that is something that liverpool, that totte n ha m is something that liverpool, that tottenham just won't have tonight. they have lost nine of their last away games. only one team in the last 17 to lose a first leg at home ina last 17 to lose a first leg at home in a champions league semi has gone on to win at the final. that was ajax in 1996. they have it all to do. they will be happy that vertonghen is back and fit. no problems from the concussion. mauricio pochettino saying he won't even need to wear a mask. and son will also be back after suspension. he has scored 20 of gold. mauricio pochettino didn't want to make it all about the south korean but let's listen to what both managers said in their press conferences yesterday. we need a very important, collective good performance. this is going to be tough. ajax is a very good team. of course, it is true that son wasn't in the first leg but what is important is our performance as a team. and then on sunday, some players are more important than others, one day one scores, another. translation: when you play against an english premi

liverpool's favour. really poor timingijust as liverpool's favour. really poor timing! just as she was speaking, the liverpool busted come past us very slowly. the air is thick with the red smoke bomb set. i wonder what the mindset will be on that tea m what the mindset will be on that team bus after the events of the etihad last night. that screamer from vincent company in the last 20 minutes. the title is still in their hands. i wonder how much that will weigh on liverpool mines. some of the pants have been talking about it. it is still in manchester city's hands. it could be a really tough 24—hour is for liverpool. but what a goal that was. it is well worth seeing again. vincent kompany hits a shot. 0h, seeing again. vincent kompany hits a shot. oh, my goodness me! his first goal of the entire season is an absolute belter! when a player and captain is here for more than ten years, and he has helped incredible players like joe hart here, they create this club, a step forward every time, and it is incredible. that is a goal which will resound and send ripples through

also, liverpool fans were rejoicing. their former manager rafa benitez — who's now in charge at newcastle. the next day, liverpool could capitalise at home to leicester — only for harry maguire's goal to help leicester to a 1—1 draw and liverpool missed the chance to go seven points clear. instead that margin was only five. still in their hands, though. until the merseyside derby in march. goodison park the venue. normally highly charged. a goalless draw. had liverpool won that game, they'd probably have been champions. sensing a theme of fine margins here, ben! city now in control but not playing their best? but still winning. in april they went to burnley. struggling. goalless until sergio aguero poked a ball towards goal. it was cleared off the line — but the ball made it over. those margins? three centimetres! and then we arrived at this time last week. up stepped vincent kompany with a 30—yard screamer. no shoot, vinny. no shoot, cried sergio aguero. it went in top bins, as the kids say. kept the title in

yes, all roads lead to spain for a die—hard liverpool yes, all roads lead to spain for a die—ha rd liverpool and tottenham fa ns die—ha rd liverpool and tottenham fans he for the centrepiece of european club football. and we have a glimpse of the glory of frank bowling, the artist who came to britain from south america as a teenager. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, johanna konta becomes the first british woman since 1983 to reach the last 16 of the french open tennis. good evening. president trump has announced new taxes on all goods coming from mexico, demanding that illegal immigration from mexico into the us is dealt with. the president warned that a 5% tariff will be imposed and will rise gradually, starting in ten days‘ time. imported goods set to be affected include vehicles, computers, and oil, as well as fresh produce. $150 billion anually. trade between the two countries is worth around $150 billion anually. when president trump took office , just over 30,000 people were stopped , at the southwest border of the us. after an initial decline, that number has been increasin

if i would see myself asa in liverpool. if i would see myself as a loser or whatever, then we all would have a problem. but i do not see that. i see all of the other things. the rest is for the outside world that you think afterwards i am a winner. but that is not an interesting thing to me. that is the obvious thing. that is why we are here. we all want to win it. it will be tough to completely forget what happened last season and start fresh. we have used things throughout the season we learned in kiera from the way they w011 learned in kiera from the way they won the game. —— in kiera. we have grown as a team. we know how we can win games and hold onto one annealed leads. we can keep clean sheets a lot better. i think throughout the course of the season we have proven why we are such a good side. preparation for bus ice has been com pletely preparation for bus ice has been completely different really. liverpool arriving in madrid earlier today. apartheid of them, they have been here since wednesday. —— for both t

liverpool, meanwhile, pipped bya point. it is unfortunate to think that aside lost one game all season, that aside lost one game all season, that loss to city, would be the team to lose the league. steven gerrard says they have the champions league final to look forward to and that might even take on an even greater significance than it had before. thank you, natalie. but in manchester, at the etihad stadium thousands have gathered — to enjoy the celebrations in the city. here's how a few of them have been reacting. i never thought i'd see it. i am 50 this year and i never thought i would see this year on year and celebrating like this, i can't think of anything better. i'm dead emotional and it's going to make me cry. for city, i never thought we'd do anything, let alone the premier league, put it that way. it's amazing because to do it two years on the bounce, it's always something united have done in the premier league and the fact that we have passed them over recent years is amazing and this is one of the best team i

