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Ben Brereton-Díaz caps Blackburn comeback as Millwall miss playoffs

08-May-2023 16:36:42 | The Guardian

Unpack the nice china again. Take the plastic wrapping off the sofa. No doubt some elements of the Premier League and its surrounding machinery will be quietly relieved that after a season of floating inside the top six Millwall not now be entering the Championship playoffs, that final spot taken by Sunderland on a thrilling final day.

From 3-1 up at half-time and cruising into the playoffs Millwall ended up losing this game 4-3, as Blackburn Rovers produced a fine second half, capped by two goals from Ben Brereton-Díaz. It made for wonderful drama all the same on a wild, unbound, emotionally gruelling afternoon at the Den, as these two teams played played out an end-of-season classic, a game of slick finishes and calamity defending, an unceasing full-body wrestle at the end of a 46-game season that ran to the final four minutes.