League results from over weekend
The World cup is just a few weeks away and the fixture congested month of October is almost over but seems like some clubs are already losing steam ahead of the November break.
After the mid-week fixtures, the Premier League resumed on Saturday with exciting games. Nottingham Forrest stunned Liverpool with a 1-nil victory in the first game of the weekend thanks to a goal from Nigerian striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, who used to be a Liverpool player.
Everton cruised past Patrick Viera’s Crystal Palace, 3 goals to nil and Nigerian midfielder, Alex Iwobi, was man-of-the-match as he registered two assists for the first and third goals. Manchester City continued from where they stopped by defeating Brighton and Hove Albion by 3 goals to 1 and ensuring Roberto De Zerbi was still without a win for Brighton since becoming manager of the side. Erling Haaland scored two goals in the game taking his league goal tally to 17 goals and 3 assists in less than 15 games. Manchester United secured a 1-1 draw with Chelsea thanks to a late-minute header from big-money signing Casemiro.
Aston Villa returned to their winning ways after sacking their manager Steven Gerard. They dismantled Brentford by 4 goals to nil. The club has since appointed Spanish manager, Unai Emery, as their new gaffer. League leaders Arsenal had their winning streak blighted by a 1-1 draw with Southampton. Leicester City seems to have found their feet again as they thrashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 goals to nil. Tottenham’s woes were compounded as they lost 2 goals to 1 to a rejuvenated Newcastle. Newcastle are now in fourth place on the league table.
In Serie A, Juventus secured a 4-nil victory against Empoli. AC Milan defeated Monza by 4 goals to 1. Inter Milan edged past Fiorentina in a dramatic 7-goal thriller that ended 4 -3 in favour of Inter. Torino had a shock 2-1 victory against high-flying Udinese. Nigerian defender, Ola Aina, got his first-ever Serie A goal for Torino in that game. Lazio cruised past Atalanta 2 goals to nil and Napoli edged one past Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma thanks to a lone goal from big Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.
In La Liga, Real Madrid’s unbelievable league form continued as they thrashed Sevilla 3 goals to 1. FC Barcelona also won their game against Athletic Bilbao by 4 goals to nil. Atletico Madrid defeated Real Betis by 2 goals to 1 thanks to a brace from Antoine Griezmann. Real Madrid are still top of the table, Barcelona are second and Atletico Madrid move up to 3rd.
In Bundesliga, Bayern Munich defeated Hoffenheim by 2 goals to nil and that victory moved them up to second on the table. Freiburg defeated Werder Bremen by 2 goals to nil and moved up to third on the table. Frankfurt defeated Borussia Monchengladbach by 3 goals to 1 and move up to 4th on the league table. Borussia Dortmund dismantled Stuttgart by 5 goals to nil but could only place them 5th on the table. Union Berlin remains top of the Bundesliga table despite their 2-1 defeat at VFL Bochum.
In Ligue 1, PSG defeated Ajaccio 3 goals to nil thanks to a superb performance from Lionel Messi who delivered two assists and a goal in that game. Lens defeated Marseille to remain second on the league table. Monaco was also defeated in a seven-goal thriller by Lille. It ended 4-3 in favour of Lille.
#Sport is a segment that keeps you abreast of everything happening in the world of sports, shares facts, and sometimes also takes you down memory lane to relive some unforgettable sporting moments. In this edition, we are looking at some of the big results from the top five leagues in Europe over the weekend.
