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Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this afternoon joined an impressive goalscoring club, after netting a double during his side’s win at Burnley.

Arsenal end PL season on a high

Unai Emery’s men travelled to Turf Moor earlier today, for their final Premier League outing of the season.

Arsenal headed into the matchup aware that they would need a miracle to leapfrog North London rivals Tottenham into the top-4, after a dismal run of form which had seen the Gunners pick up just a solitary point from their last 4 league fixtures.

As such, with the capital giants having secured their place in the Europa League final on Thursday night, Emery opted to rest a number of his side’s key players this afternoon:

Manchester United 0-2 Cardiff

Manchester United’s dismal 2018/19 season ended versus Cardiff on Sunday.

Heading into the tie, United had won just one of their last eight games across all competitions.

Their form did not get any better this afternoon, though, as the already-relegated Cardiff took a 1-0 lead in the 23^rd-minute.

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing then doubled Cardiff’s lead in the 54^th minute.

This meant that the Red Devils finished the Premier League season without a win in their last five outings, drawing two and losing three.

Man United light-years behind Man City

While Man United were being embarrassed in Cardiff, their cross-town rivals smashed Brighton 4-1 to earn a second successive Premier League title.

Pep Guardiola’s men finished the season on a staggering 98 points, while 6^th-placed United earned 66.

This put the Red Devils 32 points behind City at full-time this afternoon. 32 points is the furthest Man United have been behind the title winners at the end of a season since 1975.ter United (@ManUtd) May 12, 2019

Confidence in your teammate

Social media noticed a very interesting celebration from Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ante Rebic just before teammate Luka Jović scored against Chelsea.

The Bundesliga side travelled to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night with their dream of reaching the Europa League final still intact.

With Luka Jovic at the helm, Frankfurt have thoroughly impressed in Europe this season.

Adi Hütter’s side have already seen off both Inter Milan and Benfica in the knockout stage.

However, their biggest test came in the form of Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea.

Though, just like they did in the earlier rounds, Frankfurt held their own in the first leg.

Playing at the Commerzbank-Arena, the Bundesliga side held Chelsea to a frustrating 1-1 draw.

Luka Jovic scored before Pedro equalised late in the first half.

Much to the surprise of many fans, it was much of the same in the second leg.

Luka Jovic – A man in form

That is because despite Ruben Loftus-Cheek scoring the opener in the 28th minute, star man Luka Jovic scored the all-important away goal to bring Frankfurt level at 2-2 on aggregate.

To say Jovic has been impressive this season would be a huge understatement.

Tonight’s goal was his 27th of the season and his 10th in the Europa League.

Not only is his confidence very high, but his teammate’s confidence in him is just as high.

As noticed on social media, Jovic’s teammate Ante Rebic celebrated the Serbian’s goal before he’d even touched the ball.

Just as Jovic is put through on goal, Rebic can be seen throwing his hands in the air celebrating.

As Rebic expects, Jovic puts the ball expertly passed Kepa Arrizabalaga.

What a phenomenon

Social media is raving about Matthijs de Ligt again after he scored for Ajax in their Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Tottenham.

Spurs travelled to Amsterdam in hope of turning around a one-goal deficit in their semi-final clash with Ajax.

After Donny van de Beek’s goal handed Ajax a 1-0 win in the first leg, Spurs had to score two away from home in order to qualify.

That was always going to be a tough ask but Spurs’ task got even harder just four minutes into the clash.

De Ligt key for Ajax yet again

That is because Ajax’s captain fantastic Matthijs de Ligt scored yet another huge goal for the Amsterdam side.

De Ligt burst onto the scene in the 2016/17 season as a 17-year-old, full of potential.

While he made 11 appearances in the Eredivisie, it was the Europa League where he really made his name.

De Ligt featured in nine of Ajax’s games including the final against Manchester United.

Since then De Ligt has gone from strength to strength in such a short period of time.

Despite being just 19 years old, the centre-back is current Ajax captain and you could argue he’s at least in the top five central defenders in world football right now.

Most wouldn’t argue with that opinion after his first-half goal against Tottenham.

The youngster lost Kieran Tripper and towered over Dele Alli to score a brilliant glancing header.

Now, everyone is appreciating the phenomenon that is Matthijs de Ligt on social media.

Social media reacts to De Ligt’s goal

Following his goal, several football fans and journalists were simply stunned by the ability and potential De Ligt possesses.

