Real Madrid made a big statement in Spain, along with Borussia Dortmund in Germany, while Manchester City dropped points in England.
Spanish La Liga
Weekend Results, Saturday; Real Mallorca 0 Barcelona 2, Real Madrid 5 Real Sociedad 1, Getafe 3 Valencia 1, Sunday; Real Betis 1 Racing Santander 1, Rayo Vallecano 0 Villarreal 2, Athletic Bilbao 1 Sporting Gijon 1, Levante 0 Osasuna 2, Espanyol 1 Malaga 2, Real Zaragoza 1 Atletico Madrid 0, Monday; Granada v Sevilla
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 74 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 66 |
| 3 | Valencia | 47 |
| 4 | Malaga | 44 |
| 5 | Levante | 41 |
It’s as you were at the top with Real Madrid making an emphatic statement after their recent form slump. Real smashed five past Real Sociedad with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema both grabbing braces. Meanwhile, Valencia remain on shaky ground in third following a loss to Getafe. Big-spending Malaga pushed their Champions League case with a 2-1 win at Espanyol.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Villarreal | 31 |
| 17 | Granada | 31 |
| 18 | Racing Santander | 25 |
| 19 | Sporting Gijon | 25 |
| 20 | Real Zaragoza | 25 |
Real Zaragoza kept up their brilliant recent form with a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid moving them level on points with fellow battlers Gijon and Racing. Zaragoza have now claimed seven points from their past three games. Villarreal were also big winners on the weekend claiming a 2-0 triumph away to Rayo Vallecano.
Topscorers, Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 35 goals, Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 35 goals, Radomel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) 19 goals, Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) 18 goals
English Premier League
Weekend Results, Saturday; Chelsea 0 Tottenham 0, Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 0, Bolton 2 Blackburn 1, Liverpool 1 Wigan 2, Norwich 2 Wolverhampton 1, Sunderland 3 QPR 1, Swansea 0 Everton 2, Stoke City 1 Manchester City 1, Sunday; West Bromwich 1 Newcastle 3, Monday; Manchester United v Fulham
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 70 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 58 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 55 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 50 |
Manchester City dropped points on the road at Stoke City after a 1-1 draw. The Potters had gone ahead through a stunning Peter Crouch strike but Yaya Toure’s long-range drive earned them a share of the spoils. Manchester United play on Monday against Fulham and can move three points clear at the summit with a win. Arsenal kept up their charge for third with a win over Aston Villa, while Tottenham and Chelsea drew 0-0.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blackburn | 28 |
| 17 | Bolton | 26 |
| 18 | QPR | 25 |
| 19 | Wigan | 25 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton | 22 |
There were big wins for Bolton and Wigan this weekend, with the Trotters victorious in their first game back after Fabrice Muamba’s on-field collapse. Bolton defeated Blackburn 2-1, while Wigan pulled off a shock 2-1 victory at Liverpool. Wolverhampton are still rock bottom after they went down 2-1 at Norwich and they’re now losing touch.
Topscorers, Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 26 goals, Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 20 goals, Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 17 goals, Demba Ba (Newcastle) 16 goals, Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Blackburn) 14 goals
Italian Serie A
Weekend Results, Saturday; AC Milan 2 AS Roma 1, Palermo 1 Udinese 1, Sunday; Atalanta 2 Bologna 0, Lazio 1 Cagliari 0, Napoli 2 Catania 2, Genoa 2 Fiorentina 2, Novara 0 Lecce 0, Cesena 2 Parma 2, Chievo Verona 1 Siena 1, Juventus 2 Inter Milan 0
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 63 |
| 2 | Juventus | 59 |
| 3 | Lazio | 51 |
| 4 | Napoli | 48 |
| 5 | Udinese | 48 |
AC Milan kept up their title charge with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over AS Roma with Zlatan Ibrahimovic hitting another double but Juventus stayed in touch with Alessandro Del Piero inspiring them to a 2-0 victory over Inter Milan in Sunday’s late game. Lazio got past Cagliari 1-0 to firm up their grip on third spot, while Napoli and Udinese both could only manage draws.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fiorentina | 33 |
| 17 | Parma | 32 |
| 18 | Lecce | 27 |
| 19 | Novara | 24 |
| 20 | Cesena | 18 |
Down the wrong end of the table the bottom seven clubs all drew, meaning there was no movement. In fact throughout Serie A there were six drawn matches this weekend. Rodrigo Palacio struck late to earn Genoa a 2-2 draw with struggling Fiorentina while the resurgent Novara missed their chance to move up the table further after a 0-0 draw with Lecce.
Topscorers, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) 22 goals, Antonio Di Natale (Udinese) 19 goals, Edinson Cavani (Napoli) 19 goals, German Denis (Atalanta) 15 goals, Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa) 15 goals
German Bundesliga
Weekend Results, Friday; VfL Wolfsburg 2 Hamburg SV 1, Saturday; Bayern Munich 2 Hannover 96 1, Werder Bremen 1 Augsburg 1, FSV Mainz 1 Hertha BSC 3, Freiburg 2 Kaiserslautern 0, Moenchengladbach 1 Hoffenheim 2, Schalke 2 Bayer Leverkusen 0, Sunday; Stuttgart 1 Nurnberg 0, Koln 1 Borussia Dortmund 6
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 62 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 57 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 53 |
| 4 | Borussia Moenchengladbach | 51 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 40 |
Borussia Dortmund made an emphatic statement at the summit with a 6-1 crushing of Koln with Shinji Kagawa proving outstanding. Bayern Munich got past Hannover 96 2-1 on Saturday, while Moenchengladbach dropped out of the title race after their disappointing 2-1 home loss to Hoffenheim.
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | FC Koln | 28 |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 27 |
| 16 | Hamburg SV | 27 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 26 |
| 18 | Kaiserslautern | 20 |
Hertha Berlin claimed an important three points towards survival with a 3-1 victory at FSV Mainz with Adrian Ramos staring, while SC Freiburg knocked off bottom club Kaiserslautern 2-0 with the result helping them move up to 13th. Augsburg made it five games unbeaten with their last-gasp 1-1 draw at Werder Bremen.
Topscorers, Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich) 23 goals, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Hamburg SV) 22 goals, Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund), 17 goals, Lukas Podolski (FC Koln) 16 goals, Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) 16 goals