend said uncertainty created by the points deductions “makes a mockery” of the top flight.
Nuno remains full of belief that his side will still stay up.
“The way we work, the way we play, the togetherness, the commitment of the players – I see it every day and that’s why I’m so confident,” Nuno said.
“It’s in our hands, it’s up to us to reverse the situation and that is to get points on the pitch and this is what we’re going to try on Saturday.
“What we have to do is stick together, everyone at the club, stick together – the back-up of our fans is going to be huge for us – and starting on Saturday at the City Ground, play football and win games.”
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Sunday’s gossip: Walker, Neves, Lacroix, Slot, Lopetegui, Karius
Bayern Munich are planning another move for Manchester City’s England defender Kyle Walker, after they failed to sign the 33-year-old last summer. (Star)
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has met with super agent Jorge Mendes, whose clients include one of the club’s targets in Benfica’s 19-year-old Portugal midfielder Joao Neves. (Mirror)
Crystal Palace are set to join the race to sign Wolfsburg’s 24-year-old French centre-back Maxence Lacroix this summer. (Telegraph – subscription required)
Arne Slot will be appointed as Liverpool’s new head coach rather than manager in a change to the club’s structure. (Times – subscription required)
West Ham’s hopes of appointing former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui to replace David Moyes as manager this summer appear to be over with AC Milan close to agreeing a deal. (Guardian)
Barcelona are moving closer to signing Argentina midfielder Guido Rodriguez, 30, from fellow La Liga club Real Betis. (Sport – in Spanish)
Barcelona are planning to protect the future of 17-year-old centre-back Pau Cubarsi after proposing a new deal for the Spaniard that includes a release clause of €500m (£423.2m). (AS – in Spanish)
Ex-Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata, 35, believes his former club should build any future team around Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes, 29. (ESPN)
Juventus are working on deals to extend the contracts of Italy forward Federico Chiesa, 26, and Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, 24. (Rudy Galetti)
German goalkeeper Loris Karius, 30, will leave Newcastle United as a free agent at the end of the current season. (Fabrizio Romano)
Tottenham have been forced to abandon plans to make a move for 19-year-old Real Madrid and Turkey playmaker Arda Guler, with Carlo Ancelotti saying he will stay with the Spanish club. (Express)
AC Milan are interested in signing Aston Villa’s Brazilian defender Diego Carlos at the end of the season (AS – in Spanish)
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Nico Williams: Athletic Bilbao winger asks to stop play after alleged abuse by Atletico Madrid fans
Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams scored against Atletico Madrid after accusing a section of home fans of racially abusing him.
The winger tried to get referee Juan Martinez to stop play after alerting the officials to the alleged chanting.
Atletico players Antoine Griezmann and Jose Maria Gimenez then appeared to be urging the home fans to stop the chanting before play resumed.
“I have gone to take a corner and I have heard monkey sounds,” he said.
“There are stupid people everywhere, but nothing happens, we have to keep working,” he told broadcaster DAZN after the match.
“I hope this changes little by little because in the end we are fighting internally and externally against this.”
Talking about his goal celebration, he said: “It comes with a bit of anger, it is not normal that they still insult you because of your skin tone.”
Writing on social media Atletico said the club was “against any act of racism or hatred”.
A La Liga statement said: “There’s no place for racist or hateful behaviour in sport.
“La Liga vehemently condemns any racist acts and will continue working to eradicate this inexcusable behaviour from our sport.”
Williams, 21, cancelled out Rodrigo de Paul’s opener late in the first half.
Angel Correa’s effort early in the second half and an own goal from Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon earned the hosts all three points.
Diego Simeone’s side are now six points clear of fifth-place Athletic with five games remaining, leaving them well positioned to secure Champions League football next season.
Last month, Real Madrid filed a complaint with the Spanish legal authorities after a video on social media appeared to show Atletico fans chanting a racist slur about Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr.
