Winners and Losers: Man City reignite title fight, Bayern break record & Spurs sink deeper

[p][b][a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/423WVc7teezNp2yUtNHTT5?si=jCf8UDRnR_yutxsC4clCmg"]You can now listen to Winners and Losers here via Spotify[/a].[/b][/p][h2]Winner: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a][/h2][p]After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a]'s dramatic defeat at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] at the start of the weekend, Manchester City knew there was an opportunity for them. There was an opening in the title race at last. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guardiola-pep/hxNijWrJ/"]Pep Guardiola[/a]'s side had a far from routine task on paper, but their emphatic 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge was as routine as they come.[/p][p]It was also a statement: we are in this title race and going nowhere. History tells us that this is the time of the season when Manchester City come into their own, so if you give them a sniff, they will smell the scent from a mile away and chase you down like a predator catching its prey. [/p][p]Arsenal have done exactly that, and with the two title candidates set to meet in a crucial match next weekend, Guardiola's men will fancy their chances of getting three points. If they do win and win their game in hand, they will draw level on points with the Gunners and from there, Man City will be huge favourites to get over the line. [/p][h2]Loser: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a][/h2][p]It feels like only yesterday that Bodo/Glimt beat City 3-1 to kickstart a stunning Champions League run that saw them knock out Inter to reach the last 16. However, their fairytale start to 2026 is now very much over.[/p][p]Exactly a month after having their European adventure ended by a 5-0 defeat to Sporting, they [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bodo-glimt-S0WZMUNG/viking-bXAgOWwb/?mid=xdlmDUdK"]lost by the same scoreline to title rivals Viking[/a] in the fourth game of the domestic season. After enjoying the greatest period in their history, they've quickly been brought back down to earth with a bang.[/p][image alt="Bodo/Glimt's Jostein Gundersen" id="9bac853b-22f0-4a94-9b88-07b1e3afc4c3" credit-line="NTB, NTB / Alamy / Profimedia" guid="a65319ff-c206-43ee-8858-ea396a4df1dc" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][h2]Winner: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a][/h2][p]Bayern Munich's fantastic season reached new heights at the weekend as the league leaders broke the record for the most goals scored in a Bundesliga season, and we are in April! They did it in the kind of style fitting for a season where they have scored for fun. Bayern thrashed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-pauli/ILyJuN3g/"]St. Pauli[/a] 5-0 away from home to make it 105 goals in their Bundesliga campaign so far.[/p][image alt="Bayern Munich players celebrate goal" id="1cd091c6-cd09-4abf-baa8-0f4c92225fd0" credit-line="REUTERS / Fabian Bimmer" guid="bba86a0c-8fed-4f8b-91b8-ddeaea330ffa" original-width="1250" original-height="833" /][p]In doing so, they broke their own record from the 1971/72 season, where they scored 101 goals in the league season, and they still have five games to play![/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kompany-vincent/K6A2elS9/"]Vincent Kompany[/a] is doing an incredible job, and breaking the Bundesliga goal record is surely just the start of what could turn into one of the most successful seasons in this storied club's history. [/p][h2]Loser: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a][/h2][p]It feels as if Tottenham can't do anything right this season. Everything the club have tried to do to avoid a stunning relegation has backfired, and their final attempt started in typically disastrous style. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-zerbi-roberto/pYizckpN/"]Roberto De Zerbi[/a]'s shock appointment during the international break after sacking interim head coach [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tudor-igor/Qu12kvXf/"]Igor Tudor[/a] was Spurs' final roll of the dice in this miserable campaign. [/p][embed guid="90ca80ef-09e6-4be1-b1d7-ebbe783284df" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2043376567598903631" social-type="twitter" /][p]A difficult trip to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] was never going to be an easy start to De Zerbi's reign, but the manner in which they lost was a big worry in a weekend where Spurs dropped into the relegation zone. It was a tepid and uninspiring display from Spurs, and they looked especially poor in the final third.[/p][p]De Zerbi has a huge job on his hands to rescue the sinking ship that is Tottenham Hotspur, because after his first attempt, it looks very much like a battle he will lose. [/p][h2]Winner: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ngumoha-rio/rejpF30d/"]Rio Ngumoha[/a][/h2][p]Ngumoha is rapidly becoming the standout breakthrough star of this Premier League season. The English teenager's appearances have largely come from late cameos off the bench, but in that short time, he has always made a positive impact. It came as no surprise, then, when handed a rare start, the 16-year-old took his chance.[/p][p]Ngumoha was a constant threat in his brilliant 69 minutes against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fulham/69ZiU2Om/"]Fulham[/a], and he capped off a memorable performance with an unforgettable goal - becoming the youngest Liverpool player ever to score at Anfield. It was a crucial goal to set Liverpool on their way towards a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fulham-69ZiU2Om/liverpool-lId4TMwf/?mid=jJ4pUVLr"]big three points[/a] in the race for the top five. [/p][embed guid="b7580157-a1a9-444a-a825-5243e18ca173" url="https://x.com/premierleague/status/2043072142460190885" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Loser: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caleta-car-duje/K44QNA2A/"]Duje Caleta-Car[/a][/h2][p]The finish could hardly have been better. He let the ball come across his body, feigned to put his foot through and then lifted it over the goalkeeper with the most delicate of dinks. There was only one problem for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]Real Sociedad[/a] defender Caleta-Car: it was at the wrong end of the pitch.[/p][p]The own-goal from the Croatian proved costly in his side's Basque derby with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/alaves/hxt57t2q/"]Alaves[/a], with La Real slipping to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/alaves-hxt57t2q/real-sociedad-jNvak2f3/?mid=vshTNauC"]a 3-3 draw[/a] and failing to claim three points that would have ultimately moved them up into the European places.[/p][embed guid="3a0bd8a0-6a1f-44d1-9515-437f714f9cba" url="https://x.com/TheGoalsZone/status/2042937100102746230" social-type="twitter" /]