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Gallagher rescues draw at Aston Villa but Chelsea fume over disallowed goal
Perhaps the underlying reason for Mauricio Pochettino flanking Craig Pawson as the referee headed down the tunnel was the nagging sense that Chelsea should, really, have recorded an extraordinary comeback win long before Axel Disasi’s 95th-minute header was ruled out after the video assistant referee intervened.
By then Aston Villa, pushing to pip Tottenham to fourth place, had squandered a two-goal lead and badly faded. Disasi headed in off the underside of the bar after Chelsea recycled a corner but Benoît Badiashile gave Diego Carlos a crude bump in the buildup. Pawson may have missed it the first time but, this time, the review was only going to end one way.
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El Kaabi’s double crushes Aston Villa hopes of comeback at Olympiakos
There is a graffiti mural in the north stand – home to the most ardent, impassioned Olympiakos supporters – that displays a mockup of Muhammad Ali standing over his opponent sandwiched between the words: “Piraeus means knock out!”. And so it ...The Guardian - World -
Olympiakos 2-0 Aston Villa (agg 6-2): Europa Conference League semi-final, second leg – live reaction
Olympiakos will face Fiorentina in the final after sending Aston Villa out in comprehensive fashion. Unai Emery: “It is clear Olympiakos are favourites and we have a very difficult task ahead of us.”. The TNT team pitchside are very keen to ...The Guardian - World -
Israel is furious with Biden's decision to draw a red line over the planned invasion of Rafah
Israel reacted with a mix of concern and fury Thursday to President Joe Biden's warning that he would cut off weapons to the U.S. ally's military if it moves forward with a full-scale assault on Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than 1 ...NBC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Chelsea sacking would not be a problem - Pochettino
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says "two parties" must agree on his future at the end of the season.BBC News - Top stories
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