Line-ups
Atl Madrid
Formation 3-5-2
- 13Oblak
- 20Witsel
- 2Giménez
- 22HermosoBooked at 90mins
- 16MolinaSubstituted forRiquelmeat 67′minutes
- 5De PaulBooked at 5minsSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 82′minutes
- 6Koke
- 14LlorenteSubstituted forSaúlat 82′minutes
- 12Dias Lino
- 10CorreaSubstituted forBarriosat 77′minutes
- 7GriezmannBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 1Moldovan
- 3Azpilicueta
- 8Saúl
- 17Riquelme
- 18Vermeeren
- 19Morata
- 23Isnard Mandava
- 24Barrios
- 31Gomis
Ath Bilbao
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Simón
- 3Vivian
- 5ÁlvarezSubstituted forHerreraat 66′minutes
- 4ParedesBooked at 71mins
- 15Lekue
- 16Ruíz de GalarretaSubstituted forVesgaat 69′minutes
- 24Prados
- 9WilliamsSubstituted forGarcíaat 81′minutes
- 8SancetBooked at 59minsSubstituted forBerenguerat 66′minutes
- 11Nico Williams
- 12GuruzetaSubstituted forMuniainat 66′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Vesga
- 7Berenguer
- 10Muniain
- 13Agirrezabala
- 14García Carrillo
- 19García de Albéniz
- 20Villalibre
- 21Herrera
- 22García
- 23Ares Djaló
- 30Gómez
- 32Rincón
- Referee:
- Juan Martínez Munuera
- Attendance:
- 64,612
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Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Athletic Club 1.
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Beñat Prados (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid).
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Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
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Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
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Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Beñat Prados.
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Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
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César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Beñat Prados.
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Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
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Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Athletic Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross.
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Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
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Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
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Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Paris St-Germain 3-3 Le Havre: PSG miss chance to seal Ligue 1 title
Paris St-Germain staged a late comeback to draw with Le Havre but missed the chance to secure the Ligue 1 title.
PSG needed to win to be crowned champions, but trailed 3-1 midway through the second half.
Achraf Hakimi cut the deficit in the 78th minute before Goncalo Ramos netted a stoppage-time equaliser.
PSG are 12 points clear of second-placed Monaco but must wait until 12 May at the earliest to seal their third consecutive title.
Christopher Operi had opened the scoring for Le Havre before Bradley Barcola levelled for the hosts.
Andre Ayew restored Le Havre’s lead before the break and Abdoulaye Toure extended the advantage from the penalty spot just after the hour mark, before Hakimi started the fightback.
Kylian Mbappe came off the bench to replace Ousmane Dembele, in the second half but struggled to make an impact.
PSG next face Borussia Dortmund twice in six days in the Champions League semi-finals as they look to reach their second final in the competition.
Line-ups
PSG
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Navas
- 2Hakimi
- 5MarquinhosSubstituted forSkriniarat 62′minutes
- 15Danilo
- 35Lopes Beraldo
- 17Vitinha
- 33Zaïre-EmeryBooked at 74mins
- 10DembéléSubstituted forMbappéat 45′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 11AsensioSubstituted forLee Kang-inat 45′minutes
- 29BarcolaSubstituted forMayuluat 45′minutes
- 23Kolo MuaniSubstituted forGonçalo Ramosat 62′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Ugarte
- 7Mbappé
- 9Gonçalo Ramos
- 19Lee Kang-in
- 26Mukiele
- 28Soler
- 37Skriniar
- 41Mayulu
- 80Tenas
Le Havre
Formation 3-4-3
- 30Desmas
- 93SanganteBooked at 90mins
- 22Salmier
- 4Lloris
- 7Négo
- 94Touré
- 5TarghallineSubstituted forKuzyaevat 82′minutes
- 27Opéri
- 23CasimirSubstituted forJoujouat 82′minutes
- 28A AyewSubstituted forKechtaat 71′minutes
- 11SabbiSubstituted forEl Hajjamat 90+6′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Gorgelin
- 6Youté
- 8Kechta
- 9Bayo
- 13Ngoura
- 14Kuzyaev
- 17El Hajjam
- 21Joujou
- 29Grandsir
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Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Le Havre 3.
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Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, Le Havre 3.
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Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Arouna Sangante (Le Havre).
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Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Oualid El Hajjam (Le Havre).
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Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Senny Mayulu.
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Substitution, Le Havre. Oualid El Hajjam replaces Emmanuel Sabbi.
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Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Le Havre 3. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
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Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Yassine Kechta (Le Havre).
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Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
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Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vitinha.
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Attempt missed. Vitinha (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Foul by Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint Germain).
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Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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