|j or do you think that gap will affect our liverpool perform? i think spurs have certainly proven they have enough to trouble liverpool. they have some wonderful players. it was a great team effort from those players and everybody writes them off, losing four out of five games previously, to go away and when and how they did it, 95th minutes, right on the wire. so exciting. you watch the emotions that they went through, it was fantastic. i think spurs, because of what they've gone through, the injuries, people missing, that three—week gap will help them to recover more, give them time. it is strange having such a big gap before your next game. how do you prepare for that? do you give the team arrest and the players? it is just so strange. that means you can be really fit, get rid of all the niggles that you've had. what an amazing game of the premier league to end a fantastic season. michael, thank you forjoining us. my speaking to you on sportsday. —— nice speaking to you. well, as i mentioned earlier, there was drama last night as chelse

obvious from the people who would be winning the league liverpool of not won the english titles it is ninety ninety. the glory days back there's nothing noble about your good club. nothing normal about your conflict there he really isn't interviews dream some fantastic concerts and when the fenway sports group john henry the american on his political brawl in october twenty fifth thing this is exactly what they wanted to restore a bit of pride and passion in the city of liverpool but it's all going to be for nothing unless they can turn it into trophies and so it's a very big test it is and liverpool club they've had a great great season you know what's the chance that they could come up empty handed at the end of the night well it's a very good chance they come up and he had that this season i mean that's that's the way football goes it doesn't matter how well you're playing you have to turn those into results now little who have had a little bit of a hobby on the folding at the final hurdle every two european cup finals on the clock and lost them both clubs actually lost his last si

squad really up for this and you actually had the pleasure of meeting the liverpool coach this week so let's take a look at that now. liverpool coach your gun club is on the cusp of possibly the most important few weeks of his career as a loner awaits in the champions league semifinals and the premier league title is on the line but the german still has time to fool around showing d.w. his normal worn mogue a reference to former rival josie marino once labeling himself the special one book club is special his team are enjoying a dream season and now look holmes with favorites barcelona something new for the fifty one year old i saw so many games for a lot of teams to get puzzled because i never played them in a competitive game and so many times i was a failing by doing it that's how it is because i trust so good and i always thought it would be interesting to try it yourself once liverpool overcame porto in the champions league quarter finals and are looking to reach a third european final in four years on the flop they lost the previous two but he would still be proud of the feat.

to win his first champions league title after losing in the final with dortmund and liverpool but an exclusive interview with the w club proved to be as a loxton unflappable as ever barcelona be warned. liverpool coach your gun club is on the cusp of possibly the most important few weeks of his career plus a loner awaits in the champions league semifinals and a premier league title is on the line but the german still has time to fool around showing d.w. his normal worn mogue a reference to former rival josie marino once labeling himself the special one book club is special his team are enjoying a dream season and now look holmes with favorites barcelona something new for the fifty one year old i saw so many games from out of teams ago puzzling because i never played them in a competitive game and i saw so many teams i was a failing by doing it that's how it is because they're just so good and i always thought it would be interesting to try it yourself once liverpool overcame porto in the champions league quarter finals and are looking to reach a third european final in four years on

is that the way liverpool fa ns league. is that the way liverpool fans are regarding it? you are spot oi'i. fans are regarding it? you are spot on. if tuesday night had not happened we would be going into this with a bit more doom and gloom and anfield would be a different place. given tuesday night happen the pressure is off liverpool now. if they are to win the title it will ta ke they are to win the title it will take some sort of miracle from brighton. no one is expecting it, but everyone is full of hope. a p pa re ntly but everyone is full of hope. apparently pep guardiola has told his staff he does not want to know what is going on at anfield. everyone in the crowd will be looking at their phones the whole way through that game or listening into the radio. i imagine so stop i think it will be less of the radio and more of the phones. that is one of the things liverpool fans will be looking towards, you know we are here. if they score, anfield will know. last year we played newcastle and when city conceded against leicester it fed through and the noise was incredible

but liverpool are so liverpool have before. but liverpool are so desperate for it and haven't done it for 30 years. they have been existing in each other‘s ideal seasons. existing in each other‘s ideal seasons. but liverpool fans are disappointed today that they must be so proud. 97 points is a wonderful total but sadly, for them, it is at least one point too few. manchester city have been found premier league champions, back to back winners and won it this year and last year, they are the only team who had done this in history. pep guardiola led this fabulous season for them. studio: he is really setting the bar quite high for the team. i notice that richard scudamore was saying it before the match, he is leaving as the premier league boss, he was saying that he was particularly proud this season because it had been such a high point scoring season. what is the explanation for that? have the team finally settled into this new season? it will be a long season, not least? it may be that, but personally, it's just because liv

