The National's Sport cover for the Sunday, April 19 issue, featuring Eden Hazard as he powered Chelsea through in a 1-0 win over Manchseter United in the Premier League.
The three points at the expense of one of Chelsea's closest rivals makes what is left of the Premier League title race largely a formality now.
Writes Jonathan Wilson:
“With that, surely, the Premier League title is won.
“Chelsea produced a classic Jose Mourinho performance to beat Manchester United, holding their opponents at arm’s length, waiting for the mistake and then taking advantage ruthlessly.
“For all Louis van Gaal spoke of his side’s best performance of the season, this is what Mourinho is good at, where he retains his edge, and it has been Chelsea’s capacity to get results without necessarily playing particularly well that has taken them 10 points clear of the field with six games remaining.
“It might not always have been thrilling, but nobody can seriously doubt that Chelsea, over the course of the season, have been the best team in the Premier League.”
For his part, Mourinho insists Chelsea will hold off on partying until the math is good and done.
“Football is not about ‘if’, it’s not about ‘almost’ – it’s about mathematics. When mathematically it’s done, it’s done, and we celebrate. But until that moment, we need two victories and two draws to be champion.”
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Tearful appearance
Chancellor Rachel Reeves set markets on edge as she appeared visibly distraught in parliament on Wednesday.
Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow.
She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.
A spokesman said her upset demeanour was due to a personal matter.
LILO & STITCH
Starring: Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders
Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
Rating: 4.5/5
The specs
- Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
- Power: 640hp
- Torque: 760nm
- On sale: 2026
- Price: Not announced yet
Ticket prices
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THE SPECS
Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
Transmission: seven-speed dual clutch
Power: 710bhp
Torque: 770Nm
Speed: 0-100km/h 2.9 seconds
Top Speed: 340km/h
Price: Dh1,000,885
On sale: now
SPEC SHEET
Display: 10.9" Liquid Retina IPS, 2360 x 1640, 264ppi, wide colour, True Tone, Apple Pencil support
Chip: Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
Memory: 64/256GB storage; 8GB RAM
Main camera: 12MP wide, f/1.8, Smart HDR
Video: 4K @ 25/25/30/60fps, full HD @ 25/30/60fps, slo-mo @ 120/240fps
Front camera: 12MP ultra-wide, f/2.4, Smart HDR, Centre Stage; full HD @ 25/30/60fps
Audio: Stereo speakers
Biometrics: Touch ID
I/O: USB-C, smart connector (for folio/keyboard)
Battery: Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi; up to 9 hours on cellular
Finish: Space grey, starlight, pink, purple, blue
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Paris Can Wait
Dir: Eleanor Coppola
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard
Two stars
HIJRA
Starring: Lamar Faden, Khairiah Nathmy, Nawaf Al-Dhufairy
Director: Shahad Ameen
Rating: 3/5
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