andy swiss, bbc news. more drama in store. spurs have managed to haul themselves into the final of euro's —— europe's elite. we did not see this coming, did we? yeah hugh when you take everything incto account it really is one of the most remarkable runs to the champions league final in recent years. this is their first champions league final. it has been a huge roller—coaster. think back to the summer, who would have predicted then? in the transfer window they didn't makea then? in the transfer window they didn't make a single signing, they didn't make a single signing, they didn't spend any money, and that was the first time a premier league side had gone through an entire summer tra nsfer had gone through an entire summer transfer window without making a single signing. they've also had this uncertainty with where they play their home games to deal with, spurs were aiming to be back at white hart lane in september, but there were multiple push backs right from the summer. danny rose even said he was getting bored of p

andy swiss in barcelona, thank you. newsnight will have more on the sacking of the defence secretary gavin williamson is getting under way on bbc two, here on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. good night. hello there, working the sports day. the headlines tonight. messy magic, liverpool conceived three in spain. —— conceived. for caster semenya following a landmark ruling today. and the snooker championship taking place. yes, good evening. the champions league semifinals was not all about leah note, but barcelona proved it was, to goals giving them a mountain decline in the return to reach back to back champions league finals. the 3-0 to back champions league finals. the 3—0 heading into the second leg. andy, often regarded as the greatest of all time, he was certainly the difference tonight. he certainly was indeed, although for the first half of the lease, he did do a slightly discontented figure, they made a decent start, holding their own for the first 25 minutes or so, before barcelona finally too

andy swiss, bbc news, the oval. 00:27:13,371 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 that's it from us. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i'm steven wyeth. england make a winning start to the cricket world cup, with ben stokes producing the show—stopping moment in a victory against south africa. injury puts an end to kyle edmund's french open — a knee problem forcing him to quit during his second round match in paris. dina asher smith surges clear of a world—class field to win the 200 metres in stockholm. and with deontay wilder opting to fight luis 0rtiz, anthonyjoshua sets his sights on a new target. 0ther other can beat him in the personnel like after is wilder. england have made a victorious start to the men's cricket world cup, beating south africa by 104 runs at the 0val. as hosts and the top—ranked side in the world, england have are the firm favourites. but if that brought pressure as well as pre—macth anticipation in didn't show in an emphatic victory, as patrick gearey reports. world cups always begin with their money incurably free but you cannot plan everything. who

as andy swiss reports... the journey to the final in azerbaijan... may be even harder than it was for the players... the perfect ending to england's football glorious week. chelsea in the europa league final! it took them a penalty shoot out to get there but as stamford bridge erupted in celebration it was fair to say that chelsea fans did not mind. a dramatic finale to what has been an astonishing few days because also through to the europa league final arsenal. obama young! obama young! how about that! at the moment it seems england's best ijust impossible to beat. the level is very high. at this moment the premier league is the best league in the world. the result is a full house of finalists. as well as chelsea against arsenal, in the champions league to is tottenham against liverpool. getting a ticket is no laughing matter. the stadium holds nearly 68,000 in madrid but only 16,000 tickets each to liverpool and tottenham. while in baku, despite a biggerstadium, chelsea and arsenal are getting just 6000 ea

our sports correspondent andy swiss was watching at the etihad. have we just seen the decisive moment of this extraordinary title race? you can see from the celebrations of the manchester city players at the final whistle just what this meant to them because, make no mistake, this was a nerve—racking night for city fans. for the first 70 minutes they couldn't find a way through leicester city. you could feel the tension rising inside the set stadium. but then with 20 minutes left a quite spectacular strike from the captain gave them the victory they so sorely wanted, as ben reports. if you enjoyed this title race you're keeping good company. this must win evening provided one of the pounds—mac must see moments. it was a was likely to be a night of tension. 0ne it was a was likely to be a night of tension. one way you would not be sitting comfortably. and for the first half it was edge of your seat stuff. the margins seemed finer than ever, sergio aguero was as close as manchester city got. they grew impatient, pep remained impassive, lester re

