“A chance missed” – Mourinho

Ronaldo wins PFA double

Celtic clinch SPL title

—– Within 24 hours of having the door thrown wide open in their chase of retaining their Premiership title, Chelsea miss the chance to reduce the gap behind leaders Manchester United to just one point.
The reigning champions rarely look like breaking the deadlock in a goalless draw at Newcastle United.
Chelsea believed they should have had a penalty when Toon defender Stephen Carr appeared to handle in the area.
Although he admits to a missed chance, with Manchester United surviving penalty claims against them in their last two games, manager Jose Mourinho also spies an injustice: “The circumstances are difficult for us with the new football rules that we have to face.
“It is not possible to have a penalty against Manchester United. It is not possible to have a penalty in favour of Chelsea.”
Portsmouth earn a point from a goalless draw at Aston Villa to boost their chances of UEFA Cup qualification.
The star of the show is Pompey keeper David James who creates a new Premiership record with his 142nd clean sheet.
While it has taken the former Liverpool goalie 473 games to reach the landmark figure, the previous record holder - Arsenal’s David Seaman - took only 344 games to keep 141 shut-outs.

—– Cristiano Ronaldo is voted the PFA’s Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.
He is the first to do the players’ union double since Andy Gray - then of Aston Villa, now a Sky Sports pundit - in 1977.
Having been jeered at the start of the season due to his part in Portugal’s elimination of England during last summer’s World Cup, the Manchester United winger has won over his detractors, and thrilled his admirers, with a string of dazzling performances this term.
He has also netted 16 goals to keep United on course for the treble.
On receiving his awards, the 22 year-old says: “It is a special night. It is amazing and a big honour for me to win trophies like this in the English Premier League. I am very proud.”

—– Birmingham City return to the top of the Championship, but only after a heart-stopping West Midlands derby win against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
Blues snatched an 88th minute winner through Cameron Jerome but appeared to have thrown two points away as Wolves are awarded a penalty deep into stoppage.
Michael McIndoe - on a hat-trick and the leading penalty converter in the Football League last season - shoots weakly to allow City keeper Colin Doyle to complete an easy but vital save.
It’s Wolves fifth penalty miss of the season as they cling on to the final Play-Off with four teams within two points in arrears.
In the East Anglia derby, former Norwich City loanee David Wright returns to Carrow Road to fire home Ipswich Town’s deserved equaliser in a mid-table 1-1 draw.

—– At last! With the ice for their champagne almost turning to water, runaway leaders Celtic finally clinch the SPL title.
Although it seems to have been a mere formality for weeks, they finally claim their 41st Scottish title with four games to spare via Shunsuke Nakamura’s last minute winner at Kilmarnock.
Proud chairman Brian Quinn puts his Buoys achievement into context: “It’s arguably been the best season we have had in the last 30 to 40 years.
“Not only have we won the championship with games to spare, we have got to the Scottish Cup Final and the last 16 of the Champions League.”
Later in the day, Nakamura is named the Scottish PFA’s Player of the Year while boss Gordon Strachan wins their inaugural Manager of the Year award.