Matchday LIVE: Man Utd draw at Leeds, Barcelona beat Villarreal, Man City win Carabao Cup final

Gary Neville has been discussing&nbsp;the Super League and the power dynamic of the biggest clubs in England on Sky Sports. "This is obviously far bigger than results, three points or Manchester United winning a trophy. Last week, it's severe language, but it was an attempted murder of English football," said the former Red Devils captain. "Sorry doesn't wash. It's gone past sorry because it's twice they've done it. If you sorry the first time with 'Big Picture', you wouldn't have brought back this one." <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/it-was-an-attempted-murder-of-english-football-neville-warns/150ic3ohwgu3y1f5j7sko8u6ki" target="_blank">Read the full story!</a> This question isn't going away any time soon!

'It was attempted murder of English football'

The games we'll be covering today include... ⚽️ Leeds vs Man Utd ⏰ 2pm ⚽️ Fiorentina vs Juventus ⏰ 2pm ⚽️ Inter vs Verona ⏰ 2pm ⚽️ PSG Women vs Barcelona Women ⏰ 2pm ⚽️ RB Leipzig vs Stuttgart ⏰ 2:30pm ⚽️ Villarreal vs Barcelona ⏰ 3:15pm ⚽️ Bayern Munich Women vs Chelsea Women ⏰ 4pm ⚽️ Man City vs Tottenham ⏰ 4:30pm ⚽️ Aston VIlla vs West Brom ⏰ 7pm ⚽️ Athletic Club vs Atletico Madrid ⏰ 8pm All times UK. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/live-scores" target="_blank">You can see all the fixtures for today here!</a>

Which games are on today? 📅

Well, what a day of football it's been. Manchester City are Carabao Cup winners for the fourth year in a row. Lille have made huge strides towards the Ligue 1 title. Atletico Madrid may well have slipped away from it. Keinan Davis could have condemned West Brom to the Championship. Leeds United continued their impressive record against Manchester United. Zander Clark has put St Johnstone on for a Scottish double in dramatic circumstances. As always, it has been our pleasure to have you along for the ride. There's the small matter of some Champions League semi-finals this week - until then, it's thank you and good night!

Thank you and good night

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">2 - Atlético de Madrid have lost two of their last five LaLiga games (W2 D1), as many defeats as they suffered in their previous 44 league matches (W29 D13 L2). Fall. <a href="https://t.co/h0RaSNIOsG">pic.twitter.com/h0RaSNIOsG</a>— OptaJose (@OptaJose) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJose/status/1386425460985192449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Atletico's fall from form

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">3 - It is only the third time Lyon have lost a Ligue 1 home game after leading 2-0 after November 1972 against Nantes (2-4) and May 2012 against Nice (3-4). Collapse. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OLLOSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OLLOSC</a> <a href="https://t.co/Sj0VUJRQxe">pic.twitter.com/Sj0VUJRQxe</a>— OptaJean (@OptaJean) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJean/status/1386426932573573125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lyon collapse makes history

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The title race in La Liga is wild 🇪🇸 Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid is in two weeks 👀 <a href="https://t.co/bplPQBRHvX">pic.twitter.com/bplPQBRHvX</a>— Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1386426080723050499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

As it stands...

Take that result for Atletico and couple it with Barcelona's efforts earlier today, and this looks set to go down to the wire. Antoine Griezmann, who left the former for the latter, was pivotal in helping to close the gap today, with a brace over Villarreal. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/juventus-cant-be-happy-with-disappointing-season-admits/1a14njgfvi2dn1ol1nl4mct3tj" target="_blank">Here's what he said about his time at Camp Nou earlier.</a>

La Liga race wide open

But if that's seismic, then this is earth-shattering. Lille have come from two goals down to win against title rivals Lyon - and with it, leapfrog Paris Saint-Germain back to the summit of Ligue 1. The hosts' title charge, now six points off first with four games to go, is surely over. But&nbsp;Christophe Galtier's men now sit a point ahead of Mauricio Pochettino. History is beckoning. Destiny, unlike Atletico's, is now of their own making.

FT: Lyon 2-3 Lille

Scratch huge; this is positively seismic. Athletic Club sink leaders Atletico Madrid in La Liga - and with it, open the door for Barcelona and Real Madrid. Diego Simeone's side hold a two point advantage over both Los Blancos and the Blaugrana - but Ronald Koeman's side have a game in hand. Their fate, for now, is out of their own hands.

FT: Athletic Club 2-1 Atletico Madrid

But in France, the turnaround is complete! Lille have the lead in Lyon! Burak Yilmaz has a double - and a booking for excessive celebration, but he won't care - after he right-foots&nbsp;Yusuf Yazici's header from the middle of the box. The visitors are heading top of Ligue 1 as it stands!