andy swiss is there for us. welcome to the oval, 25,000 fans packed inside this ground. most of them arrived here in pretty buoyant mood. england, the pretournament favourites for this world cup, but they have had to recover after shaky start. they waited for years for this, but they will have to wait a bit longer. queues outside the oval as fans collected their tickets. for both england and south africa though, optimism was in the air. any sporting occasion, on home soil, fantastic. do you think england can win the world cup this year? definitely, hopefully yes. that is what we are here for. the pressure is on england? the pressure is on you but the gain is not played on paper. the expectation was certainly on england. as the world number one they began with the highest hopes. after being put into bat, this was all they needed. second ball of the tournament, jonny bairstow out for zero. talk about nightmares to. england had to rebuild and they did. jason roy proving why he is one of the best batters in the business. a century from joe root settled the nerves. but south

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. may has been a bit disappointing, so far, any signs of improvement? depends on your point of view, disappointing, it has been pretty chilly during the last few weeks. but we've also not had an awful lot of rainfall. disappointing may be for other reasons. we need the rainfall for our gardens and it's been really dry. there are signs that things are improving. in fact come into next week, it looks as if temperatures are going to be on the rise and they will be very little in the way of rainfall. let's see if these graphics are working... know it's not... here we are. it will be improving but we

andy swiss, bbc news. lewis hamilton has sent a formula one car and trophy to the home of the boy who inspired his win in the spanish grand prix. five—year—old harry shaw, who has a rare form of cancer called ewing's sarcoma, sent the formula one driver a video last week wishing him luck in the latest race in barcelona. the driver replied with his own video, calling harry "his spirit angel", before he and his racing team, mercedes, arranged for the car and trophy to be flown in. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. iam sure i am sure many man city fans think the weather is all for them,

andy swiss reports. commentator: its glory glory tottenham hotspur. 0n the backs of all, almost unthinkable, yes, it really did happen again. first liverpool, now totte n ha m , happen again. first liverpool, now tottenham, another champions league miracle. the parallels were almost uncanny. before long ajax led 3—0 on aggregate, surely there was no way back for tottenham but just as 2a hours earlier remarkably there was, two goals from lucas moura one more and they'd be through on away goals. and as the clock ticked into the sixth minute of stoppage time, guess what! commentator: they've got a axe i cannot believe it! as ajax slumped to the turf spurs wheeled away and wonder and on a night of the rawest emotion their manager paid tribute to his team's remarkable resilience. manager paid tribute to his team's remarkable resiliencelj manager paid tribute to his team's remarkable resilience. i think they are superheroes now. to both the club, to the final of the champions league, i think is very close to

andy swiss, thank you. mourners are paying their last respects to the late world motor racing champion, niki lauda, whose body is lying in state in the austrian capital, vienna. his coffin was carried into saint stephen's cathedral in heavy rain, before his family placed his red helmet on top of the casket. lauda, who died at the age of 70, returned to the sportjust a0 days after being badly burned in a crash, in 1976. the delicate process of moving a mural by banksy from its previous home on the side of a garage in port talbot, to a new museum in the town, has got underway. the artwork has been cut out of a wall, after being bought by an art dealer from essex. tomos morgan watched the move. as christmas descended on port talbot last year so did banksy. visitors flocked to view season's greetings. and security measures we re greetings. and security measures were put in place to thwart the threat of vandals. it was bought for a six—figure sum. and today the piece is finally being moved and rehoused. a proc

andy swiss was in manchester. it has been some part to hearfrom manchester city players and fans. —— some party. thousands of supporters lined the streets as the players passed by on open top buses, a long, of course, with their array of silverware. manchester city players were wearing t—shirts with the word "fourmidables" to reflect the four trophies they have won if you include the community shield. there was a warm reception for captain vincent kompany as he leaves manchester city after 11 years here at the club, in which he has seen city transform really into one of the domestic superpowers of english football. the women's team were also parading the continental cup and the fa cup and all the players received a deafening ovation from the thousands of fans taking to the streets. they eventually arrived here at manchester cathedral and once again, the crowd are giving them some reception. yes, city have concerns off the pitch, particularly this investigation by the european football authorities, claims tha