What a season of drama it’s been

No one can quite believe what the Champions League is throwing up this season after another thrilling game between Ajax and Tottenham.

It’s certainly been a season of drama on the biggest stage in club football.

We had plenty of drama in the group stage as well as drama in the form of Manchester United knocking Paris Saint-Germain out in the last-16.

Though, despite all of the games prior, this week really has been possibly the most dramatic in Champions League history.

A week of twists and turns

We started off the week by watching Liverpool overturn a three-goal deficit at Anfield to knock Barcelona out of the Champions League.

Despite being dominated in the main at the Camp Nou, Liverpool came roaring back on their own turf to complete the most historic of comebacks.

Divock Origi and Georginio Wijnaldum scored a brace each with three of Liverpool’s goals coming in the second-half including Origi’s incredible 79th-minute winner.

Though, just when we thought there was enough drama for the week, Spurs’ clash with Ajax threw up even more shocks.

Ajax took an early 2-0 lead after impressive goals from Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech.

Not only were they ahead, Ajax were completely in control as the game reached half-time.

Spurs truly looked down and out, needing to score three goals to go through.

That was until the second half where they came out fighting, just as Liverpool did the night before.

They finally made their breakthrough in the 55th minute when Lucas Moura finished off a brilliant counter-attack.

Spurs then made it 2-2 on the night and 3-2 to Ajax on aggregate, with Moura scoring his second of the game.

Chances kept on coming, with the biggest chance falling to Jan Vertonghen whose header hit the bar and his follow-up blocked on the line.

Then, just when you thought it was impossible, Tottenham scored with the last kick of the game to break Ajax hearts.

Lucas Moura’s dramatic strike sent Spurs through to the final, against all odds.

Social media reacts to a week of UCL drama

Safe to say, no one could quite believe what they had seen tonight, this week and this season.

It looks as though the love for Champions League football is at an all-time high.

Tottenham vs Ajax

Tottenham faced Ajax on Wednesday evening in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.

Spurs would lose the first leg 1-0 in their new stadium.

However, Ajax have been better away from home in the UCL this season with their comeback vs Real Madrid taking place at the Bernabeu.

The winner of this match knew they would be facing Liverpool in the final after Jurgen Klopp’s men came from 3-0 down to beat Barcelona 4-3.

Lucas steals the show

Tottenham’s evening would get off to a nightmare start as Matthijs de Ligt put Ajax 1-0 up inside five minutes.

It was Kieran Trippier who should have been following de Ligt’s run when the corner was whipped in.

However, the young centre-back was left alone and headed in.

Viewers of the clash between Liverpool and Barcelona have taken to social media in their droves tonight to absolutely tear into the Blaugrana, after their complete-and-utter bottle-job at Anfield.

Liverpool’s mission impossible

Jurgen Klopp’s men welcomed Barca to Merseyside a short time ago, for the second-leg of the Champions League semi-final tie between the clubs.

Liverpool entered the clash aware that a titanic effort would be required to secure a place in the competition’s finale, having fallen to a largely-undeserved 3-0 defeat in the tie’s reverse fixture at the Camp Nou last week.

Luis Suarez opened the scoring against his former side midway through the first-half, before a late Lionel Messi brace looked to have secured an insurmountable advantage for the Spanish champions ahead of tonight’s return-leg.

Wijnaldum and Origi down Barca

What subsequently took place over the last 90 minutes at Anfield, though, saw Liverpool secure one of the most high-profile turnarounds in the history of European football.

The Reds took the lead tonight with just 7 minutes on the clock, as a mistake from Jordi Alba eventually saw Jordan Henderson’s effort well saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen, only for Divock Origi to slot home on the rebound.

The likes of Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez wasted golden opportunities to level things up as the clash advanced, before Liverpool made the La Liga giants pay for their wastefulness in a major way.

Incredibly, after an Andy Robertson injury forced Jurgen Klopp into introducing Gini Wijnaldum at the interval, the Dutchman went on to notch a quick-fire brace within 10 minutes of being introduced.

Wijnaldum’s pair of strikes would have seen the matchup head to extra-time, if no further goals were notched.

The hosts, though were not ready to rest on their laurels.

And, in a moment of genius 10 minutes from time, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s quick corner saw Barcelona caught napping, allowing Divock Origi to put Liverpool ahead on aggregate with a superb finish.

And this was how things remained until the final-whistle, on a night that saw an absolutely courageous Liverpool send spineless Barca crashing out of Europe.

