Barca and Bayern win big, Chelsea lose

* Visiting the bottom team Elche is an opportunity for Barcelona to win all 3 points to increase the gap with the chasing group behind. As expected, the Catalan giants easily dominated the match and opened the scoring in the 20th minute thanks to Lewandowski. On the rise, Barcelona scored 3 more goals with goals from Ansu Fati (minute 56), Lewandowski (minute 66) and Ferran Torres (minute 70) to win 4-0. With the above result, Barcelona consolidated their top position in the rankings with 71 points, 15 points more than the second-ranked team, rival Real Madrid.

* In round 29 of the Premier League , Chelsea continued their streak of unforgettable matches when they lost 0-2 to Aston Villa at home. The away team's two goals were scored by Watkins (minute 18) and McGinn (minute 56). The above result helped Aston Villa rise to 9th place on the rankings with 41 points, while Chelsea ranked 11th with 38 points. Notably, in this match, Chelsea controlled the ball up to 69%, launched 28 shots but could not score even once.

* In the Bundesliga, the "German derby" between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund took place in a one-sided game. In the 13th minute, goalkeeper Gregor Kobel's silly mistake when he failed to clear the ball gave Bayern Munich a goal. In the following minutes, the "Gray Tigers" scored 3 more goals thanks to Muller (minutes 18 and 23) and Coman (minute 50). Borussia Dortmund scored two goals to equalize 2-4 with goals from Emre Can (minute 72) and Malen (minute 90). The above result helped Bayern Munich rise to the top of the rankings with 55 points, 2 points more than the second-placed team Borussia Dortmund. It is worth mentioning that this was Thomas Tuchel's debut match as head coach of Bayern Munich.

* In round 28 of Serie A, Juventus hosted the team in the "red light group" Verona at home. Although they did not create a dominant attacking game, Juventus still got what they needed: 3 points. The only goal scorer for the "Old Lady" was player Moise Kean in the 55th minute. With the above result, Juventus temporarily ranked 7th on the rankings with 44 points, 27 points behind the leading team Napoli.

* With a 4-1 victory over Liverpool in round 29 of the Premier League, Man City reached the milestone of 1,001 goals in just 7 seasons since coach Pep Guardiola took charge. Man City still has a chance to win the "treble" this season. They are chasing Arsenal fiercely in the Premier League, and are also in the FA Cup semi-finals and Champions League quarter-finals.

* Coach Jurgen Klopp admitted that even if Rodri received a second yellow card, Liverpool still could not beat the 10-man Man City squad in round 29 of the Premier League. "We were too open, letting Man City do whatever they wanted. Luckily, they were not greedy. We need to dissect and clarify so that things like this cannot happen again," the German coach admitted.

* FIFA President Gianni Infantino will announce the country that will replace Indonesia as host of the 2023 U20 World Cup in a few days when all procedures are completed. According to AP, Argentina is likely to be chosen. If it becomes the new host country, Argentina can replace Indonesia to compete in the tournament. At that time, MU is at risk of not having the service of Alejandro Garnacho in the final stage of the season because the 2023 U20 World Cup will take place from May 20 and end on June 11.

* When Thomas Tuchel signed a contract to lead Bayern Munich, the German press talked a lot about his desire to reunite with his former student Kai Havertz. Recently, Kai Havertz himself admitted the possibility of reuniting with his old teacher. Sharing on Bild, Kai Havertz said: "It's hard for me to say no to Bayern. Obviously, this spirit has not changed until today."

The " Today's Football Results " section of the People's Army Newspaper sends readers the latest football results of the matches that took place last night and early this morning.

HOAI PHUONG (synthesis)

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