13 things we loved this Coronation weekend: Odegaard, TAA, Vini Jr…
Britain celebrated the coronation of King Charles III this weekend, but May is the month when football always crowns its champions – leading to another exciting weekend of action.
Both Manchester City and Arsenal won tricky-looking matches, while Liverpool closed the gap on Champions League challengers Manchester United and Newcastle with another victory.
Elsewhere, Plymouth Argyle were crowned League One champions, Celtic retained the Scottish Premiership and Real Madrid beat Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final.
We’ve collected 13 moments that made us smile over this Coronation weekend.
Martin Odegaard
What a season he’s had.
Martin Ødegaard has now scored 15 Premier League goals this season, the joint-most by an Arsenal midfielder in a single campaign alongside Cesc Fàbregas (2009/10).
And they both did it wearing the armband. © pic.twitter.com/rpMyno8oyi
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 7, 2023
Trent Alexander-Arnold
The stats confirm it; Alexander-Arnold is the most creative player in the Premier League.
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Virgil van Dijk
Ice cold from the commanding centre-back.
— James John (@JamesJohn2427) May 7, 2023
Aaron Ramsdale
Definitely one of the best goalkeepers around.
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Alexandre Lacazette
Blimey.
UNBELIEVEABLE SCENES! 🔥
Alexandre Lacazette bags his fourth goal with the last kick of the game to win an extraordinary 5-4 clash with Montpellier!! 🤩
They were 4-1 down… 😳 pic.twitter.com/8FTIMRYrwG
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 7, 2023
Theo Hernandez
We’re going to ignore the total lack of defending and enjoy this one.
ONE END TO THE OTHER 🤯
Theo Hernández on a one-man show for Milan 🔥 pic.twitter.com/BVe9J54Ag9
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 6, 2023
Vinicius Junior
Tekkers.
Vini getting warmed up to face Man City again… 👀 pic.twitter.com/WpfTRkVcpj
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 6, 2023
River Plate v Boca Juniors
You expect carnage when Argentina’s Big Two clash… but this took the concept to a whole other level…
Here’s the seven minutes of carnage in the Superclásico from River Plate’s Miguel Borja scoring the winning penalty against Boca Juniors to the full on melee afterwards. 👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/kNebp7tSXA
— Roberto Rojas (@RobertoRojas97) May 7, 2023
Notts County
Crikey.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE DELIVERS AGAIN! ❤️
Jodi Jones scores in the 120th minute to send @Official_NCFC to @TheVanaramaNL play-off final. pic.twitter.com/4DYlT5h9Sm
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 7, 2023
Cambridge United
This is what last-day survival means.
What a moment for Cambridge United, as they secure another season in League One ✅ pic.twitter.com/GtUBHyT1Tu
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) May 7, 2023
Samuel Iling-Junior
The 19-year-old became just the third English player to ever score in Serie A for Juventus.
✅ First Serie A start
✅ First Serie A goalSamuel Iling-Junior becomes just the third English player to ever score in the league for Juventus 📈 pic.twitter.com/S0oSj1KnRF
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 7, 2023
Lewis Wing
The final day of the season isn’t the time to worry about xG.
Stop that Lewis Wing. pic.twitter.com/0S4iAL8ca6
— Stop That Football (@stopthatfooty) May 7, 2023
Seko Fofana
Lens challenging PSG for the Ligue 1 title is an incredible story.
A straight rocket into the goal 🚀
Lens captain Seko Fofana leading from the front with this strike 💥 pic.twitter.com/IJzdavzjwE
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 6, 2023
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