all roads lead to madrid for die—hard liverpool all roads lead to madrid for die—ha rd liverpool and tottenham fans, some spending a small fortune to be here for the pinnacle of european club football. coming up on bbc news, west indies have sent out a strong message to the other teams in the cricket world cup. they thrashed pakistan by seven wickets at trent bridge. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a senior labour official has been suspended from the party following accusations he made anti—semitic comments. peter willsman, a member of labour's ruling body, allegedly claimed that the israeli embassy was orchestrating complaints against the party's leader, jeremy corbyn. it comes just days after the equalities and human rights commission launched a formal investigation into whether labour had "unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are jewish". a labour spokesperson says the party takes all complaints of anti—semitism extremely seriously. our political correspondent chris mason reports. peter willsman sits around an important

what can you say about liverpool? they only lost one game all season in january about liverpool? they only lost one game all season injanuary against city. football can be cruel but it can also be extraordinary and of course they have the champions league final to look forward to, and that may well take on an even greater significance for them. thank you very much indeed. but in manchester, at the etihad stadium thousands have gathered — to enjoy the celebrations in the city. here's how a few of them have been reacting i never thought i'd see it. i am 50 this year and i never thought i would see this year on year and celebrating like this, i can't think of anything better. i'm dead emotional and it's going to make me cry. for city, i never thought we'd defend anything, let alone the premier league, put it that way. it's amazing because to do it two years on the bounce, it's always something united have done in the premier league and the fact that we have passed them over recent years is amazing and this is one of the best team i've ever seen. patrick gearey is there amongst the

and liverpool know that if city slip up and liverpool know that if city slip up they could yet snatch the title if they can beat wolves, though on paper that is a far tougher match than manchester city's. so one thing thatis than manchester city's. so one thing that is guaranteed is this enthralling title race is going right down to the very wire. but after this extraordinary turn of events, what a goal that was by vincent, very much the goal of the season. vincent, very much the goal of the season. and it is manchester city's title to lose. they've taken the title race to the final day but before that there's the small matter of a champions league semi final against barcelona for liverpool. jurgen klopp's side need an epic comeback at anfield tomorrow night to overturn a three zero deficit from the first leg. and they'll have to do it without forwards mohammed salah and roberto firmino who are both out with injury, asjim lumsden reports. 0ne one thing is for sure, it is not how you want to rescue a semifinal against one of the world does make their sites. mohammed sal are out after a

now, liverpool is just one match away from their sixth european crown. they'll be competing in his second success of champions league final in madrid, either against spurs tottenham will be hoping to join liverpool — and make it an all—premier league final in baku. mauricio pochettino‘s team trail by a goal against ajax, who came away with a 1—0 win at spurs‘ new stadium — in the first leg of their semifinal. in the build up — pochettino claimed he would consider walking away from the cloud — if they went on to win europe's elite competition. natalie pirks looks ahead to the match. they are one goal down in the first half and they must now try to do something they have only managed once and 11 away games and that is to win here against this team that has swept the likes of madrid in this competition, this very young side that are really thrilled at the competition. some of the toughest competition. some of the toughest competition in the world and the spurs simply have to be better if they want to reach their first champions league final.

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liverpool are no strangers to say. liverpool are no strangers to dramatic comebacks, but they will need something quite extraordinary to keep their champions league hopes alive. 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

and make a team from the same country european champion liverpool who preferred to play against. and told them would prefer to play against barcelona anything can happen really. nobody knows liverpool better than the manager that works in the premier league nobody knows tottenham better than the managers of airports in the privately you can you can study you can spend the next two or three weeks trying to reduce that the reality but the people there towards in the same country that follows the team week weekend we come out. so they know everything about them i believe spurs will have harry kane back i also believe that. is impossible for maurice you to leave lucas out played look awesome song or play only look as the sacrifice song but i think it would be really really hard. for morris who to leave to leave lookers out liverpool who after the that we can match in the premier of the do have two weeks to recover and every player so i think should me know you'll be a seller will be already g.e. for profile you will clearly accept and understand that you will be on the on the bench i

andy, what a season it has been for liverpool so a season it has been for liverpool so far. so much. many thanks indeed for that this evening. let's take a quick look at some of the days other story. concern from the former rio madrid goal keeper who was suffering heart problems at the training ground. thanking people for their m essa 9 es ground. thanking people for their m essa g es of ground. thanking people for their messages of support. hard work of her second round match at the open, the british number one withstood a fight back from romania to win in three sets, just the second quarterfinal of the season. cricketer alex will return to play for his county site, nottingham share on friday after serving a 21 day suspension. withdrawing from the prevention or world cup squad on monday. and jockey has announced his retirement after writing joint favourite to victory in the gold cup and is 2a year career, thousand winners including the grand national. to that landmark ruling from the court of arbitration for sport. caster semenya losing her appeal to the iaaf ruling that wi

