Chelsea close in on Champions League spot with 3-2 win at Palace

by Reuters, CNA08 September 2020 Last updated at 16:00 PM

Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Chelsea - Selhurst Park, London, UK - July 7, 2020 Chelsea's Christian Pulisic in action with Crystal Palace's Mamadou Sakho, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. (Reuters)
Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Chelsea - Selhurst Park, London, UK - July 7, 2020 Chelsea's Christian Pulisic in action with Crystal Palace's Mamadou Sakho, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. (Reuters)

VTV.vn - Chelsea kept up their push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and Champions League football next season with a 3-2 victory at London rivals Crystal Palace on Tuesday (July 7).

* Leicester City's Jamie Vardy pounced to score a crucial late equaliser as they hit back against Arsenal to draw 1-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday after the London side's substitute Eddie Nketiah was sent off late on.

* Danny Welbeck's spectacular bicycle kick propelled Watford to three vital points in their battle against Premier League relegation as they came from behind to beat Norwich City 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Tuesday.

* Republic of Korea teenager Lee Kang-in scored with two minutes to play to move Valencia to within a point of the Europa League places in a 2-1 win over Real Valladolid on Tuesday.

* Atletico Madrid will have to wait to clinch a place in next season's Champions League after being held to a 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo on Tuesday.

* AC Milan scored three times in five astonishing second-half minutes as they hit back from two goals down to beat visiting Serie A leaders Juventus 4-2 on Tuesday, the first points dropped by the Turin side since the season restarted last month.

* The 2020 Ryder Cup will be postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN reported Tuesday, saying an official announcement is expected Wednesday.

* The novel coronavirus pandemic is likely to cost Europe's top-flight football clubs around EUR4 billion in lost revenue, a study published by the association which represents them said on Tuesday. The analysis by the European Club Association also warned that the biggest losses would be felt next season, even if it is played in full.

* The Electric Scooter Championship (eSC), the first-ever international electric race scooter series, will stage its inaugural event in 2021 in major cities featuring specially built high-speed electric scooters, organisers said on Tuesday.

* Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said coach Quique Setien will remain in charge of the team next season despite the team's fading La Liga title bid, adding that he does not regret sacking Ernesto Valverde in January.

* Badminton's BWF Tour Super 100 events in China and Netherlands have been cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis, the Badminton World Federation said on Tuesday.

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