Amid the chaos of England’s frantic Saturday afternoon throughout all 4 divisions, there was additionally loads of motion on throughout Europe.
Actual Madrid have been in motion and trying to prolong their lead on the prime of La Liga to challengers Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
In Germany, Harry Kane and Bayern Munich confronted off in opposition to Freiburg because the England captain continued his bid to win a primary main piece of silverware.
Antonio Conte’s Napoli hosted Serie A title rivals Juventus, and Paris Saint-Germain seemed to proceed their march in the direction of one other Ligue 1 title.
Learn on to see how every group received on throughout the day.
Actual Valladolid 0-3 Actual Madrid
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— Actual Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 25, 2025
Actual Madrid cruised to a dominant 3-0 victory in opposition to Actual Valladolid on the Estadio Jose Zorrilla, impressed by a superb hat-trick from Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe opened the scoring on the half-hour mark after a intelligent one-two with Jude Bellingham. The French ahead curled a exact shot previous goalkeeper Hein, giving Madrid a deserved lead.
Valladolid’s resistance was restricted to an early probability, fantastically saved by Thibaut Courtois, however they struggled to create additional alternatives, ending with only one shot on the right track.
Within the second half, Mbappe doubled his tally with a medical end after a swift counter-attack involving Rodrygo. He then capped his efficiency with a composed penalty in stoppage time to finish his first hat-trick for the membership. The ultimate moments noticed Valladolid’s Mario Martin despatched off for a harmful sort out.
This win sees Actual Madrid transfer 4 factors away from Atletico Madrid, on the prime of LaLiga.
Freiburg 1-2 Bayern Munich
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— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) January 25, 2025
Bayern Munich secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Freiburg to keep up their place on the Bundesliga summit.
Harry Kane opened the scoring within the fifteenth minute, expertly spinning away from Lienhart earlier than rifling a low drive previous Atubolu for his seventeenth league purpose of the season.
The guests doubled their benefit early within the second half when Joshua Kimmich delivered a pinpoint nook, permitting Min-Jae Kim to nod dwelling from shut vary. Freiburg, nonetheless, refused to roll over, pulling one again within the 68th minute. Ritsu Doan’s completely weighted nook discovered Matthias Ginter, who rose above Kim to information his header into the underside nook.
Regardless of late strain from the hosts, together with a near-miss from Gregoritsch in added time, Bayern held agency. Kingsley Coman got here near extending the lead, forcing a effective save from Atubolu, nevertheless it proved pointless because the Bavarian giants noticed out the sport.
Napoli 2-1 Juventus
⏹️ Full time#NapoliJuventus 2-1💙💪
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— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 25, 2025
Napoli staged an outstanding second-half comeback to defeat Juventus 2-1 on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, extending their lead on the prime of Serie A.
The guests took the lead late within the first half when debutant Randal Kolo Muani fired a well-taken volley previous Alex Meret within the forty third minute.
Regardless of creating just a few half-chances, Napoli lacked sharpness within the opening interval, failing to check Juventus keeper Michele Di Gregorio.
Nevertheless, the hosts emerged a distinct facet after the break. They drew stage within the 57th minute by means of Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s well-placed header from Matteo Politano’s cross.
Their efforts paid off within the 69th minute when Manuel Locatelli clumsily fouled Scott McTominay within the field. Romelu Lukaku coolly transformed the penalty, marking his 2 hundredth purpose in Europe’s prime 5 leagues.
The victory pushes Napoli six factors away from second-placed Inter, whereas Juventus stay fifth.
PSG 1-1 Reims
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 25, 2025
PSG have been left annoyed as Reims held them to a 1-1 draw on the Parc des Princes for the third consecutive time.
Ousmane Dembele gave the hosts the lead simply two minutes into the second half with a deflected strike following Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s help on his debut. Nevertheless, Reims hit again 9 minutes later, as Keito Nakamura completed Marshall Munetsi’s lay-off.
Goncalo Ramos got here closest within the first half, hitting the publish and spurning a free header, whereas Dembele compelled a robust save from Yehvann Diouf. The guests have been medical, scoring with their solely shot on the right track, as Nakamura took his season tally to eight targets.
Late PSG strain was repelled by resilient defending from Reims, together with an important block by Cedric Kipre.
PSG prolong their lead on the prime to 10 factors however will rue their missed probabilities as they now flip their consideration to the Champions League conflict in opposition to Stuttgart.