but i think there is a way met more pressure on liverpool because of what happened la st liverpool because of what happened last season, a couple of mistakes by the goalkeeper, and i wonder goal from gareth bale. i think that could happen again. so it is anybody's, it's going to be a great game, i'm looking forward to it. chris, is it going to be stressful, you're going to be at the game, is it enough for spurs fans that you have got to the final or is that a really patronising question?” final or is that a really patronising question? i don't think it is patronising at all, i think if you had said to me at the beginning of the season, we would start the season with most of it at wembley, which we were expecting, with no transfers, either in the summer or at christmas, the fact that we are here is incredible. and it's been such a run and such a high, it's going to be the first of many, i'm sure. and for you, john, your inward raid already, very keen, to be there nice and early, —— you're in madrid already. you were in istanbul, you saw the historic comeback by liverpool, what are you

both liverpool and man city know that if they blink, they will miss it. the odds are longer for liverpool who must beat wolves and hope that manchester city slip up against brighton. but the last time they were written off against barcelona, they produced a performance for the ages. that result created a kinetic energy which liverpool may be able to use on sunday. the group of players we have here is so special. if i have to find a very short description for the group i would say it's only pain. that is how they got through the season. there was always pain. it was always hard and difficult. wolves have bitten them before knocking them out of the fa cup, a performance typical of their season where they have been at their best against the top sides. they will lie in wait at anfield in case liverpool dwell on past glory. it is a challenge because lots of matches nobody speaks about. it is all about how unbelievably we played. but this weekend we play wolves and we know that. they have a good spirit, good match plan. it isjust good. in fact, in premier leagu

if ever liverpool needed anfield to rod to the rescue, it was now. 3—0 down from the first leg, liverpool need to have any hope, they had to score early. but with two of their top three strikers missing, where would the girls come from? answer, back—up option divock 0rigi, anfield erupting with a surge of belief. barcelona always threatened what would surely be the decisive away goal, as ever, lionel messi danger. liverpool tend to wijnaldum, who would be an inspired introduction, the midfielder soon doubling his side's lead. and then just two minutes later, as barcelona began to panic, sensationally adding another. 3-3 panic, sensationally adding another. 3—3 on aggregate. liverpool rampant, anfield witnessing the kind of comeback they had dreamt of. in a season of remarkable resilience, now the hosts would dig deeper than ever, the quick thinking of trent alexander—arnold and 0rigi outsmarting one of the world's best teams to propel liverpool to the final. for the second successive year, this club will play on european football's grandest stage, but never in their history have the

liverpool also i hope so i don't want to think i have sort of these because they can see the ball in in the last minute. they be reprieved very very well the. dispersant the question of success. i will to liverpool match i see you're going to see you then because i've seen the mentality of a of the team ease the guy that that was in front he was the leader i go to the game of yesterday and of course the look of local scorer. in the semifinal and. i think that's fabulous mahdi's had to make the decision up of. yes but it was an obvious decision icing the yield and the impact in news the game was probably bigger all less obvious than the mahdi's to be involved in these in these games so lots of special but old see. the beauty of football. tea's international memorial awards twenty nineteen are now open for entries. media professionals are eligible whether you are a freelance journalist. media or part of a global news conference participants published works and video or written for. go to awards. and enter now. most people think to stand out in this business you need to be the first one

the gap that matters is the one between liverpool and city. the lead has changed hands 32 times, with city winning their last 13 games, they know if they beat brighton, they will be the first premier league side in a decade to win back—to—back titles and they're going for a domestic treble. the last time the league came down to the final day was five yea rs came down to the final day was five years ago and it again involved liverpool and city. pep guardiola said he won't pay any mind to what is happening at anfield. but dan will. are fans coming in hope more than expectation? yes, but you know after that incredible ability to reach the champions league final against barcelona here at anfield, liverpool fans will feel that now almost anything is possible. having said that, they are realistic and know unless brighton do them a huge favour, then that long 29—year wait for the title to return to anfield will probably continue. i think despite that, this frustration they will no doubt feel and it will be frustration, because at one point they

don‘t forget liverpool could also yet to win the premier league title. the top division title the first time in 29 yea rs. division title the first time in 29 years. it‘s unlikely, but what last night showed us is that anything is possible at this football club. certainly is, david. thank you very much indeed. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks is in amsterdam — liverpool faced a tough task last night and tottenham face a tough task this evening, as well. that much of course was incredible but it would be equally special for spares, for these fans as loud, confident fans, gathering here to reach their first ever final. officially 2006 hundred are expecting but thousands more are braving these distinctly english conditions. the police are starting to gather now. there‘s quite a presence. they have one of these spurs fans about their behaviour because last time ajax played here in the champions league, there were more than 140 arrests. those lucky enough to have tickets will be swept off to the arena in a dedicated metros and when they get that t

