As Manchester City opened up the gap at the top of the English Premier League, what happened across the other top European leagues?<\/p>\n
Napoli remain top in Italy despite a goalless draw at ChievoVerona, one point ahead of Juventus who came from a goal down to beat Benevento 2-1 at home. Inter sit third after a 1-1 draw with Torino, two points ahead of Lazio whose tie with Udinese was postponed due to heavy rainfall. Ex-Liverpool men Suso and Borini combined to score AC Milan\u2019s second in a 2-0 win at Sassuolo, yet the game of the weekend was at Fiorentina who twice came from behind to claw back a 2-2 at home to Roma, yet the away side scored twice in the second half to win the game 4-2.<\/p>\n
In Spain, Barcelona\u2019s 2-1 victory at home to Sevilla was courtesy of an Alcacer brace, while second place Valencia eased to a 3-0 home win over Leganes. Real Madrid sit third after beating Las Palmas 3-0 thanks to goals from Casemiro, Isco and a thunderbolt from Asensio. A 90th minute winner from Thomas helped Atletico to a 1-0 win at Deportivo, while Villarreal complete the top five as they beat Malaga 2-0, condemning the away side to yet another loss, and so they remain rock bottom of the table.<\/p>\n
Bayern Munich are now four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga as James bagged two assists in a fantastic 3-1 win at rivals Borussia Dortmund, while RB Leipzig\u2019s 2-1 win at home to Hannover sent them second in the table, the home side turning around a one goal deficit through a goal and assist from Werner. Schalke\u2019s 1-0 win at Freiburg sent them fourth \u2013 level on points with Dortmund in third \u2013 with Hoffenheim in fifth after easing past Cologne 3-0, with forward Wagner grabbing a brace. Mario Gomez missed a penalty before scoring in Wolfsburg\u2019s six-goal thriller with Hertha Berlin, with on-loan Liverpool man Origi grabbing a goal and an assist in the 3-3 draw.<\/p>\n
PSG remain four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after yet another thumping victory, this time putting five past Angers through Cavani (2), Mbappe (2) and Draxler. They were however outdone by second place Monaco, who smashed Guingamp 6-0 as Adama Traore and Guido Carrillo both bagged braces. Thauvin also bagged a brace as Marseille put five past Caen to send them fourth in the table, a point behind Lyon who amazingly also managed five in their rout at ten-man Saint-Etienne, with Fekir at the double for the away side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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