Chelsea and City share spoils, Bayern stunned
Sunday, February 1, 2015
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The big game in England ended 1-1 between Chelsea FC and Manchester City FC, FC Bayern München were handed a surprise loss and Spain's leading trio all won.
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All eyes were on Stamford Bridge during another frenetic weekend of action as Chelsea FC recorded a 1-1 draw with Manchester City FC that kept José Mourinho's men five points clear of their fellow UEFA Champions League hopefuls. In Germany, the Bundesliga season resumed with a shock loss for pacesetters FC Bayern München to VfL Wolfsburg, while the top three won in Spain and AS Monaco FC held Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Lyonnais to a goalless draw.
• Paris Saint-Germain stayed in touch with Olympique Lyonnais at the top of Ligue 1 thanks to a 1-0 home win against Stade Rennais FC, Ezequiel Lavezzi providing the winner.
• Loïc Rémy put Chelsea ahead against nearest rivals Manchester City, but it finished 1-1 as the Blues maintained their five-point cushion.
Paris v Chelsea: 17 February & 11 March
• FC Shakhtar Donetsk continued their winter break with a training camp in Spain and face a friendly against GNK Dinamo Zagreb on Monday.
• Wolfsburg stunned Bayern as the Bundesliga returned with a bang, Bas Dost and Kevin De Bruyne scoring twice each to help the second-placed side prevail 4-1.
Shakhtar v Bayern: 17 February & 11 March
• FC Schalke 04 began the second half of their season on a positive note, Marco Höger getting the only goal of the game against Hannover 96.
• Liga frontrunners Real Madrid CF recovered from conceding a first-minute goal to overcome Real Sociedad de Fútbol 4-1 with the help of a Karim Benzema double.
Schalke v Real Madrid: 18 February & 10 March
• FC Basel 1893 lost 2-0 to TSV Eintracht Braunschweig on Friday as they continue their winter break before an 8 February return against Grasshopper Club Zürich.
• FC Porto remain six points shy of Portuguese Liga leaders SL Benfica despite a 5-0 success against FC Paços de Ferreira, Ricardo Quaresma scoring twice.
Basel v Porto: 18 February & 10 March
• David Silva grabbed the equaliser as Manchester City earned a point at Stamford Bridge to stay in touch with leaders Chelsea.
• Neymar, Rafinha and Lionel Messi found the net asFC Barcelona twice came from behind to edge Villarreal CF 3-2 and stay within a point of Real Madrid.
Manchester City v Barcelona: 24 February & 18 March
• Juventus were unable to add to their seven-point lead at the top of Serie A after contesting a 0-0 draw at Udinese Calcio.
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund played out a goalless stalemate on Saturday which left BVB bottom of the table.
Juventus v Dortmund: 24 February & 18 March
• Leverkusen dropped to sixth in the Bundesliga, with their single point against Dortmund allowing Schalke and FC Augsburg to overtake Roger Schmidt's men.
• Mario Mandžukić hit two as Club Atlético de Madrid defeated SD Eibar 3-1 to remain four points behind Real Madrid.
Leverkusen v Atlético: 25 February & 17 March
• Arsenal FC drew level with fourth-placed Southampton FC following a stylish 5-0 home win against Aston Villa FC, the club's fifth consecutive victory in all competitions.
• Monaco's strength at the back served them well as they held Ligue 1 pacesetters Lyon to a goalless draw on Sunday evening.
Arsenal v Monaco: 25 February & 17 March