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EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — PSV Eindhoven sealed its first Dutch league title in six years and the 25th in its history by beating Sparta Rotterdam 4-2 on Sunday. Peter Bosz's team, that features U.S. players Sergiño Dest, Malik Tillman and Ricardo Pepi, dominated the Eredivisie season, losing only one match, scoring 107 goals while conceding 19, with two matches still to play. PSV started the season with a record-equalling run of 17 wins before drawing 1-1 with Utrecht. The only other team to
Real Madrid needs fortress Bernabeu to live up to its reputation. Paris Saint-Germain could do with some magic from the departing Kylian Mbappé. Otherwise we could be set for a repeat of the 2013 Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, who both showed in the first legs of the semifinals that they could yet block a Madrid vs. Mbappé showdown at Wembley Stadium. That has felt like an ideal finale with Mbappé widely expected to move to the Spanish giant when he leaves PS
The Thunder is back in the Western Conference semifinals for the first time since 2016. That was the same year Doncic faced OKC for the first time in an NBA preseason game as a 17-year-old guard for Real Madrid.