THE WINNERS THE LOSERS

20 Sunday, April 22, 2018 SPORTS Mbappe out to smash league Salah shines as West records Paris ylian Mbappe wants to help Paris St Germain break records as they close out yet another Ktitle-winning season. BromWest Bromwich hold Liverpool PSG’s fifth Ligue 1 title in six years was secured ohamed Salah scored his in style with a 7-1 win over Monaco last week and 31st goal, Mbappe wants to carry on in a similar vein as they Mequalling the record for the most chase their own record tally of 96 points, set two goals in a 38-game season in years ago. the history of the competition, With five games remaining, Unai Emery’s side but a late strike from Salomon are on 87 – meaning three more wins will equal Rondon helped bottom-of-the- the record and four wins and a draw will make it table West Bromwich Albion an historic 100-point campaign. come from behind to draw 2-2 “What motivates us today are the records we against Liverpool yesterday at The can chase,” Mbappe told the club’s website. “We Hawthorns. are competitors and that is our motivation. Salah, who has scored in his “We know the points record is not far away. We last six games in all competitions, know we can make history, we will do what it takes scored Liverpool’s second goal in to achieve that.” the 72nd minute with a left-footed Emery also called for no let-up from his side, chip over goalkeeper Ben Foster who also reached the Coupe de France final with after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain victory over Caen on Wednesday having already put him through. won the Coupe de la Ligue for the fifth straight The favourite to be named the year. PFA Player of the Year on Sunday, “We remain ambitious and motivated for every Salah equalled the record held by match. We want to maintain consistency,” he told Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez the club’s website. and -- and he has “It’s true that the objective is to win (the league) three games remaining in which he but afterwards you have to continue with the same can break it. spirit. Danny Ings opened the scoring Salomon Rondon celebrates after scoring the equaliser against Liverpool (Pic courtesy: theguardian) “Bordeaux have a beautiful stadium and they in the first minute with his first Klopp in the Merseyside derby goal for the club since a move Liverpool made five changes, as play good football. The supporters will get to see a Premier League goal in more than two weeks ago. His last goal came from Hull City in January 2017. Roberto Firmino, Dejan Lovren, good match.” (PA Sport) two years. Sadio Mane, from a in a 1-1 draw at Everton on Oct. Chris Brunt fired a corner into the Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Trent corner, fired a low cross into the 4, 2015. mixer, and although Loris Karius Alexander-Arnold and Andy centre of the box to Georginio He even nearly scored a second turned aside Craig Dawson’s Robertson all started on the bench Wijnaldum, and although the after Salah took the ball into the volley, Livermore finished on the with Klopp eyeing the first leg of midfielder couldn’t control it, Ings area in the 42nd minute and a second attempt. the Champions League semifinal pounced and slotted it left-footed tackle diverted the ball to Ings, And the club, who knocked against Roma on Tuesday. past Foster. with Foster saving low from close Liverpool out of the FA Cup in the Firmino replaced Ings and Ings, who missed much of the range. fourth round in January, equalised Oxlade-Chamberlain came on for past two seasons with injuries to West Brom pulled one back in the 88th minute after Rondon Mane in the 66th minute, and both of his knees, made only his in the 79th minute behind Jake scored from a diving header Loven was subbed on for Salah in first start under manager Jurgen Livermore, who scored his first directly from a free kick by Brunt. the 84th. (Espn) Wenger was sacked by Bayern Munich marched on Arsenal London with a comfortable victory ormer striker Ian Wright has Hannover claimed Arsene Wenger was obert Lewandowski came Fsacked by Arsenal and does not off the bench to break a believe it is in his character to BundesligaR record as he found the walk away. Wenger announced net in Bayern Munich’s 3-0 win at on Friday morning that he would Hannover. end his 21-year reign at the end of The champions left Joshua the season. Kimmich, Mats Hummels, Franck The Gunners have struggled in Ribery, Javi Martinez, Thomas the Premier League this campaign Muller and Lewandowski on the and face a second season of bench ahead of Wednesday’s visit finishing outside of the top four. of Real Madrid in the Champions Wenger has come in for League semi-finals. criticism from fans in the last And while ’ men year and Wright, who won the took until the 57th minute to break title during the Frenchman’s early the deadlock, goalkeepers Sven years at Arsenal, believes the club Ulreich and Philipp Tschauner took the decision to end his long excelling before the break, Bayern celebrates with teammates (Pic courtesy: fcbayern) stay. recorded their 11th consecutive within five minutes of his own third to complete the scoring “Arsene Wenger is a man of league win in this fixture with a introduction to become the most and Bayern will now prepare to principle, honesty and integrity – second-half burst. prolific non-German for a single welcome Madrid as Heynckes’ that is why I am convinced he has Muller’s introduction as a club in history with his side march on towards a potential been sacked and not resigned,” half-time substitute proved a key 105th top-flight goal for Bayern. treble ahead of the arrival of Wright said in The Sun. moment in the game, his deflected That moved him past the 104 new coach Niko Kovac - whose “For all the vitriol and abuse left-foot volley from a Juan goals scored by Claudio Pizarro, Eintracht Frankfurt face his future thrown at him, Arsene has never Bernat cross breaking Hannover’s who counted Bayern among his employers in the DFB-Pokal been a man to walk out before the resistance. clubs, for Werder Bremen. final - at the end of the season. Kylian Mbappe (file pic) end of a contract.” (PA Sport) Lewandowski then headed in Sebastian Rudy adding a late (fourfourtwo)