2019 FA Cup Final Review

After Carabao Cup and Premier League success, Manchester City added the FA Cup to their trophy haul for the season with a record-equalling 6-0 win over Watford.

City led 2-0 at half-time after an opener from David Silva on 26 minutes was followed by a Gabriel Jesus strike eight minutes before the interval.

Watford's hopes were all but dashed by the hour as Kevin De Bruyne made it 3-0 and just seven minutes later its was a case of when rather then if City struck again with Jesus firing in for 4-0.

The rout was completed by a late brace from Raheem Sterling as he struck in the 81st and 87th minutes for 6-0, a scoreline that equals Bury's record of 1903. 

2019 Champions League/Europa League Semi Final Second Leg Reviews

After mixed results in the opening legs, it was two stunning second legs that set-up an all-English final in the Champions League.

Liverpool needed a miracle after a 3-0 loss in Barcelona and did just that with a superb 4-0 win to secure a trip to Madrid, winning 4-3 on aggregate.

Divock Origi fired the Reds 1-0 up (1-3 agg) inside seven minutes before two goals in as many minutes from half-time sub Georginio Wijnaldum made it 3-0 and levelled the tie at 3-3 on aggregate. Barcelona's miserable night at Anfield only got worse as quick thinking saw Origi slot in his second for 4-0 and complete the turnaround for a 4-3 aggregate win.

Wednesday night saw Tottenham Hotspur overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit to Ajax Amsterdam with a 3-2 win that ensured they advanced on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate. Ajax extended their overall lead with first half strikes from Matthijs De Ligt and Hakim Ziyech putting them 2-0 up and 3-0 ahead on aggregate. Tottenham fought back superbly as Lucas Moura struck twice in three minutes to level on the night at 2-2 (3-2 agg) before a last-gasp strike to complete his hat-trick stunned Ajax and sent Spurrs into the final on away goals.

For the first time ever, both European competitions will have a quarter of teams from the same country as the Europa League will also feature an all-English final.

Chelsea secured their spot in the final after a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt saw the sides level at 2-2 on aggregate and resulted in the Blues winning 4-3 on pens. Ruben Loftus-Cheek made it 1-0 (2-1 agg) to Chelsea on 28 minutes before Luka Jovic levelled four minutes after half-time. The tie went into extra time but had then to be settled in a shootout with Chelsea winning 4-3.

Arsenal set-up an all-English final against their city rivals after claiming a 4-2 win over Valencia which saw them advance 7-3 on aggregate. The La Liga side opened the scoring through Kevin Gameiro on 11 minutes for 2-3 on agg but a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leveller six minutes later made it 1-1 and 2-4 on agg. Alexandre Lacazette put the Gunners 2-1 upon the night as they led 2-5 on agg but Gameiro struck again ti cut the gap before the hour. Valencia's hopes were ended by two further efforts from Aubameyang who completed his hat-trick late on for 4-2 and a huge 7-3 aggregate victory. 

2019 Champions League/Europa League Semi Final First Leg Reviews

The possibility of two all-English finals in European competition looks unlikely after mixed results in the first legs of the Champions League semi finals.

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes suffered a blow as they lost 1-0 to Ajax Amsterdam. The crucial strike came after just 15 minutes as Donny Van de Beek fired in to give Ajax what could be a valuable away goal.

Liverpool also will need to overturn a first leg loss as they went down 3-0 at Barcelona. Ex-Reds striker Luis Suarez put the hosts ahead on 26 minutes before two stunning strikes in seven minutes from Lionel Messi confirmed a 3-0 win with efforts coming on 75 and 82 minutes.

The English duo in the Europa League semi finals fared better in the first legs starting with Arsenal claiming a 3-1 win at home to La Liga side Valencia.

The Gunners suffered an early blow as Mouctar Diakhaby put the visitors ahead in the 11th minute but they fought back as Alexandre Lacazette struck an eight minute brace to level and put Arsenal 2-1 up before Pierre Aubameyang wrapped up the win late on.

Chelsea drew 1-1 away to Eintracht Frankfurt and will hold the advantage of an away goal into the second leg. Frankfurt opened the scoring through Luka Jovic on 23 minutes but the Blues hit back just before the interval as Pedto struck for 1-1 with what could be a vital away goal.