the south africans have been dealt a hefty blow, though, as andy swiss reports. welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because tomorrow morning, 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get their world cup under way against south africa. it's fair to see england do not have a great record in recent world cups. the last tournament, four years ago, they were knocked out at the opening stage. but there is a real confidence around the team. they are the favourite with the bookmakers. their batting is particularly impressive. lots of hefty hitters, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, and of course the captain eoin morgan. the level of expectation is there for a reason. for the last few years, ourform at home in particular has been outstanding. that is the reason it is there. world cups i have played in and people in the changing have played in, we've gone in with very little expectation. and we have not done that well. i would pick this position over any other. one of england's opponents tomorrow, south africa have ne

a thunderbolt heard all the way in liverpool, as andy swiss reports. have we just seen the decisive moment in this enthralling title race? you could see from their celebrations at the final whistle just what this meant to the manchester city players, because make no mistake, this was a nerve racking night for them. for the first 70 minutes theyjust couldn't find a way through leicester city. you could feel the tension rising inside the stadium. but then, with just 20 minutes left, are quite spectacular strike from captain vincent kompany, his first goal of the season. it was something very, very special indeed, and it gave manchester city the win they so sorely wanted. what this means now is that if manchester city win their final match of the season on sunday against brighton, they will be the champions. but if they draw or lose that match, then liverpool could still snatch the title, if they can beat wolves. this enthralling title race is going right to the wire, but manchester city now very much favourites to win it. we played incredible. so they we

andy swiss was watching the action for us. liverpool find had come here with such high hopes but they came to meet a lionel messi masterclass. luis suarez gave them the lead. liverpool had plenty of chances and they feel on another day, had they taken them, they could have been in front but they did not take them in barcelona really blew them away in the last half hour. it was all about lionel messi. luis suarez hitting the bar and lionel messi putting it in. then a spot of his familiar magic, free kick whipped into the corner. his 600th golfer barcelona and he would not have scored one letter tha n and he would not have scored one letter than that. —— goal. mo salah hitting the post. now liverpool with all to do. translation: we had three goal deficit againstjuventus last season and we were eliminated. we have no reason for being overconfident. we have achieved a great result, without a doubt but this time remains open. before this game we had a bigger chance, let me say it like this. it is difficult but what can i say, i

a thunderbolt heard all the way in liverpool, as andy swiss reports. have we just seen the decisive moment in this enthralling title race? you could see from their celebrations at the final whistle just what this meant to the manchester city players, because make no mistake, this was a

but city are looking for more domestic success, as andy swiss reports. really has success been quite so deafening. manchester city's players and fans parted long into the night at the etta had after the most tense of title races, retaining that premier league trophy was all the sweeter. back to back, more and more difficult. the first time last season was almost difficult. the first time last season was almost perfect, but we had an incredible opening, so congratulations to liverpool for this incredible season. but we did it, we beat them. rewired a few hours add he hadn't been quite so relaxed. at one stage the title was slipping from city's brass band they we re slipping from city's brass band they were losing, rivals liverpool were leading. they are doing their bit of the equation. anfield dared to dream, but as they have done all season, said he found a way. wonderful! a remarkable 14th league when na row and the celebrations could begin. —— league win in a row. no gallagher conducting a dressing room singalong. —— noel gallagher. but as well

our sports correspondent andy swiss was in manchester. well, it's been some party here for manchester city's players and fans to end what has been some season. thousands of supporters lined the streets as the players passed by on open—topped bosses, along of course with their array of silverware. the manchester city players were all wearing t—shirts with the word "formidable" on it to reflect the four domestic trophies they won this season if you include the community shield. there was a particular warm reception of course for captain vincent kompany as he leaves manchester city after 11 years here at the club in which he has seen manchester city transform into one of the domestic superpowers of english football. the women's team were also parading the continental cup and the fa cup. and really, all the players received a deafening ovation from thousands of fans who took to the streets. they eventually arrived here at manchester cathedral where once again the crowd are giving them some reception. yes, city have concerns off the pitch,

andy swiss was watching the action for us. liverpool find had come here with such high hopes but they came to meet a lionel messi masterclass. luis suarez gave them the lead. liverpool had plenty of chances and they feel on another day, had they taken them, they could have been in front but they did not take them in barcelona really blew them away in the last half

