Barcelona 3-1 Atletico Madrid

Barcelona put a week of turmoil behind them with a 3-1 win over champions Atletico Madrid to reignite their La Liga title challenge. Head coach Luis Enrique was widely criticised for his team selection in last weekend's dispiriting 1-0 loss at Real Sociedad and a 5-0 midweek thrashing of Elche in the Copa del Rey did not prevent him from entering Sunday night's pivotal Camp Nou encounter under heavy scrutiny. A rumoured rift between Luis...

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Napoli 1-3 Juventus

 Juventus moved three points clear at the top of the Serie A table thanks to a 3-1 victory over Napoli at the San Paolo. With nearest challengers Roma held to a 2-2 draw by fierce rivals Lazio earlier on Sunday, Massimiliano Allegri's men took full advantage at a tricky venue historically. Paul Pogba opened the scoring at the San Paolo, a venue where Juve had not won since 2000, with a stunning volley in the 29th minute that marked his...

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Roma 2-2 Lazio

Francesco Totti has been heralded as a genius after his goalscoring heroics saved Roma from derby day defeat to Lazio on Sunday. The Giallorossi went 2-0 down in the opening 30 minutes through goals from Stefano Mauri and Felipe Anderson, but the veteran Italian forward turned the tie around with two strikes in the second half. The striker even took a celebratory selfie after equalising for Roma with an acrobatic finish and his coach revealed that the 38-year-old had correctly predicted he would have a major impact on the derby match. "Totti...

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Manchester United 0-1 Southampton

Tadic slotted in the rebound from a Graziano Pelle shot that struck the post on 69 minutes to give the Saints the lead in a game United had dominated. The hosts rallied but were unable to muster a single shot on target for the entirety of the match, with Juan Mata missing two gilt-edged opportunities to secure them a point. Ronald Koeman - widely documented to have a frosty relationship with opposite number Louis van Gaal following disagreements...

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Arsenal 3 - 0 Stoke City

Alexis Sanchez was again Arsenal's inspiration as they coasted to a 3-0 win over Stoke City on Sunday. The irrepressible Sanchez scored his 11th and 12th Premier League goals of the season either side of half-time after setting up Laurent Koscielny's early opener at the Emirates Stadium. David Ospina was handed a first top-flight start in Arsenal's goal as Arsene Wenger dropped Wojciech Szczesny, who was caught smoking in the dressing room...

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Inter 3 - 1 Genoa : Mancini claims first home win in Serie A

Roberto Mancini claimed his first home win in Serie A since returning to Inter as they beat Genoa 3-1 on Sunday. The 50-year-old head coach had only taken one point in his previous two home fixtures, but goals from Rodrigo Palacio, Mauro Icardi and Nemanja Vidic finally gave him all three points at San Siro. Palacio opened the scoring early with a poacher's finish after Icardi's effort had been saved, with the latter heading in the second...

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