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Top teams across all the leagues battled against each other on the weekend with Chelsea forcing a draw with Arsenal and a major altercation broke out between players during Real Madrid and Sevilla's 1-1 draw. On the other hand, giants like Manchester City, Inter Milan, and Liverpool won their respective matches comfortably.
After the weekend matches, Manchester City took the top spot in the Premier League standings, and Real Madrid continued their dominance in the La Liga. Here is a summary of the results of all the important games in Europe over this weekend:
Premier League:
- Liverpool 2-0 Everton: Mohamed Salah's brace helped Liverpool beat 10-men Everton 2-0 on Saturday at the Anfield. Jurgen Klopp's Reds secured third place in the PL standings with the victory against Sean Dyche's men. Everton's Ashley Young was sent off in the final 10 minutes of the first half.
- Manchester City 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion: Defending champions Manchester City defeated Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. With this victory, Man City clinched the top spot in the Premier League 2023-24 standings with one point more than Tottenham, who have played a game less. Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland scored for City while Ansu Fati scored the only goal for Brighton.
- Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal: Mykhailo Mudryk scored his first Stamford Bridge goal for Chelsea with a spectacular fluke against Arsenal on Saturday. The Gunners came from two goals behind to salvage a point but still lost their top spot to Manchester City.
- Sheffield United 1-2 Man United: Scott McTominay and Diogo Dalot's goals helped Manchester United register their second consecutive win in the Premier League. The Red Devils defeated Sheffield United at the Bramall Lane on Saturday by 2-1.
La Liga
- Sevilla 1-1 Real Madrid: The match between Sevilla and Real Madrid, which was played at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Saturday, saw Sergio Ramos taking on his former club in the La Liga. The match was marred by racist chants against Vinicius and ended in a 1-1 draw as Dani Carvajal equalised for Madrid after David Alaba's unfortunate own goal.
- Celta Vigo 0-3 Atletico de Madrid: Antoine Griezmann scored a hattrick to secure a 3-0 win for Atletico de Madrid against Celta Viga on Saturday at the Balaídos Stadium. Celta Vigo played with 10 men after goalkeeper Ivan Villar was sent off in the 29th minute during the match against Atleti.
- Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Club: 17-year-old Spanish forward Marc Guiu's lone goal was enough for Barcelona to clinch the valuable three points from their clash against Athletic Club on Sunday night. With this win, Barcelona closed the gap between them and toppers Real Madrid and Girona to one point.
Serie A
- Hellas Verona 1-3 Napoli: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's brace and Matteo Politano's goal helped Napoli beat Hellas Verona 3-1 at the Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium on Saturday. The defending champions are currently struggling in the 2023-24 season as they are placed fifth in the standings with 17 points in nine matches.
- Torino 0-3 Inter Milan: Inter Milan comfortably secured a 3-0 win against Torino on Saturday to maintain their top spot on the Serie A 2023-24 standings. Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martinez, and Hakan Çalhanoğlu score a goal each for Inter.
- Roma 1-0 Monza: Jose Mourinho's Roma registered their third consecutive win in the Serie A 2023-24 after defeating Monza 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico Tour on Sunday. Monza defender Danilo D'Ambrosio was sent off in the 41st minute while Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy scored the only goal of the match in the 90th minute.
- AC Milan 0-1 Juventus: Manuel Locatelli's 63rd-minute strike helped Juventus beat 10-men AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday night. Milan defender Malick Thiaw was sent off in the 40th minute for his challenge on forward Moise Kean. With this win, Juventus closed the gap to one and two points from Milan and Inter respectively.
Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Werder Bremen: Julian Brandt's 67th-minute strike helped Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 1-0 at the Signal Iduna Park on Saturday. Dortmund are fourth with 20 points in eight matches.
- VfL Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Bayer Leverkusen under Xabi Alonso continued their winning run in the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win against Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Arena. Jeremie Frimpong and Alex Grimaldo scored a goal each for BVB.
- Mainz 05 1-3 Bayern Munich: Kingsley Coman, Harry Kane, and Leon Goretzka's goals helped defending champions Bayern Munich beat Mainz 3-1 at the MEWA ARENA on Saturday. Despite the win, Bayern are placed at the third spot in the Bundesliga standings, two points behind toppers Bayer Leverkusen.
Ligue 1
- PSG 3-0 Strasbourg: Kylian Mbappe, Carlos Soler, and Fabian Ruiz scored a goal each as the Ligue 1 defending champions secured a 3-0 win against Strasbourg on Saturday at the Parc des Princes.
Saudi Pro League
- Al-Nassr 2-1 Damac: Al-Nassr's star duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Anderson Talisca scored a goal each to help their side come from behind to beat Damac 2-1 on Saturday. Both Ronaldo and Talisca scored a stunning freekick each to score their goals against Damac. While the Brazilian scored the goal in the 52nd minute, the 38-year-old Ronaldo converted the freekick after just four minutes.
