What a weekend! With the FA Cup final set (it’ll be Liverpool vs. Chelsea on May 14, ESPN+) and several big clubs needing dramatic heroics to win, Europe’s top leagues did not disappoint. There’s drama in Serie A, another string of big results in the Bundesliga and a late comeback by Real Madrid against Sevilla that left fans speechless.
Here are James Olley, Bill Connelly, James Tyler and Alex Kirkland with what you need to know from around Europe.
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Four talking points
Liverpool’s quadruple still alive
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp doesn’t want anyone to talk about it, but Saturday’s FA Cup semifinal win over Manchester City takes Liverpool one step closer to an unprecedented quadruple. The Carabao Cup is already won, they sit one point behind City in the Premier League, and their two-legged Champions League semifinal against Villarreal begins a week on Wednesday.
Klopp has repeatedly expressed concerns over the tiring effects of a punishing fixture schedule, to the extent that he made the bizarre claim the quadruple had actually got harder by reaching the FA Cup final because it added another game to their calendar. But their 3-2 victory over City was secured with a devastating first-half display that suggests they’re primed for taking on the ultimate run-in. Players have stepped up during Mohamed Salah’s minor dip in form, including January signing Luis Diaz, and Thiago’s fitness has added a fresh dimension to the midfield.
– Olley: Liverpool firing on all cylinders
– Steffen’s FA Cup howler: How social media reacted
– Highlights: Liverpool hang on to reach FA Cup final (U.S.)
No English team has ever won all four major trophies in a single season, and if Liverpool needed any further motivation to become the first, bitter rivals Manchester United treble success of 1999 stands ahead of them as the most successful single campaign in the Premier League era. — Olley
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