Chelsea pounce on De Gea errors to set up all-London Cup final

by Reuters, CNA20 July 2020 Last updated at 16:34 PM

Soccer Football - FA Cup Semi Final - Manchester United v Chelsea - Wembley Stadium, London, UK - July 19, 2020 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. (Reuters)
Soccer Football - FA Cup Semi Final - Manchester United v Chelsea - Wembley Stadium, London, UK - July 19, 2020 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. (Reuters)

VTV.vn - Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday (Jul 19) to book their place in an all-London FA Cup final, helped by two glaring errors from goalkeeper David de Gea and an own goal by Harry Maguire.

* Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham Hotspur dealt a huge blow to Leicester City's hopes of a top-four finish with a 3-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday (Jul 19).

* Inter Milan substitute Romelu Lukaku's penalty in the 88th minute salvaged a 2-2 draw at AS Roma in Serie A on Sunday as they stuttered in their pursuit of leaders Juventus.

* SPAL were condemned to Serie B after a 2-1 defeat at Brescia on Sunday (Jul , while hapless Lecce missed a penalty and conceded an unlucky late own goal as they lost 2-1 at Genoa in a key battle to avoid the drop.

* Sampdoria's veteran forward Fabio Quagliarella inspired them to a rousing comeback at Parma on Sunday as Claudio Ranieri's side hit back from 2-0 down at halftime to win 3-2 and continue their climb up the table.

* Barcelona ended their disappointing La Liga campaign on a high as Lionel Messi scored twice in a resounding 5-0 win at Alaves on Sunday, easing the pain of last week's shock defeat by Osasuna.

* Newly-crowned La Liga champions Real Madrid were unable to maintain their perfect run of results since the season re-started as they drew 2-2 at neighbours Leganes, who were relegated on Sunday. Real ended the campaign on 87 points after the draw interrupted a run of 10 consecutive victories, five clear of second-placed Barcelona.

* A late goal by Real Sociedad substitute Adnan Januzaj secured a 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid on the final day of the Liga season as they finished sixth to secure a Europa League spot.

* AS Monaco have appointed former Bayern Munich and Croatia boss Niko Kovac as their new manager on a three-year deal to replace the sacked Robert Moreno, the Ligue 1 team said.

* Jon Rahm became the first Spaniard since Seve Ballesteros in 1989 to hold golf's world number one ranking, fending off a late challenge on Sunday (Jul 19) to win the US PGA Memorial tournament.

* Former Arsenal coach Unai Emery has signed a pre-contract agreement to coach La Liga side Villarreal next season, according to reports in Spanish newspapers Marca and AS. The reports said Emery, who had success with Spanish sides Almeria and Sevilla before coaching Paris St-Germain and Premier League club Arsenal, struck the deal in March, before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

* Trek-Segafredo's Will Clarke came out on top in the sprint to clinch the sixth and final stage of the Virtual Tour de France on Sunday while NTT Pro Cycling comfortably topped the overall general classification.

* Champions Leeds United mounted a second half comeback to win 3-1 at Derby County while Barnsley's hopes of staying up in the second-tier Championship were given a huge boost when they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 with a stoppage time goal on Sunday.

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