GOAL: Lyon 2-3 Lille

Inigo Martinez with a rocket of a header to shatter Atletico Madrid's dreams! Athletic Club have the lead with less than five on the clock! It looks like a simple corner but the Spain international rises above everyone else to absolutely bury it straight down the middle over Jan Oblak. La Liga's title race has been blown wide open.

GOAL: Athletic Club 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Talk about a massive goal in Atletico Madrid's season. If they can find a second in the final stretch here, it could well be what sees them all the way through to a second title of Diego Simeone's tenure. They've got just under 10 minutes to locate it.

Athletic Club 1-1 Atletico Madrid

Stefan Savic to the rescue! Like the Riders of Rohan in The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers, the&nbsp;Montenegro international has swept in to save Atletico Madrid's bacon, driving home&nbsp;Yannick Carrasco's with a keen header before he sails away in celebration. All he needs is Gandalf - but with the way Diego Simeone appears to be waving around an imaginary stick on the touchline in response, perhaps he need look no further than his manager. Game on!

GOAL: Athletic Club 1-1 Atletico Madrid

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">189 - <a href="https://twitter.com/Athletic_en?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Athletic_en</a>'s Iñaki Williams has made an appearance in each of Athletic Club’s last 189 <a href="https://twitter.com/LaLigaEN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LaLigaEN</a> matches, surpassing Luis Miguel Arconada (188), and leaving only José Antonio Larrañaga (202) to have enjoyed a longer sequence. Tireless. <a href="https://t.co/ABveT6K2QG">pic.twitter.com/ABveT6K2QG</a>— OptaJose (@OptaJose) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJose/status/1386417835094679552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Athletic Club 1-0 Atletico Madrid

The matchsaver for Aston Villa has also been speaking to BT Sport, stating: "It was great to get my first goal. To pick up a point was good. "Before I went on, the coach was telling me to sniff around their defence. "It's about time I scored. I'm delighted. The gaffer has put it in our heads to keep going and to end the season how we started it."

Davis: Delighted for first PL goal

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> What a feeling to see some of the fans back and to lift another trophy in front of them! 🏆 <a href="https://t.co/7K2pRhPxDJ">pic.twitter.com/7K2pRhPxDJ</a> — Kevin De Bruyne (@DeBruyneKev) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeBruyneKev/status/1386381131369652230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

De Bruyne in Carabao Cup nirvana

Hello,&nbsp;Jonathan David! Lille have their equaliser! Burak Yilmaz turns provider this time and it is a good finish from the Canada international, to haul his side back onto level terms. After the shock of those two early concessions, the visitors have put themselves right back in the thick of this contest.

GOAL: Lyon 2-2 Lille

Big Sam has been with BT Sport after that last-gasp heartbreak, and has refused to blame his side for a dropped point, stating: "My players today were absolutely fantastic. "In the end, the third goal didn't come our way. One slip and we payed the price. Overall, after a shaky start and a sloppy penalty given away, we grew into the game. "We were exceptionally dangerous and their keeper had to pull off some saves. It's a great shame, but I'm really proud of the players."

Allardyce: Players were absolutely fantastic

They've only gone and done it! Zander Clark will be getting the freedom of Perth in the morning. St Johnstone beat Rangers in a penalty shootout and are on for a historic double, against the odds. Football, eh? Now that was a fairytale finish to a match.

St Johnstone best Rangers in shootout

Likewise, we are back underway in Ligue 1. Lille face a tough task too, but draw level and it is still a boost to their title chances at the very least, if not the slam-dunk haymaker they could be landing.

Lyon 2-1 Lille

We're back underway in La Liga, where Diego Simeone will have had to deliver one of the team talks of the season. Can the league leaders find a way back into this contest, or is this finally where their grip on the summit slips through their fingers?

St Johnstone goalkeeper&nbsp;Zander Clark might have just written himself into club history in their Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers. He's bagged a 120th-minute equaliser to send the tie to a penalty shootout against the Scottish Premier League champions. Absolute drama!

Drama in Scottish Cup sem-finals

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">1 - Keinan Davis has scored his first Premier League goal in what was his 29th appearance and with his 25th attempted shot in the competition. Timely.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386408121094918144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Davis makes it count

Surely - surely - that is the end of West Brom's stay in the Premier League. Sam Allardyce has masterminded a few fantastic rescue packages in his career. He looked to be posting the next parcel to West Brom's supporters five minutes ago. But Keinan Davis has sunk the Baggies in dramatic scenes. His goal means the visitors trail Brighton and safety by nine points with five games to go. This isn't The Great Escape anymore; this is Titanic.

