Arsenal managed to extend the Premier League title race until at least Sunday, but not in the fashion they would have hoped as Crystal Palace fought back twice to earn a 2-2 draw in north London.
Manchester City are in the driver seat for a Champions League place after Matheus Nunes scored his first Premier League goal for the club to beat Aston Villa in stoppage time.
Aston Villa made a Champions League-sized statement on Saturday, delivering a 4-1 win over red-hot Newcastle days after departing this season’s competition.
Crystal Palace managed to keep a clean sheet after conceding five goals in each of their last two games, but still settled for an unremarkable 0-0 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday.
Perfectly befitting their up-and-down season, Manchester United took the scenic route (and then some) to reach the semifinals of the Europa League with a 5-4 victory (7-6 on aggregate) over Lyon.
The final four have been confirmed with Barcelona, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan the teams vying to punch a pair of tickets to the final in Munich.
It wasn’t pretty but it sure was effective, and Arsenal are headed to the UEFA Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 after beating Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday (5-1 on aggregate).
