PREMIER LEAGUE (HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HEADLINES)
Liverpool lose (not a typo). Lewis lifts Canaries. Alonso the main man up front. VAR rescues Man U as Carlo sees red. Another former player, another loss. Clarets keep misfiring Magpies at bay. Gulls all at sea. Fans lift Hammers, slam owners. (TABLE)

LA LIGA WEEK 26 HIGHLIGHTS
Real put their recent troubles behind them to return to the top with a 2-0 victory in El Clasico, while Sevilla squeaked past Osasuna 3-2 to go third, despite having led 2-0 with a man advantage. Getafe regained fourth with a win at Mallorca, and home wins for Sociedad and Valencia made it a miserable week for Atletico, who were very fortunate to come away from El Prat with a point. Espanyol’s fellow strugglers, Celta and Leganes, both drew as well, but Eibar went one better with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Levante. In the remaining fixture, Villarreal’s hopes of European football were dented by a loss at San Mames. (TABLE)

SERIE A WEEK 26 HIGHLIGHTS
Only four matches survived the coronavirus this week, but none disappointed. Lazio went top with a win after both they and Bologna scored two goals, the difference being both of Bologna’s were disallowed. At Lecce, Atalanta scored seven for the third time this season, Zapata returning to form with a hat-trick. In the other matches, Napoli’s revival gathered in strength with a 2-1 home win, and Roma got four of the seven goals registered in their showdown in Cagliari, Kalinic bagging a brace. (TABLE)

BUNDESLIGA WEEK 24 HIGHLIGHTS
Bayern have truly clicked into gear now, running in six unanswered goals at Hoffenheim. That’s bad news for the chasing pack, but at least Dortmund and Monchengladbach were able to keep pace with narrow victories. Leipzig and Bayer dropped back a little as they took two points off each other. At the bottom, Mainz took a key three points off Paderborn, while Hertha completed a stunning three goal comeback away at Fortuna, who have now been cut adrift. Elsewhere, the flying Billy Goats beat a sinking Schalke 3-0, and four headed goals were shared between Union and Wolfsburg. (TABLE)

LIGUE 1 WEEK 27 HIGHLIGHTS
Kylian Mbappe moved top of the goalscoring charts with a couple in a 4-0 win for the champions-elect over Dijon. A Benedetto hat-trick in Nimes kept Marseille in notional contact, whilst third-placed Rennes won at Toulouse, who are now on the worst run in the history of French top flight football. Lille got a key win at Nantes to stay fourth, and OL moved back into fifth with a Dembele double sealing the derby win at the Groupama. At the bottom, the Unicorns are in deep trouble five points from safety after losing to Metz at home. Elsewhere, there were wins for Montpellier and Angers, while Monaco Reims and Bordeaux Nice both ended up one apiece. (TABLE)