FT: Aston Villa 2-2 West Brom

KEINAN DAVIS, YOU ABSOLUTE HEARTBREAKER! Aston Villa are level in the 92nd minute! It's a close-range finish and West Brom look absolutely crumpled. Halfway through injury time, their dream of a vital three points has been shattered. Dean Smith is on the touchline, absolutely roaring at his side. They have found a point in the dying embers of this match.

GOAL: Aston Villa 2-2 West Brom

That strike could prove to be absolutely essential to Lille's hopes on the road today. They've snagged a lifeline that will give them a boost going into the dressing room. Right now, PSG and Monaco are keeping a very close eye on this game. If Lyon prevail - or if the spoils are shared - then Mauricio Pochettino's side know that the title race is in their own hands.

HT: Lyon 2-1 Lille

Real Madrid and Barcelona will be absolutely delighted right now;&nbsp;Alex Berenguer has put Atletico Madrid in a tricky spot. Diego Simeone's side need two goals after the break - and likely need them fast. Their hosts are no pushover.

HT: Athletic Club 1-0 Atletico Madrid

Burak Yilmaz on the stroke of half-time! Lille have pulled one back with the last kick of the first half and it is an absolute rocket of a free-kick from just outside the penalty area, bang in the centre channel. The Turkey international steps up and wallops it in at the left post. No stopping that one.

GOAL: Lyon 2-1 Lille

We're into the final five minutes at Villa Park and Dean Smith's side need to find a goal to dash the hopes of their visitors. If Sam Allardyce's side hold on for this, they will believe that they could achieve something magical. The heat will be on Fulham and Brighton for sure.

Aston Villa 1-2 West Brom

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗼 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 4 🏆 Buzzing to pick up the trophy today. Well played boys! Good luck to <a href="https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Spursofficial</a> for the rest of their season always a pleasure playing them. 𝑪𝑰𝑻𝒀 𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑺 great to have you here 🎶 Citttttyyyyy Blueeeee mooon 💙💙💙💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mancity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mancity</a> <a href="https://t.co/vYFTYUjaq5">pic.twitter.com/vYFTYUjaq5</a>— Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) <a href="https://twitter.com/kylewalker2/status/1386403903021850625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Walker on cloud nine

What an almighty&nbsp;kerfuffle that is from Lille! Now they are two down! Lyon have a second and it is an own goal for Jose Fonte. A free-kick for the hosts is curled in off the right edge, towards the far post, where goalkeeper&nbsp;Mike Maignan rises to collect. Except, he doesn't! Instead, he manages to push it onto his own player with enough force that it bounces back into an open net. That is a mistake of the most spectacular order.

GOAL: Lyon 2-0 Lille

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Atletico Madrid are losing 😱 <a href="https://t.co/hPZcNVzhRX">pic.twitter.com/hPZcNVzhRX</a>— Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1386397920765747203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Almost three for the Baggies! Emiliano Martinez has ridden his luck there as a corner flies in and a header ricochets the ball almost in off its post, before he is somehow able to parry it onto the roof of the net. That looked like it might have been a fluke, or at the very least some kind of witchcraft. He'll surely be flying back to Hogwarts after this game.

Islam Slimani nabs the opener for the hosts! That's first blood to Lyon and it is a corker of a finish from the onetime&nbsp;Leicester City man, who has found a happier lease of life here than at the King Power Stadium. If they hold on for this result, they'll draw level on points with Lille - and leapfrog them for third too. PSG and Monaco will be half-happy with that.

GOAL: Lyon 1-0 Lille

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">11 - Alex Berenguer has been involved in more goals than any other <a href="https://twitter.com/Athletic_en?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Athletic_en</a> player in <a href="https://twitter.com/LaLigaEN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LaLigaEN</a> this season (8 goals and 3 assists). Impact. <a href="https://t.co/leL00zmrRs">pic.twitter.com/leL00zmrRs</a>— OptaJose (@OptaJose) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJose/status/1386399560373727232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Manchester City win ANOTHER trophy 🏆<a href="https://twitter.com/jonnysmiffy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jonnysmiffy</a> reports from Wembley ✍️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarabaoCupFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarabaoCupFinal</a>— Goal News (@GoalNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoalNews/status/1386385692406816774?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Match Report: Man City 1-0 Spurs

Alex Berenguer, what a header that is! Athletic Club hit the front inside 10 minutes! Diego Simeone will be furious after the hosts are allowed to cut a straight path down the right flank - and just when he thinks the cut-back pass is going to drop into empty space, the midfielder sails in from the edge of the box to absolutely bury the ball past Jan Oblak. Atletico are on the back foot already. This could be a real test of their mettle.