we have some sports our football barcelona beat liverpool three nil on the first leg of their champions league tie last i. luis suarez opening the scoring for the spanish host in the twenty sixth minute then little messy scoring the second fifteen minutes from time he struck again just seven minutes later the second leg will be taking place in liverpool next tuesday to decide who will face either a i x. or tottenham in the final. with me now in the studio ed mccambridge is every welcome ed from his words. you know when we look at leo messi last night those two goals he was certainly the standout was a well he's actually annoying i mean imagine being that good at your job those are his eleven and twelve goals of this champions league campaign in just nine appearances which would be remarkable figures for anybody of the mess he makes he makes remarkable on remarkably he does this all the time his first was a relatively simple top and he just reacted quicker than anybody else to double boston on his lead in the second half and then he scored so free kick could be proud to score a computer

liverpool who after the we can match in the premier of the do have two weeks to recover. every player so i sing feed me know you'll be seller will be already g.e. for profile you will clearly accept and understand that you will be on the on the bench i think amazing amazing final i'm going to be to be there i'm going to enjoy it i'm going to to feel very very sorry for those of you think both teams will go in there playing their own brand of football or do you think spurs might understand that tactically they got one over on i.x. maybe they could do the same against liverpool you know but the football is more complete than than i was let's try to to play the way liverpool were told them play the second off against because if you do that against the bike and deep that's what they want so there is no point four four problem to use some strategy that liverpool feels very comfortably the we did icing then maurice you will have to decide if you goes back to to the three let's say five in the back or if you prefer to stay with the four you played already against liverpool twice

43 in aggregate why were liverpool so effective because by the end that blown barcelona away of a fool's gold in barcelona. it's not like barcelona. in the not camp they deserve the string you could be perfectly 31 could be perfectly 21 and the result be. be different and field didn't surprise me it didn't surprise me and field didn't surprise me you didn't surprise me the relation between the team and the crowd of the stadium and the players that empathy nothing of that surprised me how can barcelona be surprised with that is my is my question mark you cannot win in an fields with dogs a very competitive spirit you know that is going to happen even if you go to one field and you are dominant is almost impossible at this level the 2 are dominant for 90 minutes and barcelona was was ivory team they didn't go there to defend a huge advantage they didn't go there to be defensive and do it for me as your squad has to score a goal but to be really compact defensive they were not the team they were not also the team that sings we are better than them we have better players we are going we are

i will to liverpool match i see you're going to see you then because i've seen the mentality of a of the team ease the guy that that was in front of you was the leader i go to the game of yesterday and of course the look of local scorer. in the semifinal and. i think that's fabulous mahdi's had to make the decision up of. yes but it was an obvious as the season icing the ulan impact in news the game was probably bigger or less obvious than the mahdi's to be involved in these in these games so lots of special but old see. the beauty of football. a recent report from the u.k.'s foreign office highlights in detail the persecution of christians around the world in the middle east the cradle appreciate to be christians face should think should why is that deve politically incorrect in the west foundational religion. etc cherry conway there's two tutor for the world. exists in america so if i go into a big bank that bank of america citibank wells fargo bank and i say i want to borrow hundred thousand dollars and i want you to charge me is there a percentage restraint on that and then i wan

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

sadio mane has put liverpool in front! at this stage liverpool we re in front! at this stage liverpool were on course to be champions. the pressure was on city, especially when they went behind. this is a big twist in this premier league title race. brighton's glenn murray stunned the visitors. hope of a first league title in 29 years filled anfield as news filtered through. almost 300 miles south, the balance was about to shift decisively back towards city. rather than panic, sergio aguero immediately equalised. and then emerick laporte gave his side the lead. and manchester city have turned it around! stunned into action and back in control. they made sure after the restart, riyad mahrez‘s spectacular strike, a goal befitting the champions. that might have clinched the title for manchester city! it meant the 10,000 city fans watching on outside the etihad back in manchester. you'll ta ra ntulas etihad back in manchester. you'll tarantulas in spectacular freekick wrapped up the season in style. by now, up at anfield, all hope had gone. sadio mane got a second

liverpool rampant and enfield witnessing the sort of comeback it had dreamt of. in a season comeback it had dreamt of. in a season of remarkable resilience the hosts would now dig deeper than ever. quick thinking outsmarting one of the world ‘s best teams to propel liverpool to the final. for the second successive year, this club will play on european football's renders stage. but never in their history have they ever reached it like this. spurs travel to amsterdam tomorrow — for the second leg of their semi—final — against ajax. mauricio pochettino's side lost 1—0 to their opponents at their new stadium last week. but the manager, claimed he would consider walking away from the club — if they went on to win europe's elite competition. to win the champion lead with totte n ha m to win the champion lead with tottenham in this circumstance this season, maybe i need to think a little bit. maybe to do something different in the future. for sure. you've got to repeat this miracle. you've got to repeat this miracle. you know? england coach trevor bayliss fe

