How the national media reacted to Leeds United's 1-0 defeat in the Championship play-off final against Southampton at Wembley Stadium on Sunday afternoon
Leeds United's play-off hoodoo continued as they fell to defeat against Southampton for a place in the Premier League.
Daily Mirror - Dan Marsh It doesn't make defeat any easier, but Leeds are no stranger to the bitter sting of play-off heartbreak. The Independent - Richard Jolly The Premier League was so close that Leeds United could see it. So near that, twice in swift succession, Daniel Farke referred to it “as the promised land”. He got a glimpse of it, and then a return ticket to the more familiar terrain of the Championship. But then both the play-offs and Wembley promise only disappointment for Leeds.
The chances are those celebrations will take place somewhere more salubrious after Adam Armstrong’s goal secured Southampton a return to the Premier League at the first attempt, via a typically fraught Championship playoff final. The Leeds squad waited on the pitch, many applauding, to witness Southampton’s players pass the winners’ trophy between themselves in the royal box. The minority owner, Katharina Liebherr, whose father, Markus, died a year after buying the club in League One in 2009, was among those to embrace the players. Martin stayed on the pitch, hugging his backroom staff before enjoying a moment to himself as the music blared over the speakers. By that point a red haze had fallen over the stadium.
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