GOAL: Athletic Club 1-0 Atletico Madrid

Hold the press, it really might be The Great Escape at Villa Park! We've barely begun again and suddenly West Brom have the lead, thanks to&nbsp;Mbaye Diagne's right-footed finish, sprayed across&nbsp;Emiliano Martinez, two minutes into the second half. Not since Chariots of Fire has a slow-motion replay left Sam Allardyce so satisfied.

GOAL: Aston Villa 1-2 West Brom

We're also in action in Ligue 1, in what may be the most intriguing tussle outside of the Best Actress race at the Oscars happening anywhere in the world today. Much like that, this could go any one of three ways. Can either side bag a golden three points?

KO: Lyon 0-0 Lille

We're underway in La Liga. Victory for the visitors and they stretch their lead to five at the summit - though Barcelona, behind them, do have a game in hand still. Slip up here and the race really gets knotty for Diego Simeone and his side. A draw is the bare minimum and even that is a disaster.

KO: Athletic Club 0-0 Atletico Madrid

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">48% - Matheus Pereira has either scored (nine) or assisted (five) 14 of West Brom's 29 Premier League goals this season (48%); only Harry Kane for Tottenham (61%) has had a hand in a higher proportion of his side's goals in the 2020-21 competition. Pivotal.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386388782707101700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Pereira hits the high notes

Well, that was a sprightly first half in the Midlands derby, wasn't it? An exchange of penalties means that it is all square at Villa Park at the interval. Dean Smith and Sam Allardyce will have some work to do with their sides during the break.

HT: Aston Villa 1-1 West Brom

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">23 - Within the first 23 minutes, this is the earliest into a <a href="https://twitter.com/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@premierleague</a> match that both sides have scored a penalty goal since QPR v Newcastle in May 2013 (18 minutes). Square.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386387154834710529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Aston Villa 1-1 West Brom

And this is how their hosts line up... <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> LINE-UP I The 1️⃣1️⃣ Lions starting in tonight's <a href="https://twitter.com/LaLigaEN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LaLigaEN</a> match against <a href="https://twitter.com/atletienglish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@atletienglish</a> at The Cathedral.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AthleticAtleti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AthleticAtleti</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AthleticClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AthleticClub</a> 🦁 <a href="https://t.co/vPPfcX3hik">pic.twitter.com/vPPfcX3hik</a> — Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) <a href="https://twitter.com/Athletic_en/status/1386373058248810497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Athletic Club v Atletico Madrid

Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid can look to extend their lead at the summit of La Liga - for now at least - against Athletic Club. Here's how Diego Simeone's visitors will take to the field: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">And now… Your Atlético de Madrid starting XI! 🔥 🔜 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AthleticAtleti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AthleticAtleti</a> 🔴⚪ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/A%C3%BApaAtleti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AúpaAtleti</a> <a href="https://t.co/epzgJsrDWd">pic.twitter.com/epzgJsrDWd</a>— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) <a href="https://twitter.com/atletienglish/status/1386371298255949826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">107 - Anwar El Ghazi's penalty against West Brom was the 107th taken in the <a href="https://twitter.com/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PremierLeague</a> this season, only in 2006-07 (112) and 2009-10 (111) were there more spot-kicks in a single campaign. Spotted.— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386384556337606656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

PL penalty count rising

As for their hosts, this is their XI for a crunch clash encounter: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The team news is in for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OLLOSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OLLOSC</a>! 🔴🔵 <a href="https://t.co/PikGVpONqu">pic.twitter.com/PikGVpONqu</a>— Olympique Lyonnais 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@OL_English) <a href="https://twitter.com/OL_English/status/1386380521689780228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lyon v Lille

Elsewhere across Europe, there's a couple of huge clashes in France and Spain that could be crucial to the title race in both. In the former, it's fourth-place Lyon who play host to third-place Lille - and victory for the latter would see them leapfrog Paris Saint-Germain to go top of Ligue 1. They line up like so: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Our 1️⃣1️⃣ for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OLLOSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OLLOSC</a> 👊 <a href="https://t.co/t5bx3VJ45M">pic.twitter.com/t5bx3VJ45M</a>— LOSC Lille EN (@LOSC_EN) <a href="https://twitter.com/LOSC_EN/status/1386382839176957959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Matheus Pereira, what a hit! Any more pace on that and the Baggies man would have punched a hole in the net. He goes for the top-right corner, while&nbsp;Emiliano Martinez goes the same way too - but there is no stopping that effort from burying itself in the goal. We're all square again at Villa Park.

