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U17 results tonight

Roscommon 2-8 Sligo 0-8
Mayo 3-8 Leitrim 0-4


Mayo are into the final and Roscommon are into the semi final. Last round of group games next week. Sligo v Mayo and Leitrim v Galway will decide which of Sligo or Galway plays Roscommon.

Two finalists go into the All-Ireland Quarter finals against the Munster finalists.

Venues for the All Ireland semi finals confirmed.  Both on next Saturday May 11th


Kerry v Meath in Thurles at 3pm

If Roscommon v Tyrone it will be in Breffni Park at 5pm.  If Galway v Tyrone it will be Pearse Park Longford at 5pm.

The two teams for Sunday's final.

Galway
Connor Gleeson
Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Jack Glynn
Dylan McHugh, John Daly, Liam Silke
Paul Conroy, Seán Kelly
Johnny Heaney, John Maher, Céin D'Arcy
Rob Finnerty, Damien Comer, Shane Walsh.

Subs: Conor Flaherty, Seán Ó Maoilchiaráin, Eoin Kelly, Daniel O'Flaherty, Jack McCabe, Cathal Sweeney, Kieran Molloy, Liam Ó Conghaile, Cillian Ó Curraoin, Matthew Tierney, Sam O'Neill.

Mayo
Colm Reape
Jack Coyne, Rory Brickenden, Sam Callinan
Paddy Durcan, David McBrien, Donnacha McHugh
Stephen Coen, Mattie Ruane
Jordan Flynn, Fergal Boland, Jack Carney
Aidan O'Shea, Tommy Conroy, Ryan O'Donoghue.

Subs: Rob Hennelly, Enda Hession, Conor Loftus, Darren McHale, Eoghan McLaughlin, Cillian O'Connor, Diarmuid O'Connor, Pádraig O'Hora, Kevin Quinn, Paul Towey, Bob Tuohy.

When is the Connacht final? 

Galway v Roscommon Connacht final on Saturday at 5:15pm.  Will be live on TG4.

From BBC

The Premier League has missed out on a fifth Champions League spot next season.

Borussia Dortmund's victory over PSG on Wednesday, coupled with Bayern Munich's draw with Real Madrid on Tuesday takes the German total in the European Performance Spots table to 18.356.

Even if Aston Villa were to win both legs of their Europa Conference League semi-final with Olympiakos and go on to lift the trophy, England can only reach 18.25.

Germany will now join Italy in getting a fifth automatic spot in next season's tournament.

Both countries could have six representatives, if Dortmund win the Champions League and finish outside the top four in the Bundesliga and either Atalanta or Roma win the Europa League.

The winners of both tournaments qualify automatically for the following season's Champions League.

The additional places are added no matter how many clubs enter the tournament by the usual method.

Ironically, even if they do not win the tournament, Dortmund will be the beneficiaries as they are almost certain to finish fifth in the Bundesliga.

Minor Quarter finals played tonight

Dublin 5-11 Wexford 0-9
Louth 1-11 Wicklow 1-7

Semi finals next Tuesday

Longford v Louth
Kildare v Dublin 

I take it both go forward into AI QFs anyway - what is the QF draw?

Not at U20 that's minor.  Tyrone v Roscommon or Galway now and other semi final Kerry v Meath.

Tyrone win 3-1 on penalties

FT AET Derry 2-13 Tyrone 3-10. A shootout to find a winner.

Level game 78 minutes played.

Tyrone goal all to play for again. 2-13 to 3-9

Half time in extra time. Derry 2-13 Tyrone 2-9. A Derry goal seconds before the break.

Still all to play for with 15 minutes to play.  Derry 1-8 Tyrone 2-6

U20 final on at 7:30pm.

Wouldn't be comparing it professional sports. The proof will be in the pudding for the All Ireland Quarter finals this summer. I believe Mayo and Tyrone would have given a better account of themselves last year with more time to prepare for their Quarter final and it's worth taking into account Tyrone and Mayo would be among the best when it come to fitness and conditioning of their players. 

No point in pulling out hypothetical situations to fit your narrative. Both Kerry and Dublin would widely be seen as better sides with bigger squads than either Tyrone or Mayo. I could equally point to how a rested Armagh were knocked out by Monaghan (after extra time) despite them playing 3 weeks in a row and who were seen as underdogs prior to that match. There are a whole range of factors that could affect a result including momentum, injuries, suspensions, illness, match fitness, confidence, freshness etc.

It might well be an advantage depending on the circumstances but I just don't think its as cut and dried as some people try to make out. There will be players who would much prefer to be playing every week because if they aren't they are invariably spending a full day in a training camp on the weekend before the next match anyway.   

Granted Dublin and Kerry are better but 12 points the better team I think not.  No amount of training replicates a high intensity championship knock out tie and coming through that and going up against a rested Kerry,Dublin the following weekend most certainly doesn't help in making an All Ireland quarter a competitive watch.