andy swiss, bbc news. let's look back at an historic week for english football. with the former scotland and chelsea winger, pat nevin. good to have you with us. at the start of the season would you have predicted your old club chelsea, plus three other english clubs would be in the two finals? i certainly wouldn't have put chelsea in there. they are getting to this final and it is incredible. but for english clu bs it is incredible. but for english clubs getting there, is a surprise but not a shock. english football should have been doing this for a little while because look at the finances. the finances are exceptional. they have had everything in place, stadiums, the finance and the great league. they we re finance and the great league. they were missing may be one thing and that was the best coaches in the world. they have got that now. because they have got that they have the entire package. barcelona and real madrid are on the wane at the moment and that has left a gap and all the english clubs have

our sports correspondent andy swiss was in manchester. well, it's been some party here for manchester city's players and fans to end what has been some season. thousands of supporters lined the streets as the players passed by on open—topped bosses, along of course with their array of silverware. the manchester city players were all wearing t—shirts with the word "formidable" on it

our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us now. what's happening? welcome to a very noisy manchester cathedral where, as you can see, thousands of fans are waiting for the players to arrive. at the moment, the players are making their way through the city centre on board four open buses. they are getting a tremendous reception for the thousands of science her are lining the pavements. they have been spraying champagne, —— thousands of fans. they are wearing t—shirts saying formidable, representing the four trophies they have one, if you include the community shield as well to stop the woman's team are parading in the continental cup and the fa cup, which they have one. we expect them to arrive here within the next few minutes, when they will be presented to this crowd, interviewed on stage and they should bea interviewed on stage and they should be a particularly special welcome for their captain, victor company who is leaving after many years. he has barely this club become a dominant force in domestic football. it should be some evening her

their opponants south africa have been dealt a hefty blow however, as andy swiss reports. welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because tomorrow morning 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get their world cup under way against south africa. fear to see england do not have a great record in recent world cups. the last to admit four years ago they we re last to admit four years ago they were knocked out at the opening stage. but there is a real confidence around the team. they are the favourites with the bookmakers. their batting is particularly impressive. lots of hefty hitters, the likes of jos impressive. lots of hefty hitters, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny ba i rstow, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, and of course the captain eoin morgan. the level of expectation is therefore a reason. for the last few years our form at home in particular has been outstanding. that is the reason it is there. world cups i have played in and people in the changing have played in, little expectation. we have not done that well. i

their opponents, south africa, have been dealt a hefty blow though, as andy swiss reports. well, welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because 25,000 fans will be packed into those stands behind me as england get the world cup underway against south africa. now, fair to say england don't have a great record in recent world cups. in fact, at the last tournament, four years ago, they were knocked out at the opening stage. but there is a real confidence about the team. they are the favourites with the bookmakers. their batting is particularly impressive, a lot of hefty hitters — the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, and of course the captain eoin morgan. the level of expectation is high, over the years our form has been outstanding and that is the reason it is there. a lot of the workups i have played in and the guys in the change room have played in, we have gonein change room have played in, we have gone in with very little expectation, and not done that well. and i would pick this position over any other. well, what of england's opponents tomorrow

our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us now. what's happening? welcome to a very noisy manchester cathedral where, as you can see, thousands of

andy swiss reports. they'd emerged with high hopes, but england's bowlers were soon in something of a hole, literally. just watch this. david willey‘s foot crashing through a drain cover. one of cricket's more bizarre moments, tha nkfully of cricket's more bizarre moments, thankfully the only damage was to the pitch. indeed, the hosts soon hit their stride again, especially jofra archer. born in barbados, he has only recently qualified to play for england, but two wickets and a stunning run out proved his potential. pakistan are the world's top ranked t20 side for a reason though and they still set a testing target of 174. it seemed a challenge, but england's batsmen rose to the occasion. joe root‘s invented 47 put them in sight before an unbeaten half—century from eoin morgan... powered them over the line. not a morgan... powered them over the line. nota bad morgan... powered them over the line. not a bad way to win it. the odd slip up, then, but england's world cup summer is off to a promising st