GOAL: Aston Villa 1-1 West Brom

Blimey - no sooner than that, and West Brom do have a penalty! It's like we've got that wish-granting rock from Wonder Woman 1984 in our palms. VAR is going to have a look though to make sure&nbsp;Ezri Konsa really did bring down&nbsp;Ainsley Maitland-Niles. The check is complete - and the spot-kick stands!

Penalty: Aston Villa 1-0 West Brom

Anwar El Ghazi has scored five goals against West Brom, at least three more than against any other opponent in all competitions for Aston Villa. Practically fate that he was going to bag one today then, wasn't it? The Baggies have some work to do. They might need divine intervention, or at least a spot-kick of their own, to level things up.

Aston Villa 1-0 West Brom

To those who feel Manchester City are making football boring by winning everything under Pep Guardiola, Ilkay Gundogan has some words for you. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">ANOTHER ONE!!! 🏆😊🎱🙏🏼 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeagueCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LeagueCup</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ManCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManCity</a> <a href="https://t.co/G6qmPUNz7d">pic.twitter.com/G6qmPUNz7d</a>— Ilkay Gündogan (@IlkayGuendogan) <a href="https://twitter.com/IlkayGuendogan/status/1386382197083496448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Gundogan leads City celebrations

Absolutely no mistake from&nbsp;Anwar El Ghazi there! He leathers it towards the left post and in as Sam Johnstone leaps the wrong way, peeling away in celebrations lead by Ollie Watkins. It could be another long day for the Baggies.

GOAL: Aston Villa 1-0 West Brom

That's not the start Sam Allardyce will have wanted! Semi Ajayi is deemed to have felled Ross Barkley inside the box and Stuart Attwell will award a spot-kick. Aston Villa have a fine chance to go ahead early doors here.

Penalty: Aston Villa 0-0 West Brom

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">0 - Harry Kane didn't attempt a shot or create a single chance for Spurs in today's League Cup final, the first time he's done neither while playing more than 45 minutes in a game since September 2018, versus Inter Milan in the Champions League. Spotlight. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarabaoCupFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarabaoCupFinal</a> <a href="https://t.co/3EPVKrK1cA">pic.twitter.com/3EPVKrK1cA</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386377481997987841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Even more pain for Kane

Up the M6, we're underway at Villa Park in the last Premier League game of the day. The Baggies trail Brighton by 10 points heading into this match. They have to win if they are to have even the faintest hope of a great escape.

KO: Aston Villa 0-0 West Brom

The Spaniard has been speaking now, as his side continue to celebrate long into the night, on what is the 30th trophy of his career. "It's good," he's told Sky Sports.&nbsp;"I was [at]&nbsp;big clubs so that is why it is easier to do it." Maybe he needs to take charge of Bristol Rovers if he fancies a different kind of challenge. The Pirates were relegated from League One in defeat to Portsmouth today.

Guardiola: Easy to win with big clubs

Paris Saint-Germain are next for the Spaniard and his side - and are just the next obstacle on the way to that Champions League triumph they crave. To finally win the honour would be the final confirmation needed for the quality of this side. As long as they fail to secure it, question marks - no matter how silly they are - linger about their place in history. They are closer than ever. They may be able to already taste it.

Champions League in Guardiola's crosshairs

To paraphrase the&nbsp;enormously-chinned Thanos in Avengers: Endgame, Manchester City do feel inevitable, right now, don't they? Pep Guardiola has built a habit out of winning, to the point that it can almost be taken for granted, with the Terminator-esque machine-like approach they employ to the frustration of opposition fans worldwide. But this talented bunch of players and their supporters would strongly contest that - and with this, they now sit poised to move for the biggest prize remaining...

City set for treble delight?

Victory here of course wouldn't have just been a piece of silverware for Tottenham; it would have been a path to continental football that now appears testing at best. The winner of the Carabao Cup qualifies for the newly created Europa Conference League next season - unless they have already claimed a berth in a higher European competition. City will quite clearly be in the Champions League, which means that this spot will either go to sixth or seventh in the Premier League - a position that depends on where Leicester City or Chelsea finish and which of them wins the FA Cup.

Spurs' European nightmare explained

Man of the Match Riyad Mahrez has also told Sky Sports how much the return of supporters meant, adding:&nbsp;"They made a massive difference, 8,000 was amazing and we look forward to having more of them back. "It was a tough game. We knew it was going to be tough. We kept dominating, we kept passing the ball and I think we deserved to win today.

