FA Cup, Manchester Utd in the final with thrills: they come back from 3-0 to 3-3 by Coventry but then win on penalties. Premier, Liverpool catches Arsenal at the top

Liverpool responds to Arsenal, victorious in the advance match (0-2) at Wolverhampton, and remains tied to the Gunners at the top of the Premier League table. Klopp’s men reacted to their elimination in the Europa League by passing (1-3) in London against Fulham. Alexander-Arnold, starting for the first time in the league since 10 February, broke the deadlock with a splendid free kick (32′). Fulham equalized in full stoppage time in the first half (47′) with the former Atalanta player Castagne, but went back in the second half, pierced by the Dutchman Gravenberch, who arrived this summer from Bayern, who scored his first goal in the Premier League with a beautiful shot from distance (53′). The Reds calmed down and in the 72nd minute they closed the score with Diogo Jota, who was on the edge of offside following a pass from Gakpo.

Aston Villa and Everton win, no European Championships for Udogie

In terms of the Champions League, Aston Villa is smiling and has moved to +6 on Tottenham (who, however, must recover 2 matches, ndr) in the race for 4th place, defeating Bournemouth in a comeback (3-1). Solanke’s initial penalty goal (31′) was responded to by Rogers (45′), Diaby (57′) and Bailey (78′). Speaking of Tottenham, tile at home to Spurs and for Italy. The club announced that Destiny Udogie underwent surgery on his left quadriceps following an injury sustained in training earlier this week. he will only return to the squad during the pre-season”. So the season is over for him and there are no European Championships. At the end, however, was a very heavy success (2-0) for Everton, in the direct clash against Nottingham Forest. They decided the match Gueye (30′) and McNeil (76′) with two shots from distance.

FA Cup, Manchester Utd in the final with thrills

Endless emotions were reserved for the second FA Cup semi-final won 7-5 on penalties by Manchester United who, as already happened in 2023, will compete for the FA Cup against Manchester City who eliminated Chelsea on Saturday with a goal Bernardo Silva with 6′ left. The second match at Wembley was unexpectedly epic, also because United, huge favorites on the eve as they faced Coventry, a team in 8th place in the Championship, saw themselves recover from 3-0 to 3-3. Ten Hag’s men seemed headed for an easy victory until the 71st minute as they struck three times through McTominay, Maguire and Bruno Fernandes.

Coventry one step away from the feat: comeback from 0-3 to 3-3 but then lose on penalties

Instead, at the end, the incredible happened with Coventry who, driven by the enthusiasm of their fans, managed to achieve what Liverpool also did in the 2005 Champions League final against Milan. He shortened with Simms (71′) and O’Hare (79′) and, in the 95th minute, equalized with Wright from a penalty. We went to extra time where Coventry believed they could rewrite a historical page after 37 years when, in the 121st minute, they scored the 4-3 with Torp, a goal disallowed by VAR for a millimetric offside. We then went to penalties where Manchester Utd immediately went down due to an error by Casemiro, who was hypnotized by Collins. It was Onana’s turn to get the Red Devils back on their feet by saving O’Hare’s shot. Coventry took the psychological blow and made another mistake with Captain Sheaf who shot wide. United were not let down by Dalot, Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes and in the end it was Hojlund who scored the decisive shot.