andy swiss reports. no top fourfinish no top four finish and on this showing, they can have no complaints. manchester united's hopes of champions league qualification ended with a whimper at huddersfield, although they began brightly, scott mctominay blasting them ahead with some help from the home keeper. but after the break, the ultimate sucker punch, a goal kick all the way through to isaac mbenza, who booted huddersfield level before booting the corner flag into smithereens. it summed up manchester united's day, in the words of manager come on, not good enough. arsenal's top four hopes are also all but over. they went ahead against brighton, with a penalty converted by pierre—emerick aubameyang. but they could not capitalise on their early lead and after the break they conceded a penalty of their own, granit xhaka was the culprit and brighton were level through glenn murray. arsenal had their chances to win but could not take them. they will now surely have to win the europa league this season in o

andy swiss is at the etihad stadium for us now. andy. yes, ben, have wejust seen andy. yes, ben, have we just seen the decisive moment in this extraordinary title race? it has finished here manchester city i, lista 0, which means manchester city lea pfrog lista 0, which means manchester city leapfrog liverpool and go back to the top of the table. but make no mistake, this was a nerve—wracking nightfall city, because for the first 70 minutes they simply couldn't find a way through, you couldn't find a way through, you could really sense the tension inside the stadium, but with 20 minutes left, a spectacular strike from captain vincent company gave them the window so sorely needed. —— vincent kompa ny. it them the window so sorely needed. —— vincent kompany. it was something very special indeed, you could see what it meant that the final whistle, and what this means now is that if manchester city win a final match of the season against on sunday, they will be the champions. but if they draw or lose that match, then liverpool could still snatch then liverpool cou

andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. may has been a bit disappointing, so far, any signs of improvement? depends on your point of view, disappointing, it has been pretty chilly during the last few weeks. but we've also not had an awful lot of rainfall. disappointing may be for other reasons. we need the rainfall for oui’ reasons. we need the rainfall for our gardens and it's been really dry. there are signs that things are improving. in fact come into next week, it looks as if temperatures are going to be on the rise and they will be very little in the way of rainfall. let's see if these graphics are working... know it's not... here we are. it will be improving but we have to get through the showers over the next couple of days and the clouds you can see on the satellite image, these little blobs of cloud developing, if you look at the south of the country, you can see this brewing. these are heavy and we have had these for a few days. this will mostly be gone after a few days as a big area of high pressure starts to d

andy swiss has more. welcome to the oval whether waiting is very nearly over because on thursday morning, 25,000 fans will be packed into the stands behind me as england get the world cup under way. against south africa. fair to say the hosts don't have a great record in recent world cup. in fact for the last tournament four years ago, they were knocked out in the opening stage. they are full of confidence going into this tournament. they are the world number one, the favourites for the bookmakers, their batting is particularly impressive, a lot of hefty hitters, the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, captain eoin morgan. they will face plenty of stiff competition, india a second favourite with the bookies. they have the best batsman in the world in most people's eyes in virat kohli, and of course there is australia as well, the reigning champions. they have welcomed back david warner and steve smith after their suspensions for ball tampering. it will be interesting to see what sort of reaction i get fr

andy swiss has more. well, welcome to the oval, where the waiting is very nearly over, because on thursday morning, 25,000 fans will be packed into the stands behind me as england get the world cup underway against south africa. now, fair to say the hosts don't have a great record in recent world cups. in fact, at the last tournament, four years ago, they were knocked out in the opening stage. but they are full of confidence going into this tournament. they are the world number ones. they're the favourites with the bookmakers. their batting is particularly impressive, a lot of hefty hitters — the likes ofjos buttler, jonny bairstow, captain eoin morgan. but they will face plenty of stiff competition. india are second—favourites with the bookies. they, of course, have the best batsman in the world, in most people's eyes, in virat kohli. and of course, there is australia, as well, the reigning champions. they have welcomed back david warner and steve smith after their suspensions for ball tampering. it

andy swiss was in manchester. well, it's been some party here for manchester city's players and fans to and what has been some season. thousands of supporters lined the streets as the players passed by on open topped bosses, a lot of course with their array of silverware. the manchester city players were all wearing t—shirts with the word "formidable" on it to read —— reflector domestic trophies they won this season if you include the community shield. it was a particular warm reception of course for captain vincent kompany as he leaves after 11 years at the club in which she has seen manchester city transform into one of the domestic superpowers of english football. the women's team were also parading the continental cup and the fa cup. really, all the players received a deafening ovation from thousands of fa ns deafening ovation from thousands of fans who took this route. they eventually arrived here at manchester cathedral where once again the crowd are giving them some deception. yes, city have concerns

