Matchday 24 was another weekend to remember with Manchester City dropping points and Arsenal managing to regain their lead at the top of the table. Take a look at SASoccerMag’s best 11 performers from the weekend.
On Sunday’s action in the DStv Premiership, Kaizer Chiefs suffered a 3-2 defeat to Golden Arrows ahead of the Soweto Derby. Cape Town City beat Swallows 2-0 in a game where both sides had a red card.
Lionel Messi scored a 95th-minute free-kick to give Paris Saint-Germain a 4-3 win over Lille in an extraordinary Ligue 1 game on Sunday in which Kylian Mbappe scored twice but Neymar was taken off on a stretcher with an ankle injury.
Robert Lewandowski and Sergi Roberto’s goals helped Barcelona beat Cadiz 2-0 and restore their eight-point lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday.
Manchester United hammered Leicester 3-0 to move within three points from second place in the Premier League, Manchester City. Spurs got themselves back into the top four with a 2-0 win over West Ham.
Highlights from Friday and Saturday’s action from the DStv Premiership.
Premier League highlights from Saturday’s games of matchweek 24.
Graham Potter insisted he is not at fault for Chelsea’s woes as the struggling Blues hit a new low in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat against Southampton.
Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City had only themselves to blame for failing to kill off Nottingham Forest in a 1-1 draw that damaged their bid to retain the Premier League title.
Former Ghana international Christian Atsu was found dead on Saturday under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after a devastating earthquake in Turkey.