against barcelona four nil at anfield for three an aggregate why were liverpool so effective because by the end the blown barcelona away of a fool's gold in barcelona. is not like but some on the. internet they deserve the string you could be perfectly through one could be perfectly to one and the result be. be different and field didn't surprise me didn't surprise me and field didn't surprise me you didn't surprise me the relation between the team and the crowd of the stadium and the players that empathy nothing of that surprised me how can barcelona be surprised with that is my is my question mark you cannot win in an fields with dogs a very competitive spirit you know that is going to happen even if you go to one field and you are dominant is almost impossible at this level the two are dominant for ninety minutes and barcelona was was ivory teamed they didn't go there to defend a huge advantage they didn't go there to be defensive and do it for me as your squad has to score a goal but to be really compact defensive they were not the team they were not also the team that sings we a

the odds for liverpool are longer. they need to defeat wolves and they are relying on city slipping up in brighton. but don't write them off. and in one of those i was there for it moments, they defeated barcelona. it is a challenge because you have messages and nobody speaks about the weekend. unbelievable how we have played and stuff like that and all the best and now you do it but we played well and we know that. for whoever misses out this afternoon, unwanted history awaits. no team has ever scored as many points as these two, yet not won the league. it's in city's hands for now. vincent kompany‘s bolt from the blue to defeat leicester could come to define the season but it won't mean much if they do not defeat brighton. we are in this position because we have won most of 30 games in a row, we have to win one more tomorrow in the premier league and that is what we have to do. you have to rewind seven years to find the last final day decider. city won it in the final minute. it seemed unthinkable, unrepeatable. un

manchester city triumphed with a one—point lead over liverpool. it's one of the happiest days of my life. i'm so, so happy, so fulfilled, you know. this season, we played against one of the strongest oppositions the premier league has ever known, and we kept going, kept going, kept going. back at their stadium tonight, the man city players continue to celebrate their back—to—back win. with 11 days to go to the european elections, the education secretary, damian hinds, admits they will be difficult for the conservative party. he said the elections would be seen as the ultimate protest vote. the light aircraft that crashed onto a south wales road. three people were pulled from the wreckage and are now recovering. the bafta goes to killing eve. killing eve is the big winner at the bafta tv awards. the bbc won 16 out of a possible 26 accolades. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejoe twyman, who is the director of deltapoll, and the broadcaster lynn faulds wood. many of tomorrow's front p

we have some sports now in tonight's football action liverpool coach jurgen klopp texas team to mighty barcelona he's desperate to win his first champions league title after losing in the final with dortmund at liverpool but in an exclusive interview with you he proved to be as relaxed and unflappable. liverpool coach your gun club is on the cusp of possibly the most important few weeks of his career thus a loner awaits in the champions league semifinals and the premier league title is on the line but the german still has time to fool around showing d.w. his normal worn mogue a reference to former rival josie marino once labeling himself the special one book club is special his team are enjoying a dream season and now look holmes the favorites barcelona something new for the fifty one year old i saw so many games from out of teams going to puzzle because i never played them in a competitive game and so many times i was a failing by doing it that's how it is because they are just so good and i always thought it would be interesting to try it yourself once liverpool overcame porto in the

also coming up tonight he led liverpool to a heartbreaking loss once before and this time around coach you're going plop plans to take his team to victory and he tells d w how he's going to do this all so many games from out of teams get puzzled because i will play them in a competitive game and as a man. it was a failing by doing it that's how it is because it's all so good and i always thought it would be interesting to try it yourself. or to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all the around the world welcome we begin the day with the end of an emperor's raid today inside tokyo's imperial palace japan's imper akihito formally step down he's the first japanese emperor to abdicate in more than two hundred years but two centuries are just a blink of an eye in japan's long royal history according to legend the first monarch ascend of the throne in six sixty b.c. the hereditary line has never been broken meaning emperor akihito was the one hundred twenty fifth monarch of the same royal family to occupy the chrysanthemum throw. a simple ten minute ceremony and during a thirty y

liverpool, if they want to win, they have to win too. so both games will be difficult. former england striker robbie fowler made his name at liverpool before going on to play for city later in his career and says both clubs are worthy champions. they have never given up. you know, city keep getting punched, liverpool keep getting the wins that are needed to force city into the way they play. and look, you know, at the minute we are looking at a really incredible man city team. while liverpool long for a first league title in 29 years, city are on course to retain it. but whoever prevails, this is already a season like no other. dan roan, bbc news. 0nline sports betting in africa is worth billions of pounds every year. the boom is being encouraged by faster internet, cheaper phones and an obsession with the english premier league. but there are fears that children are being sucked into a cycle of betting, debt and poverty. in kenya one government minister has called it "a curse on youth". angus crawford reports. it is match day in the kenyan premier league and look, ther