andy swiss, bbc news. lewis hamilton has sent a formula one car and trophy to the home of the boy who inspired his win in the spanish grand prix. five—year—old harry shaw, who has a rare form of cancer called ewing's sarcoma, sent the formula one driver a video last week wishing him luck in the latest race in barcelona. the driver replied with his own video, calling harry "his spirit angel", before he and his racing team, mercedes, arranged for the car and trophy to be flown in. time for a look at the weather. here's matt taylor. iam sure i am sure many man city fans think the weather is all for them, don't worry, i have noticed that blue tie, if you are enjoying the sunshine after the rain, it will be a case of it lasting for the next few days as well, steadily lifting temperatures toa well, steadily lifting temperatures to a peak on wednesday of around 2a celsius, most likely across parts of central and northern scotland, a lwa ys central and northern scotland, always a little bit cooler further sout

swiss is there. what a moment for liverpool and theirfans. what a moment for liverpool and their fans. yes, sophie, welcome to barcelona, and what a tantalising prospect we have in store, because liverpool are facing one of the toughest tests in football, barcelona are the favourites for the champions league title, but of course they also have a certain lionel messi, who at the weekend his 46th goal of the season, quite incredible. but liverpool should also have bags of confidence, they are in terrific form, they have won their last ten matches, still tussling it out for the premier league title with manchester city back home. now, the mood here in barcelona has been pretty well mannered, but we did have a few incidents last night of fans being pushed into fountains here, which liverpool have described as totally unacceptable. but otherwise here the fa ns unacceptable. but otherwise here the fans have been enjoying the sunshine. yesterday the liverpool boss, jurgen klopp, said he couldn't be more exc

andy swiss has been watching today's action. for cricket fans, a day to say "i was there". long queues outside the oval, but then england supporters know all about waiting. after decades of world cup disappointment, hopes were high that this might finally be their year. but south africa's bowlers, well, they clearly had other plans. oh, yeah, i think he's got him! jonny bairstow, gone for nought. oh dear! england are the world number ones for good reason, though, and they rebuilt in bruising fashion. 50s from jason roy, joe root and from captain eoin morgan offering the crowd a spot of catching practice. but, despite a late 89 from ben stokes, south africa pegged them back. 311 was still a decent total, but was it enough? south africa's batsmen were soon in trouble. hashim amla had to leave the field for concussion tests after being struck on the helmet. as england's new pace starjofra archer posed all sorts of problems, taking two early wickets. the moment of the day? just watch this. no way! ben stokes with one of the greatest catches you will ever see. a flash of quite b

andy swiss, bbc news. we know it will be difficult. that has happened. after, our focus is the europa league. we can take some opportunity in the europa league to do something important. chelsea were the one side that didn't fluff their lines, beating watford 3—0.. they guaranteed champions league football next season. they are third at the moment and like arsenal, they are in the semifinals of the europa league but winning that isn't so important for them. to go there to try to win. —— we have to go there. probably, as i said, at the beginning of the season, we have to fight until the la st season, we have to fight until the last minute of the last match. leicester on the final day for chelsea, who manchester city face tonight. the title is still in their hands, win at the etihad and city will move one point clear of liverpool with just a trip to brighton on the final day. leicester still have a bit to play for, the chance of europa league football next season by getting up to seventh. they won't roll over. next season by getting up to seventh. th

here is andy swiss. no top four finish and on this showing they can have no complaints. manchester united's hopes of champions league qualification ended with a whimper at huddersfield although they began brightly. scott mctominay blasting them ahead, albeit with some help from the keeper. but after the break, the ultimate sucker punch, a goal kick all the way through to the striker who booted huddersfield level before booting the corner flag and to smithereens. it summed up manchester united's day and in the words of ole gunnar solskaer, not good enough. we haven't deserved to be in the top four, we have chased the pack. we have been given chances. the league is so tight, loads of good teams and when we got the opportunities, we weren't able to really grab them. arsenal's top four hopes are all but over. they we re four hopes are all but over. they were ahead against brighton, natch monorail winning a penalty which aubameyang coolly converted but the gunners couldn't capitalise on their early lead and after the break conceded a penalty of their own. granit xhaka are the

