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20 Wednesday, May 9, 2018 SPORTS Man. City resume record

assaultLondon after goalless Championsblip League football anchester City’s next season. ground-breaking season Tottenham Hotspur can Mencountered a minor road move third on 74 points, block before their Premier leapfrogging Liverpool by two League coronation on Sunday points if they beat Newcastle but their eyes are now firmly United at Wembley. back on completing a record- “It is in our hands to shredding finale to the finish third,” Spurs manager campaign. Mauricio Pochettino said. Following a surprise 0-0 The Argentine was draw with Huddersfield Town disappointed with Spurs’ on Sunday, maximum points last-gasp 1-0 defeat at West from their final two games, Bromwich Albion on Saturday at home to Brighton & Hove — the first time they have Albion on Wednesday and failed to score in 24 league away at Southampton, would matches — which has left the ensure the champions finish on door ajar for Chelsea in the exactly 100 points. top-four race. “We cannot deny it would Chelsea, fifth on 69 points, be nice to reach 100 (points),” would jump into fourth by City manager beating struggling Huddersfield said. on Wednesday and Spurs lose “We spoke about that. These Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and their players and staff celebrate winning the title to Rafa Benitez’s side. targets help us to be focused.” Yet perfectionist Guardiola Southampton fighting for service to be resumed, with surpass Chelsea’s record of Should Huddersfield lose, No side in England’s top will be irritated if their their Premier League lives on City needing a win to move 2009-10, when their Premier League fate flight have achieved this. majestic campaign is not Sunday. to 97 points, two more than spearheaded a tally of 103. would go down to the wire , the Chelsea rewarded with a three-figure Against Brighton, who can Chelsea’s landmark of 95 in The Wednesday action when they host Arsenal in manager, suggested back in flourish, even though he relax after winning their fight 2004-05. also sees the resumption of Arsene Wenger’s final game 2016 that a 100-point season concedes it will be mighty for survival, the Etihad faithful Two more goals would also the battle between City’s in charge of the Gunners. was an impossible feat. difficult, especially with will be expecting normal see City’s total for the season distant pursuers to guarantee (Reuters) Iniesta’s China Zidane confident Ronaldo move in doubt ‘showing signs will recover for UCL final of recovery’ Madrid London inedine Zidane believes ormer Manchester United manager Alex will be fit Ferguson was sitting up and talking to his toZ play for Real Madrid in the Ffamily, reports said yesterday, as he recovers from Champions League final. emergency surgery following a brain haemorrhage. Zidane also said on Tuesday that The 76-year-old, who suffered the haemorrhage Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta deserves great on Saturday, remains in intensive care and there has Barcelona credit for Liverpool’s surprise run been no official update on his condition from the ndres Iniesta’s potential in Europe but insisted the match Premier League club. move to Chinese Super in Kiev will not be a contest of the But Britain’s Mail Online said the Scot, who ALeague side Chongqing Lifan Egyptian against Ronaldo. retired in 2013, was out of a coma and showing has been cast into doubt after Ronaldo was forced off at half- promising early signs of recovery. they said they will not pay the time of Sunday’s Clasico between “Surgery went very well and the 76-year-old’s Barcelona a salary Real and Barcelona, which ended response to treatment has given encouragement that would distort the market. 2-2 at the , and Zidane and cautious optimism to those close to him,” the Barca captain Iniesta, 33, has confirmed the Portuguese report said. said in April he would leave sprained his ankle. “However, they recognise it will still be a slow the club he joined as a 12-year- There were fears the injury could road to full recovery as he continues to be assessed.” old in the summer, with media affect Ronaldo’s chances of facing “The prognosis is good and his closest friends in reports suggesting he would be Liverpool on May 26 but Zidane football are being kept abreast of any developments,” moving to Chongqing. is confident his star player will Cristiano Ronaldo and a source told The Sun In a statement on social recover, along with fellow absentees did not emerge for the second half. Real visit Sevilla in on newspaper. network Weibo on Friday, and Dani Carvajal. “It is a sprain, but there is no Wednesday but with the title race One of the greatest the Chinese side’s president “I think they will all be fine for particular damage on the fibula, it settled and their place in the top managers in Jiang Lizhang said they are the final - Cristiano, Isco, Carvajal,” is a small sprain and his ankle is four safe, the key now is to avoid football history, working with Iniesta in areas Zidane said. stable,” Zidane said. any further injury scares. Ferguson won including marketing and youth “The one more injured is “Ronaldo, in terms of his injury, Liverpool, still battling for 38 trophies in education, but there is no deal Cristiano because it has just is incredible, that’s what he has this Champions League qualification in more than 26 for him to play. happened but it is going well, he guy, he is already on the ground, the Premier League, will not have years in charge Chongqing said they would is walking normally and he will walking, and feeling positive 48 the luxury of resting star players of United, adhere to rational investment be fine.” hours later. like Salah, who is considered key to including 13 and follow rules set by the Ronaldo was hurt during a “Even if we do not know when them beating Real. Premier League government-controlled collision with Gerard Pique just he will resume with the team, the “Salah had a great season and I titles and the Chinese Football Association, as he bundled in Real’s equaliser fact that he is already there 48 think he deserves a lot of credit for Champions which includes a salary . against Barcelona. He played on hours after shows his commitment, Liverpool being in the final, that’s League twice. (Reuters) for 31 minutes until the interval but his desire to always want to play.” for sure,” Zidane said. (AFP) (AFP) Alex Ferguson