we'll do this tonight and we'll beat liverpool on june the ist. tonight and we'll beat liverpool on june the 1st. liverpool lie in wait but ajax are the immediate problem. this young, dynamic team have thrilled the neutrals, sweeping real madrid and juventus aside and stunning spurs early in the first leg. scoring the crucial goal! the away goalfor leg. scoring the crucial goal! the away goal for ajax. spurs have work to do. it's important to keep the belief because everything is possible. we are still alive in this confrontation. harry kane is here but only as an injured cheerleader tonight. will he watch his team prevail, or miss a big opportunity? ajax fans are setting off fireworks behind me, as they did in the early hours of this morning outside the spurs hotel but the players will ta ke spurs hotel but the players will take that disruption everyday of the week if they can cause some fireworks on the pitch. they know that a win is all that stands between them and a first champions league final in history, and what to be an all premier league affair. there's no bigger motivation. tha

he's fast becoming a liverpool legend. virgil van dijk is the rolls—royce of a player who has driven his team to the brink of champions league glory. and, as one of the world's best defenders prepared for saturday's blockbuster final against spurs, the giant dutchman told me just how much he is relishing the challenge. i am full of excitement. that is the only way to describe it, really, ithink. i'm looking forward to it, like everyone else in the team, like everyone else in the city. it's a fantastic event. it's a massive opportunity for us to hopefully get the sixth european cup. liverpool almost did that last year but were beaten by real madrid, and now van dijk wants to use the disappointment as motivation. we don't want to experience it again. losing a final is painful. it still hurts you now, thinking about it? not really, no, not really, not at all. it made me better, i think. i took a lot of experience from it. and, yeah, hopefully i can use that. both finalists made it to madrid after unforgettable semifinals �

liverpool. . .! if it is all of their names! manchester city... liverpool...! if it is not leicester i'm not bothered. i know that you live in a house where manchester city... solid blue! i am thrilled because it means... i have had a great year watching. himself being john stapleton, he was in brighton and imagine if they lost! this particular premiership, whatever it is cold... it has been thrilling because liverpool and man city, instead of one of them walking off with that, it has gone right to the line. and in the red corner, joe twyman... i the line. and in the red corner, joe twyman. .. i know that politics and sport can be hugely partisan! i have spoken to an expert on football, the person i know he knows more than anyone else is my eight—year—old nephew, teddy. named after teddy sheringham! he says that liverpool have only lost one game in the premier league all season and they deserve it. and i think a lot of fa ns deserve it. and i think a lot of fans out there would agree. just one loss, 97 points, coming second... cani loss, 97 points, coming s

cup next week to liverpool came so close though they actually drove home the 3rd best point all in all of league history how bitter is this for them it is of course a bit defeat to get $97.00 points in the premier league and not win the title is frankly ridiculous it just goes to show the level that you have to be at these days to beat teams like manchester city and this is the 1st time ever the runner up as amassed more than 90 points i make clear that by some distance and still didn't win the title so of course is a bit it's a bit of pill to swallow for them all but rest assured it's not all doom and gloom for liverpool fans they actually do have a chance to get their hands on some silverware they may not be champions of england but they can console themselves with the possibility of being the champions of europe at the champions league final against spurs on june 1st so we'll see what happens there and making ridge thank you for your elf. lose how it has taken the lead in the formula one drivers championship after winning the spanish grown prix and barcelona hamilton start at the ra

liverpool oi’ glory, tottenham hostpur! liverpool or phaedrus but spurs wrote into their own path. an amazing lucas morrison half tricky and after them secured their spot in the first ever champions league final for the club. sparkling in the spanish sun chicken with a trip he was a big hit as it made its way through the city. it will stay here now for three more days after that, though, it is england abound. anthonyjoshua has told bbc sport he's ready to reset his sights on an alternative opponent with no agreement to face deontay wilder. joshua takes on andy ruinr on saturday and has reconciled himself to the fact an opportunity to become undisputed world heavyweight champion won't be next. in new york, our reporter ade adedoyin. the narrative has been about anthony joshua trying to unify the heavyweight division, which means facing the w bc challenge —— champion wilder. we nana he will face luis ortiz committed human to give him a tough fight last year. a lot of frustration from the joshua campus regards that decision. the promoter called embarrassing. amidst all that, antho

