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TUE 26TH NOV 2019

PREMIER LEAGUE (HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HEADLINES)
Another late Liverpool winner keeps the gap to 8. Seagulls no match for formidable Foxes. Chelsea Kante hold on as City exploit their youthful inexperience. Wolves shake off early Europa fatigue to move fifth. Man U’s seven minute show covers up an unseemly 83. Hornets swatted aside by Clarets as Quique’s second honeymoon ends. Emery’s Emirates tenure nears its end. Jose’s back to basics approach takes Tottenham into the top ten as Levy parts ways with Poch. Clever free-kick helps Villans to a deserved three points. No Silva lining for Everton as Cantwell breathes new life into catatonic Canaries.

LA LIGA WEEK 14 HIGHLIGHTS
Top came from behind to beat bottom as Arturo Vidal hit a late winner for Barca against floundering Leganes, while a heavily booed Bale returned from international duty to help his third priority in life keep pace with a win against Sociedad. Sevilla picked up a workmanlike 3 in Valladolid to stay third, but Atletico were held at Los Carmenes. Athletic finally found a way to breach the El Sadar fortress and another run was snapped at El Madrigal as Celta finally stopped losing thanks to two late Iago Aspas strikes. Elsewhere, Alaves won a Basque derby in Eibar, Joaquin helped Betis to a home win over Valencia, Kubo started to catch fire but it wasn’t enough for Mallorca against Levante and Espanyol were held at El Prat by Getafe.

SERIE A WEEK 13 HIGHLIGHTS
All players wore a red smear on their cheek to raise awareness about domestic violence this week. Juve did what Juve do as they punished Atalanta profligacy in a final fifteen minute flourish. Lautaro and Lukaku helped Inter trample the Bull in its own backyard. Immobile scored again, but it was Caicedo who got the stoppage time winner for the Biancoceleste at Sassuolo. Smalling is making no small contribution to Roma at both ends as he picked up another goal and clean sheet but they remain behind Cagliari, who threw away two points in a crazy final ten which saw three red cards issued and two goals conceded. In the battle of the underperforming giants, Napoli and AC shared the spoils in a result that’s not much use to either. Parma also picked up a point in Bologna and remain in the top ten alongside a defensively resolute Verona, who shut out La Viola. SPAL and Genoa’s game ended in a draw that leaves them both in the bottom three after Ranieri engineered 3 points for Samp against Udinese.

BUNDESLIGA WEEK 12 HIGHLIGHTS
Union returned to giant-killing ways seeing off the table-topping Foals 2-0. This allowed Leipzig to move within a point after they made it 16 goals in 3 games with a demolition of Koln. Lewandowski turned provider as his scoring streak ended, but Bayern still won 4-0 at Fortuna. Hoffenheim’s five game winning run ended in unceremonious fashion as a Mainz side reduced to ten men incredibly ran out 5-1 winners at the PreZero. Augsburg had a man more than Hertha, but took full advantage to win 4-0. Unsettled Jadon Sancho put off-field issues aside to help BVB come back from 3-0 down against Paderborn to draw 3-3, while Wout Weghorst helped the Wolves return to winning ways in Frankfurt. Elsewhere, Schalke picked up a crucial win and Harit another goal at Werder, and the boys from Breisgau maintained their elevated position with a draw at Leverkusen.

LIGUE 1 WEEK 14 HIGHLIGHTS
A couple of goals from PSG’s Argentinians were enough to see off LOSC, but l’OM avoided falling further behind with a battling victory over ten-man Toulouse. Angers remain third after sinking the Crocodiles at Jean-Bouin, leaving them bottom. Girondins are up to fourth as they ended Monaco’s recent revival. Slimani had an eventful game, picking up a red, a goal and gifting the winning penalty. Lyon moved into the top half with a win over Nice as Dembele moved to the top of the scoring charts, and Strasbourg stunned the Unicorns as they ran in the first four away goals of their campaign in just one match. Elsewhere, Dijon came from behind to register a 2-1 win over Rennes, the Breton derby ended 1-1 between Brest and Nantes, and Metz vs Reims finished the same way. Saint-Etienne and Montpellier were both unable to find the back of the net in their encounter.

TUE 12TH NOV 2019

PREMIER LEAGUE (HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HEADLINES)
Liverpool lead up to 8 while City slip to 4th. Foxes flatten Gunners as a new big four is established. Frank’s fledglings make it 6 in a row. Another Dier team selection by Poch for sorry Spurs. Man U on the mend. Wolves rule the West Midlands. Defenders doing all the scoring at Newcastle. Hammers hammered at Turf Moor as pressure on Pellegrini mounts. Saints sunk at home again. New Norwich nadir as Watford win for the first time this season.

LA LIGA WEEK 13 HIGHLIGHTS
Messi got yet another hat-trick and Benzema bagged a brace as both Barca and Real ran out comfortable winners. Sociedad slipped up at home to last-placed Leganes and have fallen behind both Atletico, who saw off Espanyol, and Sevilla, who claimed an intense Seville derby thanks to a Luuk de Jong winner. Athletic fought back from behind against Levante to go sixth, while Granada’s fall from grace continued with a defeat at Mestalla. Getafe Osasuna ended goalless, Alaves downed Valladolid and Takefusa Kubo’s first La Liga goal helped Mallorca come out on top in a penalty fest against Villarreal. That leaves the bottom three four points adrift.

SERIE A WEEK 12 HIGHLIGHTS
Victories for Juve and Inter meant they pulled further clear at the top, as Dybala and Barella hit the winners. A ropey ref helped lucky Lazio move third and Immobile to a seventh straight scoring game. Atalanta had to play with 10 rather than 12 men and were held by Samp, which allowed free-scoring Cagliari to move into fourth. Late goals from young starlet Vlahovic were Fiorentina’s silver lining. Parma did an expert job on Roma to take all three points, Caputo led Sassuolo to victory in the Emilian derby and Il Toro thumped Brescia into last place. The other games remained goalless, as Ancelotti’s days at Napoli and Semplici’s at SPAL appear to be numbered.

BUNDESLIGA WEEK 11 HIGHLIGHTS
The Foals are enjoying life at the top as they cruised to another victory over Werder. Der Klassiker ended like the last one in another humbling of Dortmund, with Lewandowski adding two to make it eleven scoring matches in a row to start the Bundesliga season. Bayern are level with Leipzig, who have Timo Werner in red hot form, and Freiburg, who got a late winner from who else but Nils Petersen. Hoffenheim continue to ease their way up the table after a late penalty winner at Koln, who parted ways with their coach after the defeat. Sandro Schwarz has also left Mainz after they narrowly failed to fight back from 3-0 down at home to set-piece specialists Union. The Royal Blues took the lead three times against Fortuna, but were clawed back three times by Rouwen Hennings, who took his season tally to 9 goals. Elsewhere, Bayer continued Wolfsburg’s miserable run and Augsburg won at Paderborn.

LIGUE 1 WEEK 13 HIGHLIGHTS
It was back to winning ways and another goal for Icardi as PSG extended their lead to nine points with a win in Brest. The Choc des Olympiques saw Rudi Garcia lose again, but this time while sitting on the OL bench. Marseille move up to second. St Etienne continued their excellent recent form with a win at Nantes through a Bouanga brace, as Montpellier comfortably saw off Toulouse. Rennes put European disappointment behind them to defeat the Unicorns at home, while Strasbourg found their scoring boots to net four against the Crocodiles, who remain bottom. In the remaining matches, Monaco continued their recent revival with a home win, Bordeaux were held by Nice and the other fixtures finished goalless.