In the English "Premier League", five more matches of the 27th round were played on Saturday.
An intriguing clash took place at the "King Power" stadium, where the local "Leicester City" met with the country's champions, the footballers of "Manchester City". A late goal by Gabriel Jesus determined the victory of the visitors from Manchester.
The "Cityzens" dominated from the first minutes, but there were no goals in the first half of the match. "Leicester" was particularly quiet in the first half.
In the second half, "Man City" could break through as early as the 62nd minute, but Sergio Aguero missed a penalty kick.
S. Aguero's mistake was corrected 18 minutes later by Gabriel Jesus, who replaced him in the box. The Brazilian struck a winning goal into Kasper Schmeichel's goal after a precise pass from Riyad Mahrez.
The "Man City" club, in second place, increased their advantage over "Leicester" to 7 points after the victory.
In other matches, "Burnley", "Southampton", and "Crystal Palace" celebrated victories, while "Brighton" and "Sheffield Utd" parted ways with a draw.
Results:
"Leicester" 0 - 1 "Man City"
80' [0 - 1] G. Jesus
62' S. Aguero ("Man City") missed a penalty kick
"Burnley" 3 - 0 "Bournemouth"
53' [1 - 0] M. Vydra
61' [2 - 0] J. Rodriguez (penalty)
87' [3 - 0] D. McNeil
"Crystal Palace" 1 - 0 "Newcastle"
44' [1 - 0] P. van Aanholt
90+5' V. Lazaro ("Newcastle") sent off from the field
"Sheffield Utd" 1 - 1 "Brighton"
26' [1 - 0] E. Stevens
30' [1 - 1] N. Maupay
"Southampton" 2 - 0 "Aston Villa"
8' [1 - 0] S. Long
90+5' [2 - 0] S. Armstrong
