Chelsea wants to win the UEFA Conference League, according to Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca. Maresca said this while speaking to journalists before tonight’s match against Sweden’s Djurgården in the second leg of the Conference League semi-final. Chelsea enters tonight’s match at home after winning the first encounter between the two teams with a score of 4-1.

Additionally, Chelsea won 3-1 against champions Liverpool in the English Premier League match this week. This is Liverpool’s biggest margin of defeat in a match this season. “This is a very important tournament for us. We want to win this tournament, there’s no question about it. Chelsea is a team that wants to win tournaments. So there’s no other thought,” said Maresca.

“Chelsea has won very important, major tournaments. This is the only tournament Chelsea hasn’t won yet. So we need to win this tournament. We need to prove that we can win the tournament with the players in this team,” Maresca added. If Chelsea wins this tournament, the team will become the first European club to win all three tournaments organized by Europe’s main football governing body. Previously, the team has won the Champions League in addition to the Europa League.

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has claimed that Arsenal is the best club in this year’s UEFA Champions League. Speaking to journalists after losing to France’s PSG in the Champions League semi-final, Arteta said he was proud of his team’s players. “I’m proud of these players and I’m 100% certain that Arsenal is the best club among those who competed in the Champions League this season. However, we have been eliminated from the tournament without reaching the final,” Arteta said.

Arteta further stated that the team played well in both semi-final matches and created good opportunities, but if they had converted those chances into goals, the team would have been in the final. As Arsenal worked to secure a place in the Champions League final for the first time since 2006, Arteta said it was a heartbreaking moment to see the players’ disappointment in the changing room after the match.

Arteta further said that in both matches against PSG, the difference was made by PSG’s goalkeeper, Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma. He also said that looking at the players’ performance in this tournament, many good things were seen, and based on that experience, they will work to achieve good results in the upcoming tournament.

In the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final last night, PSG defeated Arsenal with an aggregate score of 3-1 to secure a place in the tournament final. While PSG had won the first leg match between these two teams with a 1-0 result, they won last night’s match with a 2-1 score.

In this match played at Paris’s Parc des Princes Stadium in front of 47,000 people, both teams displayed competitive gameplay, and PSG’s goalkeeper, Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma, once again showed an excellent performance. Donnarumma, who had blocked many of Arsenal’s attacks in the first leg, again played superbly in last night’s match, defending against numerous dangerous attacks from Arsenal. Notably, he saved two attacks from Gabriel Martinelli and Captain Martin Ødegaard.

PSG scored the first goal of the match in the 27th minute. This goal was secured for the team when Arsenal’s Thomas Partey headed the ball away, which fell to Fabian Ruiz about 20 yards from the goal, who then shot it into the net with one touch. Shortly after PSG scored, Arsenal had a good opportunity to equalize the match result. However, Bukayo Saka’s powerful shot was once again saved by PSG’s goalkeeper Donnarumma.

PSG extended their lead in the 72nd minute of the match when Achraf Hakimi capitalized on a mistake by Arsenal’s Thomas Partey. However, four minutes later, Arsenal’s Saka scored a goal. With this goal, Arsenal’s gameplay accelerated, but the team was unable to score another goal. While PSG has secured a place in the Champions League final for the second time, this time they will face Italy’s Inter Milan, aiming to win this tournament for the first time after erasing the memories of losing to Germany’s Bayern Munich in the 2020 final.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., has been selected for Portugal’s under-14 national team. Junior is currently playing for the under-14 team of Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, where his father is playing. Ronaldo, who has been serving as Portugal’s captain, has announced this news on social media, expressing his joy at his son’s selection for his country’s under-14 national team.

Ronaldo said he is proud of his son. The tournament that Ronaldo’s son is set to play for Portugal is scheduled to take place in Croatia from the 13th to the 18th of this month. In this tournament, Portugal will face Japan, Greece, and England. Ronaldo, who has won the world’s best player award five times, continues to play for the Portuguese national team at the age of 40. He has scored 136 goals for the national team. Ronaldo is also the player with the most goals and most appearances for the national team.

Ronaldo’s son began his football career when his father was playing for Real Madrid in Spain. Later, when Ronaldo played for Manchester United and Italy’s Juventus, his son trained in the academies of both clubs. Ronaldo’s son started playing for Portugal despite having the opportunity to play for the national teams of Spain and the United States.

