Football action across Europe’s top five leagues delivered drama, dominant performances, and significant implications in the race for domestic titles over the weekend.
🇬🇧 Premier League
Manchester City produced drama at Anfield, coming from behind to beat Liverpool 2–1 thanks to a late penalty from Erling Haaland, keeping their title hopes alive and closing the gap on the leaders. Arsenal’s 3-0 over Sunderland gave them a 9points lead at the top, City’s win over Liverpool cuts it back to 6points.
Crystal Palace stunned Brighton, winning 1–0 in the early kick-off yesterday and there was a big win for Manchester United against Tottenham (3-1), making it four wins out of four for Michael Carrick.
🇪🇸 La Liga
Barcelona maintained their La Liga lead with a 3–0 victory over Mallorca, featuring goals from Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Marc Bernal — with Bernal scoring his first senior goal.
🇩🇪 Bundesliga
Bayern Munich continued their dominant run, thumping Hoffenheim 5–1 to extend their advantage at the top of the table. Luis Díaz scored a hat-trick and Harry Kane added two penalties in a commanding performance.
🇫🇷 Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain produced a statement win, thrashing rivals Marseille 5–0. Ousmane Dembélé scored twice, and PSG reclaimed the top of the Ligue 1 table with the emphatic result.
🇮🇹 Serie A
Inter Milan enjoyed a big weekend with a 4–0 win over Sassuolo as they continue to push at the top end of the Serie A table.
In other action, Lecce beat Udinese 2–1 and Bologna won 1–0 against Parma.