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Juventus is close to the championship
English Championship. 38th round. "West Bromwich" - "Portsmouth" - 2:0, "Tottenham" - "Blackburn" - 0:0, "Southampton" - "Manchester United" - 1:2, "Newcastle" - " Chelsea - 1:1, Manchester City - Middlesbrough - 1:1, Liverpool - Aston Villa - 2:1, Fulham - Norwich - 6: 0, Charlton - Crystal Palace - 2:2, Bolton - Everton - 3:2, Birmingham - Arsenal - 2:1. Final standings: Chelsea - 95 points, Arsenal - 83, Manchester United - 77.
In the final English Championship, Chelsea renewed a number of national achievements. The Blues finished with a record number of points and a record number of wins. But the “aristocrats” failed to update the record for goals conceded. Jose Mourinho's team has 15 of them - Preston missed exactly the same number in the 1888/89 season. The most offensive thing is that the Chelsea players scored the fatal 15th goal in their last match with Newcastle into their own goal.
As a result of the championship, four clubs - Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton - received tickets to the Champions League. There is a possibility that Liverpool will join them in this tournament, if, of course, they win this trophy on May 25 and UEFA gives the Reds an additional ticket. So far, Liverpool, like Bolton and Middlesbrough, have had the opportunity to play in the UEFA Cup. Southampton, Norwich and Crystal Palace were relegated from the Premier League. The top scorer of the championship with 25 goals was Arsenal striker Henry.
German Championship. 33rd round. "Bayern" - "Nuremberg" - 6:3, "Borussia" M - "Hertha" - 0:0, "Hannover" - "Hamburg" - 2:1, "Hansa" - "Arminia" " -- 1:1, "Mainz" -- "Kaiserslautern" -- 3:2, "Schalke" -- "Borussia" D -- 1:2, "Bochum" -- "Stuttgart" -- 2:0, Wolfsburg - Bayer - 2:2, Werder - Freiburg - 4:1. The leaders are: Bayern - 74 points, Schalke - 60, Stuttgart - 58.
A round before the end of the German championship, the third team leaving the Bundesliga was determined. It became Bochum, which formed an unenviable company with Hansa and Freiburg.
Spanish Championship. 36th round. Levante - Barcelona - 1:1, Sevilla - Real Madrid - 2:2, Espanyol - Valencia - 2:2, Atlético - Betis -- 1:2, "Racing" -- "Getafe" -- 2:1, "Real Sociedad" -- "Malaga" -- 1:3, "Zaragoza" -- "Deportivo" -- 2:2, " Villarreal - Albacete - 1:0, Numancia - Osasuna - 2:2, Mallorca - Athletic Club - 4:2. The leaders are: Barcelona - 82 points, Real Madrid - 76, Villarreal - 61.
Real Madrid, having lost the Spanish championship, begins selling off stars. First on the list is Michael Owen, who only arrived in Spain a year ago. Newcastle is considered the main contender for the England forward, offering £18 million for the player. Chelsea and Arsenal are also on the list of potential buyers. Andrey VDOVIN
Muscovites saw world-class masters
A celebration was held on the territory of Luzhniki, organized by the Sport TV channel. At numerous venues, those who came to this event could ask questions that interested them, admire the art of famous athletes, and try their hand at taking direct part in tournaments. The real highlight of the holiday was the demonstration performances of the world's jet ski stars - six-time world champion American Eric Malone and world champion in freestyle, the most experienced Brazilian Alexandro Lenzi. Hundreds of fans and dozens of unwitting spectators-passengers of passing river trams watched in amazement as athletes on jet skis plied the Moscow River, not entirely clean after the rains and floods. In overalls, somewhat similar to astronauts, they took off into the air, dived under the water, did somersaults and jumps.
Together with sports fans, members of the Russian women's team also admired the skills of the jet ski masters. The most famous of them, four-time national champion in slalom and freestyle, Nastya Potanina, noticed that even just careful observation, not to mention joint training, is a good school for her - studying the manner of getting out of the water, improving the technique of jumping and diving. “These joint training and show programs help all Russian athletes in preparation for the World Championships, which will take place on June 25 and 26 in Moscow, at the rowing canal in Krylatskoye,” Nastya noted. Vladimir ILYIN
Nash didn't save Phoenix
Basketball. NBA. Playoffs. Second round. “Seattle” – “San Antonio” – 101:89 (series score 2:2), “Indiana” – “Detroit” – 76:89 (2:2), “Dallas” – “Phoenix” " -- 119:109 (2:2). Phoenix point guard Steve Nash managed to score 48 points in the fourth match against Dallas. But the scoring feats of the NBA's most valuable player did not save his team from defeat. Losing to the big break by 16 points, the leader of the regular season, although he won the two remaining quarters, was unable to improve the situation. Andrey VDOVIN
No one's tour in Sofia
At the chess super tournament of the 20th category, which is taking place these days in Bulgaria, none of the participants managed to win in the fourth round. All three games ended in a draw. Russian Vladimir Kramnik managed to maintain the status quo with black pieces in the game against Veselin Topalov. Leading Michael Adams with his white pieces failed to break the resistance of Ruslan Ponomarev from Ukraine. Vishy Anand shared points with Hungarian Judit Polgar. Thus, out of the 12 games that have already taken place, 10 ended in a peaceful outcome. Adams continues to lead the overall standings with 2.5 points. Kramnik, Anand, Topalov and Polgar scored half a point less. Ponomarev closes the standings with 1.5 points. Konstantin IVANOV