Key occasions
The subsequent giant factor
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The first individual to mention ‘Lamine Yamal’ will get a lifestyles ban.
The subsequent famous person of European soccer?
Miguel Dantas profiles Porto prodigy Rodrigo Mora, whose free up clause of £59.5m already looks as if worth for cash.
Mora is an inventive playmaker, directing assaults and connecting the midfield to the ahead line. He hyperlinks up neatly together with his again to purpose, frequently taking part in fast one-touch passes to hook up with an advancing midfielder. He rotates fluidly in tight areas and presentations self assurance when riding ahead.
“He sees the game like no one I’ve ever coached,” says Nuno Pimentel, the previous Porto under-15 supervisor.
Portuguese identify race is going to the overall day
A 1-1 draw between Benfica and Sporting method the Portuguese identify race will move the overall day. Francisco Trincao’s early purpose for the leaders Sporting used to be cancelled out in the second one part by means of Kerim Aktürkoğlu.
Both groups have 79 issues after 33 video games – however Sporting, who gained the go back fixture 1-0, are best by means of distinctive feature of the head-to-head document. If they win their closing recreation at house to Vitoria de Guimaraes on Saturday, they’re going to be champions. Benfica play away to Braga figuring out they wish to higher Sporting’s outcome.
Saturday’s motion
Plenty move get via this morning. Let’s get started with the fallout from an exceedingly busy Saturday.
Premier League
Women’s Super League
Elsewhere
Preamble
Hello and welcome to matchday reside, our Ronseal-inspired weekend weblog. For the following couple of hours we’ll have the entire build-up to a large day of motion in England, Spain, Italy and past.
There are 5 Premier League suits, together with Newcastle v Chelsea and Liverpool v Arsenal, in addition to a clásico that might make a decision who wins La Liga. And the highest two in Italy, Napoli and Internazionale, play this night. Nicky Bandini will sign up for us later to speak about the Serie A identify race.
We’ll additionally mirror on the previous day’s motion, together with Chelsea finishing an unbeaten WSL season and Manchester City failing to attain on the Premier League’s backside membership Southampton. And we’ll pay attention from Simon Burnton, who’s at Wembley for Non-League Finals Day. Whitstable, my native crew when you’re into that kind of factor, meet AFC Whyteleafe within the FA Vase ultimate at 12.15pm; Aldershot and Spennymoor contest the FA Trophy ultimate at 4.15pm.
These are a few of these days’s key suits.
Premier League (2.15pm kick-off except said)
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Newcastle v Chelsea (12pm)
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Man Utd v West Ham
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Nottm Forest v Leicester
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Tottenham v Crystal Palace
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Liverpool v Arsenal (4.30pm)
La Liga
Serie A
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Torino v Inter (5pm)
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Napoli v Genoa (7.45pm)
EFL playoffs
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Wycombe v Charlton (League One, 6.30pm)
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Chesterfield v Walsall (League Two, 3.30pm)
Let us know your ideas at the clásico, the Premier League best 5 race or the rest by means of emailing matchday.reside@theguardian.com or posting BTL.