andy swiss reports. no top fourfinish, no top four finish, and on this showing, they can have no complaints. manchester united's hopes of champions league qualification ended with a whimper at huddersfield, although they began brightly, blasting ahead, albeit with some help from the keeper. but after the break, the ultimate sucker punch. a goal kick all the way through to isaac, who booted huddersfield level before booting the corner flag and to smithereens. it summed up united's day. in the words of the manager, not good enough. arsenal's top four hopes are also all but over. they were soon ahead against brighton, monreal winning a penalty which was coolly converted. they couldn't capitalise on the early lead and after the break considered one of their own. brighton were level through glen murray. arsenal had their chances to win but couldn't take them. they will now surely have to win this season's europa league to qualify for the champions league, on a day of footballing frustration. we know it's goin

andy swiss, thank you from the oval. time for a look at the weather, here's chris fawkes. things are going to get warmer but it isa you go the the cloud gets and for northern ireland and scotland skies will look like this for much of the afternoon. rain around. you can see the cloud is quite broken across england and that is where we have the best of the sunshine. a few fog patches working towards the south—western approaches and through the english channel it could cause an issue. as we go through the day, it feels quite humid outside. humidity means there is lots of water in the atmosphere and that water in the atmosphere and that water is being released in scotland and northern ireland with pretty miserable weather here this afternoon. heavy, persistent rain. 23 degrees and humid in london and sunshine for england and wales as we go through the latter part of the afternoon and evening time. overnight, further rain coming and going across the north west of the country. it should stay largely dry for most of england and wales, perhaps murky around the coast and hills. t

andy swiss reports. so was this is a defining night of this extraordinary title race? as a city celebrated led by their skipper, it felt like it. forthe first 70 minutes it had been engulfed in tension stop lester kept them out. had sergio aguero's cross them out. had sergio aguero's cross the line, he was another. after the break it got even edgier. aguero denied again. the city's sitting slipping away? then captain vincent company had a devastating effect. commentator: my goodness me, vincent company's commentator: my goodness me, vincent compa ny‘s first goal of commentator: my goodness me, vincent company's first goal of the entire seasonis company's first goal of the entire season is an absolute belter. 0ne company's first goal of the entire season is an absolute belter. one of the goals and one of the moments of this remarkable campaign. that is a goal which will resound and send ripples through foot falling history. lester with a late chance to equalise but they could not take it and the hosts were there. liverpool fans hope there is another twist but city now

our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us now. you can see that it is very noisy. andy, should be quite an atmosphere? yes, welcome to manchester. as you can see things are already pretty noisy and excitable care. this is where the parade will finish round about 7pm. already you can see there are hundreds of manchester city fans waiting for the players to arrive here. the parade is due to start at 6pm. the players will make their way through the middle of the city on board a number of open top buses. and of course they will be showing off at the assortment of trophies that they have won the season. the slogan that you may not be able to say here the parade is formidable. with the emphasis on the word for. to emphasise at the four are trophies that they have one. it should be a very exciting evening here for the manchester city fans. glorious conditions here in manchester and, as far as they are concerned, it will be a glorious easement. —— glorious evening. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. on thursday, voters here and across the european union wi

swiss was watching. the nou camp is famed as a footballing fortress, a wall of sound and colour. and, led by the magical lionel messi, it was to be ba rcelona's night. they soon struck — thanks to a liverpool old boy, no less, luis suarez ghosting in to help his former club. you feel he mightjust have enjoyed that one. ——no less, luis suarez ghosting in to haunt his former club. the barcelona lead should have been short—lived, sadio mane with a glorious chance at the break. barcelona tightened their grip, and itjust had to be messi. first, after suarez had hit the bar he mopped up one of the simplest goals of his career. but that was just a taster for his big moment — a free—kick, and something very special. his 600th goal for barcelona, in breathtaking style. liverpool had their chances, mo salah hitting the post, but that summed up their night. a chastening one for them, a stunning one for barcelona. after that lionel messi masterclass, fair to say liverpool now have a mountain to climb in