‘Bottlers’

The Blaugrana’s defeat at Anfield means that Ernesto Valverde’s men have now thrown away 3-goal first-leg leads to be eliminated from the Champions League in consecutive seasons.

As such, on a night where the likes of Sergio Busquets, Philippe Coutinho and, crucially, Lionel Messi all failed to perform when it mattered most, fans have since inevitably torn into Barca’s ‘bottlers’ in unforgiving fashion across social media:

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has this evening opened up on the prospect of lining out at Anfield versus former club Liverpool tomorrow night, as well as his behaviour versus the Reds last week.

Liverpool’s uphill task

The Blaugrana are set to travel to Merseyside, for the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final showdown.

Ernesto Valverde’s men will head into proceedings as overwhelming favourites to advance, having downed Liverpool by 3 goals to nil in the tie’s opener last week.

Luis Suarez opened the game’s scoring with 26 minutes on the clock, before a late Lionel Messi brace (including a stunning trademark free-kick) all-but secured Barca’s place in the competition’s finale.

‘I am sorry’

While tomorrow night’s clash is set to come as a season-defining one for all involved with both Liverpool and Barcelona, it will mark a particularly-special one for two players.

The pair in question are Blaugrana attackers Luis Suarez and Phillipe Coutinho, after both enjoyed hugely-successful stints at Anfield before making the move to the Camp Nou.

Suarez, though, was heavily-criticized for his behaviour during last week’s first-leg, with the Uruguayan’s passionate celebration and trademark antics having angered many Liverpool fans.

As such, speaking in an interview ahead of his return to Merseyside, the Uruguayan hitman was this evening drawn on his relationship with the Reds’ faithful, as well as whether or not he intends to celebrate finding the net tomorrow night:

‘Celebrating the goal last week? People who know about football, who love this sport, know about the importance of this goal.’

‘I have all the respect in the world for the Liverpool fans. I scored and celebrated with my fans.’

‘I say sorry (if anyone was offended). But the Liverpool fans would applaud me. I am very thankful to Liverpool, to the fans and the club, and it is clear if I score a goal against Liverpool I won’t celebrate it in the same way I didn’t celebrate in Holland when I scored (for Ajax against Groningen). ‘

‘More applause than whistles’

Suarez continued:

‘I am thankful for Liverpool. I think I was here for three and a half years and the team had been four or five years without being in the Champions League. In the last year I was here, we got in the Champions League. I think people know the work I did here. I am thankful to the club.’

‘I think there will be more applause than whistles. And I think if people want to whistle and that makes them happy… there may be quite a few who are not happy but I think there will be more who are happy and grateful.’

‘I think you see the people in the kitchen are waiting to give me a present for my children. So you see the love that is still there and the warmth that is still there for me. I have a son (Benji) who was born here and this was the first stadium he went to.’

As per a report from highly-reliable Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, Premier League champions Manchester City have clinched an agreement with Sporting CP over the signing of Bruno Fernandes.

Sporting standout

Fernandes, a gifted attack-minded midfielder, made the return to his home country of Portugal with Sporting in the summer of 2017, after a 5-year stint in Italy.

And to say that the 24-year-old has since gone on to establish himself as a key contributor at the José Alvalade Stadium would be putting it lightly.

Fernandes’ combination of eye for goal, set-piece prowess, creative flair and penchant for the spectacular have seen him emerge as one of Portuguese football’s leading talents over the last two seasons.

After directly contributing to over 30 goals across all competitions during his debut Sporting campaign, Fernandes has since taken his game to another level altogether this season, having notched an eye-catching 31 goals and 17 assists in the league alone.

Bruno Fernandes in Primeira Liga this season:

👕 30 games
🔑 96 chances created
💪 38 tackles
⚡️ 29 dribbles
⚽️ 16 goals
🅰️ 12 assists

Imminent Man City switch

As such, the 11-time capped international’s standout showings in the Portuguese capital have inevitably begun to catch the eye of some of European football’s biggest clubs.

Of the sides named as serious suitors of Fernandes, Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City have been the most persistently-touted as potential destinations.

But, after reports in Portugal over the weekend suggested that Pep Guardiola’s City had taken a clear lead in the race for the midfielder, the Citizens now appear to have all-but wrapped up Fernandes’ signing.

As per the respected Gianluca Di Marzio, the English champions have agreed a 55 million Euro deal with Sporting.

A full agreement is expected to be found imminently, with Fernandes set to ply his trade at the Etihad from next season on: