Weekend Talking Points: Tiger roars again, Premier League title race heats up

Jurgen Klopp’s team have Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town, Newcastle United and Wolves left to play. They’ll be confident of getting 12 points from those games.

But they’ll need City to slip up to win the title. The Reds could conceivably finish on 97 points and still finish as runners-up.

City still have to face Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, but we’ve got them as 8/11 favourites to defend their crown. Liverpool are 11/10 to end their long wait for the title.

SPAL delay Juventus’ title celebrations

It’s surely only a matter of time before Juventus are crowned Serie A champions for the eighth year in a row, but SPAL spoiled the party at the weekend.

The Old Lady only needed at the Stadio Paolo Mazza to seal the title, but a weakened side let their lead slip and lost 2-1. It was the Ferrara club’s first win over Juventus since 1957.

Max Allegri’s side will be back to full-strength against Ajax on Tuesday night. After drawing 1-1 in Amsterdam, Juventus are 4/6 to win the second leg.

Lewis Hamilton leaves Ferrari pair in the distance

Lewis Hamilton’s win in Formula One’s 1,000th race was overshadowed by Ferrari’s team orders at the Chinese Grand Prix.

With Hamilton leading and Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in second, Charles Leclerc sat third during the early laps in Shanghai.

Leclerc was then asked to let Sebastian Vettel past, as Ferrari believed the German would have a better chance of closing the gap on the Mercedes duo. But Vettel couldn’t get any closer and finished third, with Leclerc dropping to fifth.

The younger driver is clearly too talented to just be a number two driver. And you wonder if Ferrari may have to stop automatically favouring Vettel at some point. After three races, Hamilton is already 8/15 to win the championship again.

Could Dortmund bounce back?

Borussia Dortmund’s 5-0 loss to Bayern Munich means they’re no longer in the Bundesliga driving seat, but they’re still firmly in the title race.

A first-half brace from Jadon Sancho sealed a 2-1 win over Mainz, which ensures they stay within a point of Bayern with five games to go.

The Munich club are 2/7 to hold on to their lead, with Dortmund 5/2 to win the title for the first time since 2012.

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