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Real Madrid will play Liverpool in this season’s Champions League final following the Spanish club’s extra-time win over Manchester City last night. Pep Guardiola’s side were moments away from booking a second successive final appearance when Brazilian Rodrygo struck a quickfire double with 90 minutes on the clock. Karim Benzema completed the dramatic comeback with a penalty in extra-time for a 6-5 aggregate victory. Mary Hannigan reflects on an utterly, fabulously demented night of football with the View from the Couch.
Limerick were crowned Munster Under-20 hurling champions after a one point win over their neighbours Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds on Wednesday evening. Aidan O’Connor scored nine points in the 1-25 to 2-18 win, to set up an All-Ireland final meeting in two weeks’ time against the winners of the Leinster decider between Wexford and Kilkenny. In his column this morning (Subscriber Only), Ciarán Murphy explains why Meath and the Leinster Council should have insisted on their semi-final against Dublin being played outside of the capital.
Leinster have identified the recently retired Seán O’Brien as one of the potential replacements for Denis Leamy as the province’s contact skills coach in the wake of his decision to relocate to Munster. Mike Prendergast has agreed a three-year contract to take over as Munster backs and attack coach ahead of the 2022-2023 season, replacing Stephen Larkham who returns to Australia.
Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy is looking to take his Masters form into his Wells Fargo title defence this week. He is joined by Séamus Power at TPC Potomac in Maryland. Lee Westwood has confirmed that he has applied to take part in the first Saudi-backed LIV Tour event in Centurion Club in England.