he beat the four time champion, england s mark selby. before this tournament, brecel hadn t won a single match at the crucible. joe lynskey was watching. here comes the belgian, luca brecel. this year in snooker the man to beat is luca. belgium s luca brecel could see this sport s finish line. 15 10 up in the world championship final, but up against mark selby. he has won this title four times before, but brecel s theme for the fortnight has been to take on the best. before this year he had not been past the first round. now with century breaks and sensational shots he could go all the way. but selby can do comebacks. wonderful shot. he is here off the back of a break from the game where he took time out for his mental health. last night he made a 147 maximum and yet still so far it s not been enough. the former champion was on the charge but luca brecel got a breakthrough. a mis brought a chance and new server set up one a crucial 17 frame and the pass was cleared to make it
22 years old, still five games left. how many times i make a substitution, hat trick at 60 minutes? otherwise may be he will score more, on the other hand he may get injured, his body has to be all the time it like a watch. but, congratulations to him and all the team who helped him to achieve it. very good to have him. manchester united manager erik ten hag says he s expecting brighton to be out for revenge when his side host them in the premier league tonight. united beat brighton on penalties in their fa cup semi final last month. roberto de zerbi s side are having a very impressive season. and are eighth in the table. still pushing for european qualification for the first time. if you get beaten, you want to have revenge and it is normal. they have a huge motivation to beat us, but we have to match that. not only match that, we have to do more. we have to show more, that we are more hungry than them to win the game. a 33 year wait for the serie a title could be over for n
belgium s luca brecel could see this sport s finish line 1510 up in the world championship final, but up against mark selby. he s won this title four times before, but brazil s theme for the fortnight has been to take on the best. before this year he d not been past the first round. now with century breaks and sensational shots, he was two frames from victory as he got it. of course he has. but selby knows how to come back. oh, look at this. last year, he had a break from the game and took time out for his mental health. the man who made a one for seven last night now stared down the deficit and won five frames in a row. the former champion was on the charge, but brecel got a breakthrough. a miss brought a chance and brecel won a crucial 17th frame. the path was clear to make this his year. brecel is the first man from mainland europe to win the title. history in sheffield for this sport s new belgian superstar. joe lynskey, bbc news. the two time women s champions league win
thanks forjoining us. it s been a busy evening of european football most notably in the english premier league with four matches taking place. the big match of the night didn t really live up to expectations. chelsea in theirfirst match since sacking graham potter could only draw 0 0 with liverpool at stamford bridge. the home side did have two goals disallowed but that was the best of the action in what was a sobering night in west london. the draw leaves chelsea 11th, liverpool are 8th seven points off the champions league qualification places. it s football, those other laws and the referees, they try to take the best decisions that they can. strictly for the players because we are creating chances. scoring offside. it will come, because they deserve it. they keep pushing. we asked them to play with their heart, they did it stop just focus on they did it stop just focus on the next day. we came here, i didn t expect now we came here, i didn t expect now team
matches taking place. the big match of the night didn t really live up to expectations. chelsea in their first match since sacking graham potter could only draw 0 0 with liverpool at stamford bridge. the home side did have two goals disallowed but that was the best of the action in what was a sobering night in west london. the draw leaves chelsea 11th, liverpool are eighth seven points off the champions league qualification places. it s football. there are the laws and the referees. they try to take the best decisions that they can. yes, it s frustrating for the players because we creating chances, we scoring high scoring offside. it will come it will come to the boys because they deserve it. they keep pushing. we ask them to play with their heart. they did it and just focus on the next day. he came here. now a team with six changes to play the best game of the season. what i wanted to see is a proper fight. and i thought the boys who came in used the opportunity. t