Mahrez: Fans made the difference

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">5/6 - Since the turn of the century, Tottenham have ended as runners-up in five of their six finals across all competitions, failing to score in each of their last four finals (League Cup x3, Champions League). Heartbreak. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarabaoCupFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarabaoCupFinal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCITOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCITOT</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386373088284135424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Spurs bridesmaids once more

It does genuinely seem an age ago when City were struggling at the start of the season, less than their usually imperious self. It's been a while since that storm petered out, but it is worth remembering that, after winning only the Carabao Cup last term, Pep Guardiola has stoked their hunger once more. This feels, more than ever, like a generation-conquering team, the likes of which has not been seen since Sir Alex Ferguson was at the helm of Manchester United.

City hungry for more

Matchwinner Aymeric Laporte has been talking to Sky Sports, and has nothing but kind words for his side and their fans, stating: "It's very special for us after we lost in the FA Cup. "In the last two months we have been so good. We have to keep this rhythm, to win more titles. It was difficult today, they were a good team. It's never easy. Today we have done very well. "We are so happy to see our supporters back. I wish there could have been more, but we are so happy to have their support."

Laporte: We have to keep this rhythm

Phil Foden, conversely, will not have much more room for medals in his cabinet at home. He's only 20 and yet he is closing in on double figures when it comes to major honours. This was another game sure to catch the eye of Gareth Southgate, especially given his partnership with Raheem Sterling. In a side filled with players that range from resolutely&nbsp;efficient to mercurial firestarters, he's one of the best.

Foden in fantastic form

There will be time to pick the bones of this defeat through for Tottenham. But that stat on expected goals lays out just how outgunned they were. Ryan Mason, even in only his second game, will be frustrated to have found so little purchase. So much of it may linger on Harry Kane. England's captain was kept quiet for most of that match. He's likely to form a front three with two of his opponents today at Euro 2020. Talk continues on his future. This loss won't quiet it.

More pain for Kane

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">2 - Tottenham only attempted two shots in today's League Cup final against Man City, accumulating an expected goals total of 0.06, while in contrast the Citizens fired in 21 shots and posted an xG of 3.63. Bombarded. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarabaoCupFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarabaoCupFinal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCITOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCITOT</a> <a href="https://t.co/mCOP0FjLNe">pic.twitter.com/mCOP0FjLNe</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386372584468619267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Margins laid bare

Fernandinho is the last one over, with the rest of his side gathered behind him, bottles of champagne at the ready. There's no fanfare to present it to him. He picks it up, lifts it high and the corks go flying! Manchester City are Carabao Cup holders once more!

City lift the trophy!

It is very much a DIY ceremony for both sides as they collect their medals, the&nbsp;commemorative honours for both the winners and the runners-up laid out in plastic trays due to Covid-19 concerns. Spurs collect theirs and then it is City's turn to take them. The Carabao Cup has been placed on a plinth in front of where it will be hoisted.

Teams collect medals

But what will it take for Tottenham to finally prove the Dulux dog wrong and fill their trophy cabinet? They have some of the best players of their generation among their ranks. In Harry Kane, they have a striker who deserves far more than he has got so far. It was always going to be a tough ask for Ryan Mason, parachuted into this job six days ago, to find a fairytale conclusion to this game. But the sad truth is that his side were brutally outmatched by and large for the most part.

Spare a thought for Spurs

The euphoric strings of&nbsp;Henry Jackman and John Murphy's Flying Home - from the film Kick-Ass - fills the ground as City's squad, elated, celebrate their triumph. Gareth Bale is crouched down with Son Heung-min on the opposite side of the pitch. The Tottenham pair are just a few of the players among the squad to have tasted the joy of silverware before. It never gets easier to lose. That's two major finals and two defeats for Harry Kane with this club. Will he be here when they finally do break their barren streak?

Celebrations begin

It's Riyad Mahrez who has won the Man of the Match gong under the arch. The Algeria international will collect the Alan Hardaker Trophy, succeeding Phil Foden for the honour. Just over a week on from disappointment in the FA Cup semi-final on this ground, Manchester City have turned Wembley their shade of blue.

Mahrez wins Alan Hardaker Trophy

Pep Guardiola's love affair with English football's second knockout competition continues! Aymeric Laporte's 82nd-minute header is the winner at Wembley Stadium, as Manchester City defeat Tottenham Hotspur to pick up the first major trophy of the run-in. The treble is on!

Manchester City win 2020-21 Carabao Cup

MANCHESTER CITY ARE 2020-21 CARABAO CUP WINNERS!

Steven Bergwijn has replaced Serge Aurier. Surely it is a case of too little, too late for Tottenham. A minute or so remains.

