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Chelsea overcome Real Madrid to make the Champions League final

May 06, 2021

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Chelsea are through to the Champions League final!

The Blues defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in the second-leg of their semifinal this morning thanks to goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount.

The win sends Chelsea thru 3-1 on aggregate, and sets up an all-English final against Man City later this month.

It will be only the third time the Champions League final will be contested between Premiership clubs…after Man United-Chelsea in 2008 and Liverpool-Tottenham in 2019.

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Man United’s postponed EPL tie against Liverpool has been rescheduled for May 13^th.

The match, which was originally set to be played last Sunday, had to be moved after United fans broke into Old Trafford to protest against the club’s owners.

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Home supporters will be allowed to return to stadiums for the final two games of the Premier League season, with attendance limited to 25 percent of the venue capacity.

This, as the UK government prepares to ease its Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in two week’s time.

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Malaysian squash legend Datuk Nicol David has been officially announced as a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy - which pledges to use the power of sport to improve the lives of young people around the world.

American skier Lindsey Vonn, UK track and field star Jessica Ennis-Hill and Brazilian Paralympic swimmer Daniel Dias were the other new additions to the academy.