andy swiss is in barcelona. and this is no easy task forjurgen klopp and his team. no, ithink no, i think that is a very understated way of putting it, john. i think it is about as tough as it gets. barcelona are the favourites to win the champions league title. they have a certain minor me55i who scored his 46th goal of the season at the weekend. —— lionel messi. he will very much be the key as far as barcelona are concerned. liverpool it should have bags of confidence because they are in terrific form. they have won their last ten matches. they are very much 5till battling out for the premier league title back on. they actually have a pretty decent record here in barcelona. over the years they have played for mac matches here and they have never lost. if they can maintain that record, here tonight, natalie them in pretty good stead going into the return fixture. —— that will leave them in pretty good stead. and there have been some unsightly scenes from fans out there. how has there behaviour been? we've been out here this afternoon and so far the mode has

today however, the focus is on england and joining us now from the oval is our correspondent andy swiss. excitement building i assume? that is right. they have been playing for about ten minutes or so, slightly sticky start for they lost the toss, south africa put them building into bat and they are currently 12—1 after three overs. they lost a wicket, just the second ball of their innings, jonny bairstow out for a duck, caught behind off the spin bowler imran tahir, a brave ploy by the south africans to start with their spin bowler. normally they go with their pace bowlers. england slowly feeling their way back into the innings, but they have made a slightly sticky start. glorious conditions, 25,000 fans packed into the stands behind me. it is the start of what england fans hope will be a very successful world cup on home soil. thank you very much, andy. thank you very much, andy. we are nowjoined by some guests to discuss the cricket world cup and whether it will encourage more people to take up the sport. katy ritchie is the head of national programmes at the england and wales cric

andy swiss was in manchester! at domestic trouble. it has been a party for the players, and fans, to end what has been some season. thousands of supporters lined the streets as the players passed by on open top buses, a long, of course, with their array of silverware. manchester city players were wearing t—shirts with the word" fourmidables" to reflect the four trophies they have won if you include the community show. there was a warm reception for captain vincent kompa ny as was a warm reception for captain vincent kompany as he leaves manchester city after 11 years here at the club, in which he has seen city transform really into one of the domestic superpowers of english football. the women's team were also parading the continental cup and the fa cup and all the players received a deafening ovation from the thousands of fans taking to the streets. they eventually arrived here at manchester cathedral and once again, the crowd are giving them some reception. yes, city have concerns off the pitch, particularly this investigation by

barcelona 3—0 winners on the night, and andy swiss was watching. the nou camp is famed as a footballing fortress, a wall of sound and colour. and, led by the magical lionel messi it was to be barcelona‘s night. they soon struck — thanks to a liverpool old boy, no less, luis suarez ghosting in to help his former club. you feel he mightjust have enjoyed that one. the barcelona lead should have been short—lived, sadio mane spurning a glorious chance at the break. barcelona tightened their grip, and itjust had to be messi. first, after suarez had hit the bar he mopped up one of the simplest goals of his career. but that was just a taster for his big moment — a free—kick, and something very special. his 600th goal for barcelona, in breathtaking style. liverpool had their chances, mo salah hitting the post, but that summed up their night. a chastening one for them, a stunning one for barcelona. after that lionel messi masterclass, fair to say liverpool now have a mountain to climb in the second leg at anfield next week. yes, they are no strange

andy swiss is in barcelona for us. this is a tough what is the atmosphere like? it says tough as i get. barcelona is the favourite snob to win. as he said, they have a certain line no lessee. ge scored his 46th goal of the season this weekend. on top of that, the likes of other members who played for liverpool. —— messi scored his 46th goal. they are battling it out with manchester city for the title. they have a pretty good record here in barcelona. they have played here four times and they have played here four times and they have never lost. if they can maintain that record, that would leave them in a good position going into the return next week. what is the atmosphere like there? certainly the atmosphere like there? certainly the atmosphere like there? certainly the atmosphere this afternoon from what we have seen is pretty relaxed. it is good—natured. fans from both sides are out in the street enjoying the sunshine. there were a few incidents yesterday, most notably a video doing the rounds on social media. showing a man pushing liverpool fans in the