Man City 1-0 Spurs

He may have not been the man Daniel Levy wanted, but it still feels utterly bizarre to have sacked Jose Mourinho mere days before he got the chance to cross wits with Pep Guardiola. Tottenham have been better this second half, for the most part, but Ryan Mason's side have still been imposed upon by Manchester City with far too much ease. The Blues are about to make it four Carabao Cup triumphs in a row, and six in the last decade. Three added minutes to come.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">3 - Aymeric Laporte has become just the third French player to score in a League Cup final, after Louis Saha for Man Utd in 2006 and Samir Nasri for Man City in 2014. Bleu. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarabaoCupFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarabaoCupFinal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCITOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCITOT</a> <a href="https://t.co/KKFc99DNsT">pic.twitter.com/KKFc99DNsT</a>— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1386367681729896453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It is De Bruyne's final action, pretty much, as he makes way for Bernardo Silva. A moment earlier, City also brought on Rodrigo to replace&nbsp;Fernandinho, while Tottenham introduced&nbsp;Dele Alli for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

Tottenham Hotspur arguably have six minutes plus injury time to save their season. Kevin De Bruyne comes very close to making it two for their opponents, his effort deflected back into open play after he cuts through the midfield. The Belgian has been smoother than a bar of milk chocolate today.

AYMERIC LAPORTE WILL BREAK TOTTENHAM HEARTS! This goal has felt like it has been coming since this game kicked off over an hour-and-a-half ago, and it has finally arrived with the threat of extra-time looming for Manchester City. A free-kick for a foul on Raheem Sterling on the left lip of the box is curled into the six-yard area by Kevin De Bruyne, and the Frenchman rises to beat all and nudge a deft header behind Lloris at the far post.

GOAL: Man City 1-0 Spurs

And this is how the Baggies line up for a do-or-die clash. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">📋 Team news is in at Villa Park. We make two changes; Ajayi and Gallagher start.<a href="https://twitter.com/MonsterEnergy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MonsterEnergy</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVLWBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVLWBA</a>— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WBA/status/1386364515747500034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Aston Villa v West Brom

We do have another game today in the Premier League of course... Aston Villa have named their side to face West Brom later on. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🟣 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🟣 This is how Aston Villa line up to face West Brom at Villa Park. 💪 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVLWBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVLWBA</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qa5X7sfETU">pic.twitter.com/Qa5X7sfETU</a>— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1386364409480634368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Ilkay Gundogan! That is a miss and a half from the Manchester City man. Raheem Sterling is the man who does all that excellent work with another breezy run down the left edge, beating out the defence before squaring inside, where it is promptly skewed wide. A minute later, Mahrez unleashes a strike that Lloris parries with another top-drawer save. You can see why the latter has won a World Cup.

Man City 0-0 Spurs

Hugo Lloris is the man with the stop at his right post again. This time, a City corner springs a header for&nbsp;Fernandinho, angled low and well towards the bottom corner. The Frenchman has dug Ryan Mason's side out of trouble so often.

The first changes of the game arrive with just under 25 minutes on the clock - and it is a double swap from Tottenham. Gareth Bale came back to the club where he made his name to help them win trophies - and he is on from the bench, alongside&nbsp;Moussa Sissoko. Giovani Lo Celso and Lucas Moura have made way for the pair.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg looks ready to tear an absolute strip off&nbsp;Sergio Reguilon! Tottenham piece together one of their best attacks of the game through Harry Kane, and the England captain slips the former into the left edge of the box. Rather than cut inside, he taps it on for his left-back - who entirely misreads the situation and lets it run out for a goal-kick, earning the astonished ire of his midfielder.

Fernandinho has a nibble - more than a nibble, to be honest - at&nbsp;Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and picks up the third booking of the game. Moments later, Raheem Sterling races away into the Tottenham box, cutting around the left edge, and Hugo Lloris scrambles off his line to collect. Ilkay Gundogan sticks a header over the crossbar a moment later. City have not lost their stride over the interval, but Spurs seem a little bit sturdier.

Yellow Card: Man City 0-0 Spurs

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Fans in stadiums. Oh what a feeling 🙌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CarabaoCupFinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CarabaoCupFinal</a> <a href="https://t.co/L5SJBN6FC7">pic.twitter.com/L5SJBN6FC7</a>— Goal (@goal) <a href="https://twitter.com/goal/status/1386354178222698500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Giovani Lo Celso with the curled finish! This is a far better start from Tottenham, pressing high straight from the off, with Son commanding the game in the left channel. They play it around the box and the Argentine attempts to bend an effort in at the far post. Zack Steffen, who has had a quiet game so far, is across to cover it with a fine stop.

We're back underway at Wembley for the second half now. Will Manchester City pick up where they left off? Or can Tottenham burst out of the gates themselves to make this more of a contest?

