​Julen Lopetegui’s Sevilla failed to keep pace with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga (LL) as they dropped points at home for only the second time this campaign, hanging on to draw 1-1 with Barcelona after Jules Koundé saw red. The hosts entered the match with a 10 point advantage over Barcelona, their highest in LL since gameweek 12 of the…

Genoa became only the second Serie A (SA) side this season to prevent Atalanta scoring, as they held the European challengers to a 0-0 draw ahead of the SA winter break. Five of Atalanta’s last seven SA away trips had served up a goal in the opening 15 minutes, but a rather subdued opening half-hour at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium offered little…

Juventus took all three points against Cagliari as they recorded a fifth clean-sheet win in six matches. As the first strike in a 2-0 win, Moise Kean’s first-half header was enough to keep Cagliari winless on the road in Serie A action. Coming into this fixture, ‘La Vecchia Signora’ looked a rejuvenated outfit as they sought a sixth successive…

Villarreal secured a fifth win in a row across all competitions after Boulaye Dia’s brace sealed a 5-2 win over Deportivo Alavés at the Estadio de la Cerámica. The hosts were having the better of the opening stages and created their first meaningful opportunity of the contest when Samuel Chukwueze fired wide with an acrobatic shot from close…

Real Madrid ensured they would be seeded in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 draw, after beating Inter Milan 2-0. The 13-times champions saw off a spirited Italian outfit at the Santiago Bernabeu, extending their unbeaten run to 12 matches. A clash between two European heavyweights provided an interesting clash of styles in the first…

Atlético Madrid secured their place in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) knockout stages, securing only their second win in the group stages, defeating FC Porto 3-1 played out inside an electric Estádio do Dragão in a frenetic game brimming with incidents. The home side had the advantage heading into the final group game, sitting second in Group B…

Liverpool became the first English club to win all six of their UEFA Champions League group games as they beat a lacklustre AC Milan 2-1 in Italy. Though Jürgen Klopp’s side did have to come from behind to maintain their 100% record in the competition, dumping the hosts out of Europe in the process. The visitors, already through to the knockout…

The UEFA Europa League (UEL) beckons for RB Leipzig after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over already-qualified Manchester City - becoming the first German side to conquer City in 15 attempts. In light of Jesse Marsch’s departure, a new Leipzig dawn began with the daunting visit of Manchester City, who had already been crowned group winners. Leipzig…

Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi each scored twice as PSG cruised to a 4-1 victory in their final UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group A match, and prevented Club Brugge the opportunity to qualify for the Europa League knockout stages. Whilst Brugge were hoping Manchester City could help them out by condemning RB Leipzig to a loss in Germany, they did…

Everton suffered their heaviest home derby defeat in 39 years and are now on their worst run in the Premier League for 22 years, as Liverpool became only the second side to score two or more goals in 10 consecutive away Premier League matches. Liverpool raced into a two-goal lead inside an opening 20 minutes which they dominated. Joël Matip and…