Real Madrid won their match against Celta Vigo in the Spanish La Liga last night with a score of 3-2, reducing the gap with Barcelona who are in first place. With this victory, Real Madrid now stands in second place in the table with 75 points from 34 matches played so far in the league. Barcelona, in first place, has 79 points, with both teams having four matches remaining.

Celta Vigo is in seventh place with 46 points. In the match played at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Arda Güler scored a goal in the 33rd minute to give Real Madrid the lead. And with six minutes left in the first half, Kylian Mbappé scored another goal from Jude Bellingham’s assist, increasing the gap between the two teams. Three minutes into the second half of the match, Mbappé scored another goal, changing the score to 3-0.

Celta Vigo improved their game in the second half of the match, posing a threat to Real Madrid’s goal. As such, in the 69th minute, Javi Rodríguez scored a goal, causing additional problems for Real Madrid. Celta Vigo’s second goal in this match was scored by substitute player Williot Swedberg in the 76th minute.

Two minutes after this goal, Celta Vigo’s Pablo Durán had a good opportunity to equalize the match. However, his dangerous attempt was saved by Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. As Real Madrid and Barcelona both strive to win the La Liga championship, if Barcelona wins in the match between the two teams next week, they will secure the league title. However, if Barcelona loses, Real Madrid’s chances of winning the league will increase significantly.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Abdullah Rafiu has said that the aim is to hold a regional sports tournament in the Maldives within the next 10 years, and that this year’s Commonwealth Beach Handball Tournament is a door that opens to pave the way for it. The Minister said this at a ceremony held last night at Henveiru Bolgey to hand over jerseys to the national team competing for the first time in the 10th Beach Handball Asian Championship to be held in Oman this month.

The Minister said that from the moment it was decided to hold the Commonwealth Beach Handball Tournament in the Maldives, he shared that message with President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, and the President assured that the government would do everything possible to support it. The Minister also said that a team comprising of the Handball Association, the Mayor and members of Kulhudhuffushi City Council, the parliamentary members of that constituency, the Maldives Olympic Committee and officials from the Ministry are currently discussing arrangements related to the tournament.

The Minister said that holding such a tournament in the Maldives would be a great opportunity to introduce the concept of visitor economy and promote sports tourism in the Maldives. The Minister also said that by hosting the Commonwealth Handball Tournament, many countries will gain confidence that the Maldives is a country capable of hosting many sports events. The Minister said that many countries will gain confidence that the Maldives is a country that can host many sports, and that everyone is proud to be able to play on the beaches of the Maldives.”

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Abdullah Rafiu has stated that he believes the Maldives national team will win a gold medal in the near future at the South Asian Regional Youth Table Tennis Championship. Highlighting the success achieved by the Maldives national table tennis team at the 10th South Asian Regional Youth Table Tennis Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal, the Minister said that the tournament has brought many advancements for Maldivian players.

“The biggest success is that the 10th South Asian Regional Youth Table Tennis Championship turned out to be a tournament where we saw a lot of improvement,” the Minister noted. The Minister said that the Maldives table tennis team has been representing the country at an international level for many years, but the difference between then and now is the progress made by the players. In this regard, the Minister highlighted that compared to before, the current players’ skill level has improved and advanced significantly, stating that there is not much difference now between the players representing the Maldives in the international arena and the players from other competitive countries.

“The biggest difference we saw was in the points we scored in our sets compared to other countries we played against before and this year. There’s now a very small difference between the two countries,” the Minister said. Noting that this demonstrates the rapid progress of this sport, the Minister said that with a little more effort, a gold medal is not far away. In this regard, the Minister has said that if coaches and players put in extra effort, winning a gold medal is something that can be done very easily.

“If we put in an extra effort, the message we got from this tournament is that reaching gold is very easy. So I would say this is a great success,” he said. The Maldives national team has brought back a silver medal and two bronze medals to the country after competing in the South Asian Regional Youth Table Tennis Championship. The Maldives under-15 and under-19 table tennis teams returned with this success last Thursday. The tournament was held in Nepal from April 24 to 27.”