European football: Real take sole control of La Liga, Juventus stumble in Naples

• Liga: Barça scuttles in Valencia, Real takes control

Real Madrid did not miss the opportunity. Zinédine Zidane's men hardly beat Valladolid (0-1) Sunday on the 21st day of La Liga, to take control of La Liga alone, ahead of FC Barcelona, ​​dryly defeated the day before in Valencia (2-0). In a molten Estadio de Mestalla, the men of Albert Celades gave the defending champions no chance, yet led by Lionel Messi. Finally, Atlético Madrid had a fourth game without a win after their home draw against Leganés (0-0), penultimate. A hardly reassuring result for the 5th in La Liga, five days before the derby against the new leader.

3 important tonight points! ⚽️👊🏽 #RMLiga #TeamVarane @realmadrid pic.twitter.com/tE44C2KUUC

• Serie A: slapped in Naples, Juve lets Inter come back into contact

Juventus fell apart in Naples. The flagship club of southern Italy, mired in the soft belly of Serie A, has taken revenge for the "betrayal" of Maurizio Sarri, his former revered coach who left with the sworn enemy of Turin, by winning by 2 goals to 1, Sunday in the San Paolo stadium, on the 21st day of the Italian championship.

With this defeat, Ronaldo's Juventus, who reduced the score at the end of the match, saw their lead over Inter Milan melt slightly at the top of the ranking. Slightly, because the Lombards, now three points behind the Bianconeri, only took one point this weekend, after being held in check by Cagliari at home (1-1). Inter are now under the direct threat of Lazio Rome (3rd), who shared the points with Roma in the hot Roman derby disputed on Sunday (1-1), and which is only two lengths away, with a late game to play.

• Ligue 1: PSG unrolls, OM and Rennes trample

The PSG continues to dictate its law in France. Sunday, at the end of the 21st day, the capital club went to win in Lille (0-2), thanks to two new goals from Brazilian star Neymar. A success that allows him to take 10 points ahead of his runner-up, OM, held in check at home by Angers (0-0). Deprived of their suspended playing master Dimitri Payet, the Phocaeans lacked inspiration against the solid Angevin defensive block, and missed the opportunity to widen the gap with third place, after the draw from Rennes to Nice on Friday ( 1-1). For their part, Montpellier, winner of Dijon at home (2-1) and Lyon, who corrected Toulouse (3-0), are approaching the podium.

📈 @neymarjr in # Ligue1 this season 🔥

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• Bundesliga: stoppage for Leipzig, Bayern benefits

Bayern Munich have returned to a point of the leader, RB Leipzig, beaten 2-0 in Frankfurt, thanks to their clear victory against Schalke 04, at the end of a very successful match (5-0), Saturday at the 19th day of the Bundesliga. Since the replacement of coach Niko Kovac by Hansi Flick in November, the defending champion seems to have found his football and his conquering state of mind. For its part, Leipzig still has 40 points, just ahead of the Bavarians (39), and Mönchengladbach, winner of Mainz at home 3-1, who has 38. Finally, Borussia Dortmund, who crushed Cologne (5-1) Friday evening, with a double from his new Norwegian serial-scorer Erling Haaland, completes the top 4 with 36 points.

Eyes on the prize 💪 # packmas #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/dUWCPOnlhj

No Premier League meetings last weekend, since the window was devoted to the 4th round of the Cup.

With AFP and Reuters

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