Friday, December 13, 2024
( 🇩🇪 Bundesliga) Freiburg 3-2 Wolfsburg: Freiburg and Wolfsburg faced off, with Freiburg emerging as 3-2 winners despite Wolfsburg entering the match in better form. Lukas Kübler scored the first two goals of the game before Michael Gregoritsch added another to give Freiburg a 3-0 lead. Jonas Wind and Mattias Svanberg each found the net to narrow the margin to one by the 83rd minute, but Wolfsburg couldn’t find an equalizer as Freiburg opened a three-point gap over them.
( 🇪🇸 La Liga) Real Valladolid 1-0 Valencia: Arguably against the run of play, Valladolid secured all three points through a 20th-minute goal by Anuar in a tightly contested match against Valencia.
( 🇮🇹 Serie A) Empoli 0-1 Torino: Che Adams scored the decisive goal in the 70th minute, earning Torino a hard-fought away win over Empoli.
( 🇫🇷 Ligue 1) Toulouse 2-1 Saint-Étienne: Saint-Étienne struck first when Lucas Stassin put them ahead in the 53rd minute, but the lead was short-lived. Shavy Bibicka headed in the equalizer for Toulouse just two minutes later, and Zakaria Aboukhlal sealed the comeback with a decisive goal in the 85th minute, helping Toulouse secure a 2-1 home victory.
( 🇳🇱 Eredivisie) PEC Zwolle 0-1 Willem II: Ringo Meerveld’s early strike in the 11th minute proved enough for Willem II to secure a three-point away victory against PEC Zwolle.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
🇪🇸 La Liga
Real Madrid dropped two points in a 3-3 draw against Rayo Vallecano. Despite coming back from two goals down to lead 3-2 by the 56th minute, Isi Palazón’s 64th-minute equalizer secured a valuable point for Rayo Vallecano and denied Real Madrid the chance to keep pace with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.
🏴 Premier League
Both Liverpool and Arsenal dropped points at home. Liverpool managed a 2-2 draw against Fulham, coming from behind twice to avoid defeat. Fulham extended their unbeaten run with back-to-back draws against Arsenal and Liverpool.
Arsenal, however, followed their earlier draw with Fulham by settling for a goalless stalemate against Everton.
Nottingham Forest staged a dramatic comeback, scoring two late goals to overturn a deficit and secure a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.
🇮🇹 Serie A
Atalanta and Napoli maintained their positions near the top of the Serie A standings with vital wins. Nicolò Zaniolo came off the bench in the 64th minute to score the decisive goal in Atalanta’s 1-0 victory against Cagliari. Meanwhile, Napoli turned things around in the second half, scoring three goals to secure a 3-1 win over Udinese after trailing at halftime.
Juventus extended their unbeaten start to the season, salvaging a 2-2 draw against Venezia thanks to Dušan Vlahović’s late penalty.
🇩🇪 Bundesliga
Bayern Munich suffered their first league defeat of the season, falling 2-1 away to Mainz despite Leroy Sané’s late goal creating a tense finale. Bayer Leverkusen secured a comfortable win over Augsburg with two first-half goals.
Bochum, still winless in the Bundesliga, went a man down early but managed a 1-1 draw against Union Berlin, extending their unwanted record.
🇫🇷 Ligue 1
Bafodé Diakité’s 87th-minute equalizer earned Lille a hard-fought point in a 1-1 draw against Marseille, keeping Marseille’s three-point lead over Lille in the standings intact.
🇵🇹 Primeira Liga
Sporting CP got back to winning ways after a tough run, defeating Boavista 3-2 thanks to two goals from Trincão, including the match-winner in the second half.
🇳🇱 Eredivisie
PSV Eindhoven suffered a rare setback in the Eredivisie, losing 1-0 away to Heerenveen. Meanwhile, Santiago Giménez stole the show with a hat-trick as Feyenoord triumphed 5-2 over Heracles.
Sunday, December 15, 2024
🇪🇸 La Liga
Alexander Sørloth’s 69th-minute strike gave Atlético Madrid a narrow 1-0 win over Getafe. Athletic Club surrendered their lead in a 1-1 draw with Alavés. Despite going down to ten men, Real Betis held firm and added a second goal before conceding late, securing a 2-1 away win against Villarreal.
The shock of the day came as Barcelona suffered a stunning 1-0 defeat at home to Leganés.
🏴 Premier League
Manchester is Red! Manchester United came from behind to defeat Manchester City 2-1 in the derby. City’s sole goal came from Josko Gvardiol in the 36th minute, but Bruno Fernandes equalized with an 88th-minute penalty before Amad Diallo’s 90th-minute winner completed the comeback.
The defeat extended Manchester City’s dreadful form, with just one win in their last 11 matches across all competitions—a 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest.
Chelsea tightened their hold on second place with a 2-1 win over Brentford. Marc Cucurella opened the scoring in the 43rd minute, while Nicolas Jackson netted the eventual winner in the 80th minute after Bryan Mbeumo had pulled one back. Cucurella’s late red card left Chelsea to finish with ten men.
🇩🇪 Bundesliga
Jacob Larsen’s injury-time goal denied Borussia Dortmund a home win, forcing a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim. RB Leipzig capitalized with Lois Openda’s second-half brace sealing a 3-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Stuttgart continued their strong run of form with a 3-1 win over Heidenheim, marking their fourth consecutive victory across competitions.
🇫🇷 Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 victory over Lyon, grabbing two first-half goals before finishing the job with a second-half strike.
🇵🇹 Primeira Liga
Benfica conceded a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw with AVS Futebol, while Arouca edged Santa Clara 1-0.
Monday, December 16, 2024
A heavyweight clash between Lazio and Inter Milan took place in Serie A, while Porto looked to secure a home win in the Primeira Liga.
Inter Milan delivered a statement performance with a 6-0 thrashing of Lazio. Meanwhile, Porto made home advantage count with a 2-0 victory over Estrela da Amadora.
In the Premier League, Bournemouth and West Ham United shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
