On a Saturday in which Arsenal looked like they might lose pace with the Premier League‘s title protagonists, they dug deep to steal a vital result. Barcelona, too, kept their title hopes alive — if only just. Inter Milan already have one hand and four fingers on the Serie A crown, and they showed why.
Bayern Munich may be off the Bundesliga‘s championship pace, but that didn’t stop them from putting on a show against Mainz. And the Women’s FA Cup saw any hope Liverpool had of a cup semifinal extinguished by Leicester City.
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SATURDAY REVIEW
The lead: Havertz keeps Arsenal on course to push for title
Kai Havertz has spent much of this season looking like the expensive Arsenal signing who didn’t quite fit, but on Saturday, he continued what is rapidly becoming a priceless contribution to keep the Gunners on track in the Premier League title race.
There is a debate to be had about whether the £67.5 million summer signing should have been on the pitch to head in an 86th-minute winner to secure a 2-1 win over Brentford — more on that later — but it continued a timely run of form that kept the pressure firmly on Liverpool and Manchester City. Havertz now has four goals and two assists from his…
