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The recent weekend produced incredible footballing action around leagues worldwide with dominant wins, nailbiting thrillers and magical goals. From the English Premier League to the Italian Serie A, enthralling results were throughout the game week, with the champion sides showcasing the perfect blend of skill, ability and tactics to grind out positive results.
Football Weekend Matches Round-Up:
Premier League
Newcastle United 1 - 0 Manchester United
A dismal Manchester United continued its poor run of form and suffered a 1-0 against a dominant Newcastle side in Tyneside. Winger Anthony Gordan’s lone strike didn’t do justice to an incredible Magpies attack which relentlessly broke through the Manchester defence.
Chelsea 3 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
The turbulent Chelsea held onto a 3-2 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bride. The fixture was full of drama with the first half seeing three goals and a red card. Marquee midfielder Enzo Fernandes scored twice with former Seagulls’ man Levi Colwill scoring for the Blues.
Liverpool 4 - 3 Fulham
Rampaging Liverpool took down Fulham 4-3 in a thrilling performance with two late goals from Wataro Endo and Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Reds full-back also opened the scoring for Liverpool with a blazing freekick before Alexis Mac-Allister scored a worldie. For Fulham, the likes of Harry Wilson, Tete and Bobby Reid scored as the London-based nearly sealed a big win.
Manchester City 3 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur
Concluding the EPL weekend, Manchester City’s struggles against Tottenham Hotspur continued as the defending champions settled for a drama-filled 3-3 draw. Heun-ming Son scored opening goals for Spurs and Man City in a matter of minutes. Then the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Giovani Leo Celso and Dejan Kulsevski scored for their respective teams in a thrilling finish.
La Liga
Girona 2 - 1 Valencia
Suprise title contenders Girona left it late to clinch a 2-1 win over Valencia at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi. The Los Ches held onto a 1-0 lead after Duro’s 56th-minute strike before Cristhian Stuani’s late brace sealed the deal for Girona.
Real Madrid 2 - 0 Granada
2022-23 La Liga runners-up Real Madrid cruised through Granada to register a 2-0 win at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. For the Los Blancos, Brahim Diaz, in the first half, and Rodrygo, in second-half, to clinch their fifth-straight win.
Barcelona 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid
Defending Spanish champions Barcelona held onto a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid with former Atleti star Joao Felix finding the back of the net through a Raphinha assist. With this result, the La Liga title gets closer with the Blaugrana still four points off the top with Real Madrid and Girona tied for first place.
Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen 1 - 1 Borrusia Dortmund
High-flying Bayer Leverkusen had to settle for a 1-1 after Victor Bonafice’s 79th-minute equaliser thanks to a Patrik Schik assist. Whereas for Borrusia Dortmund, full-back Julian Ryerson opened the scoring in the fifth minute through a Niclas Füllkrug assist.
RB Leipzig 2 - 1 FC Heidenheim
With goals from Ikoma Lois Openda and Yussuf Poulsen, RB Leipzig registered a 2-1 over FC Heidenheim. The 14th-place Heidenheim pulled one back with a Benedikt Gimber strike in first-half extra time.
Serie A
Monza 1 - 2 Juventus
Federico Gatti’s 94th-minute strike helped Juventus seal a thrilling 2-1 win over Monza at the U-Power Stadium. The late Gatti goal was assisted by Adrien Rabiot, who also opened the scoring for the Turin-based club in the 12th minute.
AC Milan 3 -1 Frosinone
AC Milan smashed three goals against Frosinone and sealed a dominant 3-1 win to further secure their third place in the Serie A. For the Rosoneri, the likes of Luka Jovic, Christian Pulisic, and Fikayo Tomori. For Frosinone, Marco Brescianini scored a late free-kick goal in the 82nd minute.
Sassuolo 1 - 2 AS Roma
Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma completed a comeback 2-1 win over Sassuolo at the MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore. For the Romans, Paulo Dybala’s penalty and Rasmus Kristensen’s 82nd-minute strike sealed the win.
Napoli 0 - 3 Inter Milan
Inter Milan routed the defending champions Napoli 3-0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to consolidate the top spot in the Serie A. For the Nerazzurri, Hakan Calhanoglu, Nicolo Barella and Marcus Thuram scored the decisive goal and helped register a big away win.
Ligue 1
Le Havre 0 - 2 Paris Saint-Germain
Despite seeing goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma’s red card, Paris Saint Germain registered a nervy 2-0 win over Le Havre at the Stade Océane. For the Parisians, Vitinha and Kylian Mbappé found the back of the net at the 23rd-minute and 89th-minute mark, respectively.
