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Jude Bellingham scored his 17th goal of the season to help Real Madrid reclaim their position at the top of LaLiga with an impressive 4-1 victory against Villarreal at the Bernabeu.
Bellingham set the stage for the home team to surpass previous frontrunners Girona – who will take on Alaves on Sunday – by scoring in the middle of the first half, before Rodrygo added a second goal for Real.
Jose Luis Morales decreased the difference in points for the away team, but Real solidified their win with additional goals from Brahim Diaz and Luka Modric.
Real Sociedad remains in sixth position, narrowly above their rivals Real Betis following a scoreless draw in San Sebastian. Meanwhile, the match between the lowest ranked team Almeria and Mallorca also ended in a goalless tie.
Cadiz secured their fourth straight draw in LaLiga thanks to a late equalizer from Chris Ramos against Las Palmas. Pejino scored an early goal for Las Palmas.
Inter Milan increased their advantage in first place of Serie A to four points by defeating Lazio 2-0 in Rome.
Lautaro Martinez took advantage of a disastrous back-pass from Adam Marusic, a defender for the home team, to score the first goal for his team. Marcus Thuram’s goal in the second half secured the victory, and Lazio’s Manuel Lazzari was given a red card in the final moments of the game.
AC Milan, the city’s rivals, solidified their hold on third position with a smooth 3-0 victory against Monza at San Siro stadium.
In the third minute of the game, Tijjani Reijnders scored a goal that set the tone for an easy win. Jan-Carlo Simic scored a second goal right before halftime, and Noah Okafor sealed the deal with a goal in the second half.
Bologna maintained their fourth place position by defeating Roma 2-0, thanks to goals from Nikola Moro and an own goal by Rasmus Kristensen. Fiorentina secured a narrow 1-0 victory over struggling Verona with a late goal from Lucas Beltran. Meanwhile, Udinese and Sassuolo ended in a 2-2 tie.
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich erased the memory of last weekend’s shocking 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt with a 3-0 win over fourth-placed Stuttgart.
After only two minutes, Kane scored the first goal and then added another in the beginning of the second half. Kim Min-Jae also scored for the improved home team.
Bayer Leverkusen kept their four-point advantage by achieving what Bayern could not, dominating Frankfurt 3-0 at the BayArena. Victor Boniface, Jeremie Frimpong, and Florian Wirtz all scored goals for Leverkusen.
Freiburg secured a 2-0 victory against a struggling Koln team, who had Julian Chabot ejected in the second half due to receiving two yellow cards.
The streak of Paris St Germain winning Ligue 1 for the eighth time in a row was broken when they tied 1-1 against Lille at Stade Pierre-Mouroy.
Kylian Mbappe’s goal in the 66th minute seemed to secure a win for his team, but in the fourth minute of added time, Jonathan David scored to tie the game and maintain fourth place.
Brest dominated the game and beat Nantes 2-0, while Marseille struggled to secure a 2-1 victory against last-place team Clermont at their home stadium.
Strasbourg emerged victorious with a score of 2-1 against Lorient, while Montpellier narrowly secured a 1-0 win against Metz. Toulouse and Rennes played to a tie.
Source: independent.co.uk