Earlier on today, Juventus saw their top four ambitions take a further blow when they slipped up against Fiorentina. Though the Bianconeri, set to see their hold on the Serie A title come to an end in the next few weeks, remain in the Champions League race, they could yet be edged out by their rivals. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/juventus-cant-be-happy-with-disappointing-season-admits/1a14njgfvi2dn1ol1nl4mct3tj" target="_blank">Andrea Pirlo has admitted that this season has been below standard, and you can read his comments here.</a>

Pirlo: Juventus can't be happy with season

To keep with a timely theme then, which way is this one going to go? No offence to Tottenham, but if the trajectory goes as it has so far in the second half, then we're in for a&nbsp;Steven Spielberg-style result; a struggle between two opposing forces before the obvious winner, in the shape of Manchester City, prevails. But what if the script has been written by&nbsp;M. Night Shyamalan? Then this game is going to serve up some almighty twists after the break - and they might not be the ones that Pep Guardiola wants to see play out.

Box-Office Brawl in Carabao Cup?

Elsewhere in English football today, Harry Maguire has matched a club record for Manchester United. The Red Devils skipper kept a clean sheet as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were held to a goalless draw by rivals Leeds United. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/maguire-matches-man-utd-record-in-leeds-draw/1inmgjmvwv6mm1ali2ydl359t6" target="_blank">To read about his feat, head on over here.</a>

Maguire matches Man Utd record

Just the 10 shots for Manchester City, compared to one for Tottenham so far. Both Pep Guardiola and Ryan Mason will have some mixed thoughts on that. The Spaniard will wonder why his side haven't scored. They have been, by and large, all over their opponents' final third, bullying them almost off the park at points. His opposite number will wonder why his side have allowed them to do that. Spurs have done little to blunt the prowess of Raheem Sterling and company - and Hugo Lloris feels like he has done overtime already.

Supreme Sterling held off by Hugo

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">46 - <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCBarcelona</a> have won 46 out of 51 points in <a href="https://twitter.com/LaLigaEN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LaLigaEN</a> in this calendar year (W15 D1 L1), more than any other team in this period. Unstoppable. <a href="https://t.co/ToXQz3Pizl">pic.twitter.com/ToXQz3Pizl</a>— OptaJose (@OptaJose) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptaJose/status/1386352718638419970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Barca best in 2021

Joao Cancelo, what a strike that is! Hugo Lloris has kept Tottenham Hotspur in this tie a few times already and he does so again with an absolute corker of a save, leaping towards his right post to push away the Portuguese's peach of a shot, lofted around a half-crowded box. Somehow, this is goalless at the break. The half-time whistle goes and Spurs have held on.

HT: Man City 0-0 Spurs

Aymeric Laporte picks up a booking now for hauling Lucas Moura back as the latter looks to embark on a speedy counter-move through midfield. It's one of the very few occasions where Tottenham have actually had more bodies than City in a phase of attacking play. There's going to be one added minute in this first half.

Mahrez is about two inches away from burying a beautiful strike into the top-left corner. Even he can't quite believe that City haven't found the mark yet. A rare pair of Tottenham counters hand them a corner though, after Son exerts some pressure down the right flank. The delivery is soft and Spurs have to wheel back into their own half at the double to cut off the looming threat of Foden and De Bruyne on the break.

It's all over at&nbsp;Estadio de la Ceramica - and it is the Blaugrana who take the three points on the road. Antoine Griezmann's double is enough for Ronald Koeman, Lionel Messi and company to see them to victory. It caps a trying week that has been marred by the off-field saga of the European Super League.

FT: Villarreal 1-2 Barcelona

Pep Guardiola and Ryan Mason are exchanging some emphatic gestures on the sidelines, in front of the fourth official. It surrounds a foul on Harry Kane, but could just be a chat about how on earth City have not managed to find an opener yet. Tottenham feel like they are holding onto this one by their fingernails. They've had one shot to eight from their opponents - or nine now, as Riyad Mahrez wrestles a finish out at the far post.

Raheem Sterling, what a chance! Fernandinho slips a beauty of a throughball to the England man, and he is pressured too far to the left in the end to unload a clean shot, with Lloris doing the work once again. His delivery flashes across the face of goal and out of play. If there had been a body in support there, that would have been the opener.

Sergio Reguilon picks up the first booking of the game, to further heap pressure on Ryan Mason's side. They just seem incapable of getting out of their own half without turning the ball straight back over to a hungry Spurs attacker, and the Spaniard is shown a yellow card for hacking down De Bruyne after one such instance. Somehow, City fail to find an attacking opportunity from the incident, cited for a shove in the box as the ball is whipped back in.

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