i am a liverpool fan so that is good news to me. what about the way the fans are being treated in this, the ticket allocations seem very small especially in baku for arsenal and chelsea. it seems tiny but not a shock whatsoever. i can remember at one specific occasion, uefa, fifa, it doesn't make any difference. world cup 1998, scotland are brazil. what a fabulous set of fans to put together and it was going to be a celebration. it was awful because there was only about 2000 fans from each country there in paris. the rest was all hangers on, as we would call them. it is a disgrace and shame we don't get more getting to see their team on this great moment. the other question is, english teams having to travel all the way to baku. when manchester united and arsenal went all the way to moscow, it was a shambles and a mess. hopefully uefa will look into this now. and those two clubs from the same country, if it isn't in that country, make sure it is somewhere nearby, somewhere you can get it. pat nevin, great to have you with us. let's

if we swing over here, that is where the liverpool fans will be. if you look across here, but will be the dug out thatjuergen kl°pp, but will be the dug out thatjuergen klopp, his staff and players will find themselves in. it's around 30 degrees today, i can tell you it is pretty hot. but despite it being even one in three weeks' time, they kick—off is at eight o'clock and so it should have cooled a little bit. despite having an entire season played on it, this patch looks in pristine condition. it will be used again before the final. it looks perfectly good. more than good for 90, 120 minutes of football, perhaps even a penalty shoot out in the 2019 champions the football final between totte n ha m champions the football final between tottenham and liverpool. the atmosphere will be electric. tonight in the scottish premiership, st mirren kept alive their hopes of avoiding a relegation play—off with a 2—0 win against hamilton. after alex gogic was sent off for the away side in the first—half. st mirren took their time to take advantage, bu

impossible for the goalkeeper to save it absolutely fantastic strike and it must be frustrating for liverpool because they kept him relatively subdued for the most part but i mean there's no stopping him and he found a way to get a couple of goals and now boss one of the huge advantage in the second that you are going into that you know we talked yesterday about the game did we somehow underestimate barcelona do we over estimate you're going to blow up and liverpool i mean you called to what you were for or you were pretty close feeling a little bit smug because amid all the talk of how fantastic clubs liverpool team is and what motivates me is i did think that barcelona would would win simply because they have the best players now little pool will be kicking themselves up to decide because they actually enjoyed more position they had more shots they had more passes which is no easy feat when you play the way it's possible to but they said you had few geniuses on the pitch when it came down to and what these big games are so often decided by who just has the magical moments and when you have

while in liverpool, one fan and this handy year line of work mowing this message for the liverpool players in the grass. manchester airport got in the act as well. sending messages of support for liveable. not sure how well that one will go down. a little controversial. finally, we know how difficult tickets have been to come by. what about this novel way of getting this one? this man offering a bit ofa getting this one? this man offering a bit of a swap. his wife for a ticket i can imagine a high number of wife that was like there has been for a ticket. that's a swap there has been. the hot ticket. tomorrow night over there in the stadium. liverpool entitled numb head—to—head in in all english champions league final. -- in in all english champions league final. —— liverpool entitled numb head—to—head. all the build up on bbc radio five live. we will be back with sportsday in madrid at 630 and 730 tomorrow. on bbc news, but we will leave you with a look at what will leave you with a look at what will simply be one of the most mouthwatering champ is like finals in recent times.

meanwhile liverpool are hoping for another american and manchester city slip up and the liverpool victory over vova hampton wanderers would mean a 1st title for the club in 29 years but even the believe of all believers team city i'm likely to stumble. in this situation obviously it looks like we've said bright no only like they're bad but so do we knew we were going to be n.c. december but they're good to play and whoops with ambitions we could say show the whole year they've joyed their football the 7 of the lead to competitive league. 2 sides with crafty coaches' 2 sides with top talent but only one team will lift the trophy on sunday. tennis now in a number of surprises of the madrid open while number one novak djokovic went through to the semi's without even lifting a rocket off to his opponent pennant tomar in chile which retired due to food poisoning and roger federer was beaten by dominic team of austria and a thrilling seesaw match to end the swiss spectrum's clay season it ended $3676.00 and $6.00 call for team they're now goes through to face jacob itch in the semi's on saturda

meanwhile liverpool are hoping for another american and manchester city and the liverpool victory over vova hampton wanderers what mean a 1st week title for the club in 29 years but even the believe of all believers team city unlikely to stumble. but in this situation obviously it looks like wolves and brighton only like why they're bad that city will win and we will win and that he ends it is very bad but we have to address the game to play and moves with ambitions because they showed the whole year they enjoyed their football their 7th in a believe too competitive league. to sites with crafty coaches to sites with top talent but only one team will lift the trophy on sunday. all rights in tennis news now and to the madrid open world number one novak djokovic went through without lifting a rocket after his opponent marin challenged retired due to food poisoning check of it will face dominic team who knocks out roger federer and following that there was still 2 of the semifinal spots up for grabs. roughen adults promise on a clay court is undeniable and switzerland stands at brink exper