Friday night saw the return of the hotly anticipated Six Nations tournament as France hosted Wales at the Stade de France in Paris. After a dominant first half, France let a 16-0 lead go as they lost 24-19 courtesy of two George North tries. As Saturday approached, it was set out to be a busy day of sport from all areas. Tottenham were victorious over Newcastle in the early kick-off as recently returned Hueng Min Son got his second goal since his arrival back from the Asian Cup. At Murrayfield it was the Wooden Spoon decider as Scotland were facing an Italy side who hadn't won any of their last 17 Six Nations games. Again, the Scots won, this time winning 33-20 but soon all the attention was shifted onto Chelsea at the Bridge who were up against a poor Huddersfield side; in the spotlight this week was the Blues' new number 9, Gonzalo Higuaín. He didn't disappoint with two very well taken goals on his Premier League debut. Chelsea won 5-0, somewhat recovering the deficit of the humiliation midweek against Bournemouth.
At 5 O'clock it was the choice between the title decider in the Championship or the biggest game of the Six Nations. Ireland were in Dublin up against an England side who were wanting to put the demons of the previous tournament behind them having lost at Twickenham to the Irish, this time, it was the other way round. Ireland were played off the park in all areas of the pitch, England's defence was nothing but rock solid yet the transition of defence to attack could not have been deadlier. Henry Slade caught the eye, scoring two tries on what was a famous victory for English Rugby. He said afterwards "we knew exactly how we wanted to play, we executed it perfectly" summing up the tale of the game.
Starting half an hour later was Leeds against Norwich at Elland Road. Leeds, who have dominated the Championship this year, were sitting 3 points clear at the top of the table and Norwich were 3rd at the start of play, only 3 points behind; victory for either would change the dynamic for the race for automatic promotion. An intense atmosphere at Elland Road was not enough for Leeds who were for the first time this season, completely outplayed, losing 3-1 only for a late Patrick Bamford conciliation. Norwich leapfrogged Leeds to take the lead at the top whilst Leeds slipped to second after what was a significant weekend in the Championship.
Sunday, depending on who you support or where you support was a big day. Liverpool fans praying Arsenal would do a job on Man City was however a step too far as the Gunners were unable to see out the game after a hectic opening ten minutes in which the score was left at 1-1. A Sergio Aguero hat trick was enough for City who were 3-1 winners closing the gap on Liverpool to only 2 points ahead of the Reds' trip to the London Stadium. The other half of Manchester continued the rich run of form with a Marcus Rashford goal proving decisive in what was Solskjær's 9th win in 10 games as United boss. The 53rd Super Bowl was held in Atlanta between the Patriots and the Rams and for the 3rd time in 5 years the Patriots won. Some might call it as a dull game with the score as 13-3 but it doesn't really matter how you win as long as you do.
Monday night saw Liverpool travel to London to face West Ham, a team who have enjoyed lots of success against the big boys this season at home beating Arsenal and United, as well as taking points off Chelsea. After dropping points midweek against Leicester it was crucial that Liverpool picked up all 3. However a Michail Antonio equaliser left Liverpool wanting more after missing out again on 2 extra points for the second time in 6 days.
And lastly, it was discovered that the plane with Emi Sala onboard was found at the bottom of the seabed of the English Channel with a body found in it. It is yet to be confirmed regarding the identity of the body but in the coming days, the plane will be lifted and forensically examined to determine the outcome of his death.
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