Paris wield their power, Juve in seventh heaven
Sunday, November 9, 2014
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Paris Saint-Germain took the spoils in Le Classique on a weekend that featured seven goals for Juventus and fresh wins for the likes of Real Madrid CF and Chelsea FC.
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Paris Saint-Germain moved within a point of the Ligue 1 summit courtesy of a 2-0 success against Classique rivals Olympique de Marseille, on a weekend that featured a seven-goal display by Juventus and further domestic wins for Chelsea FC, Real Madrid CF and FC Bayern München.
Group A
• Beaten 2-1 at Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Club Atlético de Madrid slipped to fourth in Spain.
• Second in the Greek standings, Olympiacos FC enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 success at home against Panthrakikos FC.
• Carlos Tévez, Fernando Llorente and Álvaro Morata all scored twice as Juventus dismantled Parma FC 7-0.
• Having completed the Swedish league campaign as champions, Malmö FF are not in action again until a Swedish Cup tie at IS Halmia next weekend.
26 November: Atlético v Olympiacos, Malmö v Juventus
Group B
• Real Madrid recorded their 13th straight win in all competitions, dispatching Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 5-1.
• 17-year-old forward Breel Embolo capped a superb week with a double as FC Basel 1893 triumphed 4-0 at FC Vaduz.
• Emre Can gave Liverpool FC the lead against Chelsea at Anfield, but the Premier League leaders battled back to prevail 2-1.
• PFC Ludogorets Razgrad remain five points shy of Bulgarian pacesetters PFC CSKA Sofia despite downing PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 2-0.
26 November: Ludogorets v Liverpool, Basel v Real Madrid
Group C
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen dropped to sixth in Bundesliga after being held 0-0 at home to 1. FSV Mainz 05.
• AS Monaco FC drew for the second consecutive week in Ligue 1, recording a 1-1 result at AS Saint-Étienne.
• FC Zenit's unbeaten start to the Russian Premier League season evaporated with a 3-1 home defeat by second-placed FC Terek Grozny.
• Top of the Portuguese Liga pile, SL Benfica engineered a 2-1 success at CD Nacional.
26 November: Zenit v Benfica, Leverkusen v Monaco
Group D
• Borussia Dortmund finally ended a run of five straight Bundesliga losses with a 1-0 win at home to VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach.
• Alexis Sánchez fired his eighth Premier League goal for Arsenal FC, before the Gunners succumbed 2-1 at Swansea City AFC.
• Aleksandar Mitrović and Ibrahima Conté found the net as Belgian pacesetters RSC Anderlecht won 2-0 at closest rivals KAA Gent.
• Galatasaray AŞ remain joint top in Turkey after prevailing 2-1 at Kardemir Karabükspor.
26 November: Anderlecht v Galatasaray, Arsenal v Dortmund
Group E
• Bayern's imperious form continued as they sent four unanswered goals past Eintracht Frankfurt, Thomas Müller hitting a hat-trick.
• Three points off the pace in Serie A, AS Roma posted a 3-0 victory against Torino FC.
• PFC CSKA Moskva fell seven points off the Russian summit following a 1-0 loss at capital neighbours FC Dinamo Moskva.
• Manchester City FC twice came from behind to rescue a 2-2 draw at Queens Park Rangers FC thanks to Sergio Agüero's double.
25 November: CSKA v Roma, Manchester City v Bayern
Group F
• Paris won Le Classique 2-0 against Olympique de Marseille to move within a point of the Ligue 1 frontrunners, Lucas and Edinson Cavani grabbing the goals.
• FC Barcelona posted a 2-1 comeback win at UD Almería, Neymar and Jordi Alba both scoring in the remaining 17 minutes.
• Arkadiusz Milik helped himself to a double for second-placed Eredivisie side AFC Ajax as they earned a 4-2 victory at SC Cambuur.
• Top of the table in Cyprus, APOEL FC host bottom club Doxa Katokopia FC on Monday.
25 November: APOEL v Barcelona, Paris v Ajax
Group G
• Chelsea recorded their ninth win in 11 Premier League games this term with a 2-1 success at Liverpool, Diego Costa hitting the winner.
• FC Schalke 04 slipped to a 2-0 loss at SC Freiburg, leaving them 11th in the Bundesliga standings.
• Sporting Clube de Portugal dropped to seventh in the Liga table in the wake of a 1-1 stalemate with FC Paços de Ferreira.
• NK Maribor boosted their prospects in the Slovenian elite via a 3-1 success away at NK Krka.
25 November: Schalke v Chelsea, Sporting v Maribor
Group H
• FC Porto are down to third in Portugal after needing an added-time goal from Óliver Torres to rescue a 2-2 draw away at Estoril Praia.
• Third in Ukraine, FC Shakhtar Donetsk could only draw 0-0 at home to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
• FC BATE Borisov wrapped up their ninth consecutive title in Belarus after taking themselves out of reach with a 4-0 defeat of FC Naftan Novopolotsk.
• Athletic Club remain unbeaten in four Liga outings following a goalless draw at Valencia CF.
25 November:BATE v Porto, Shakhtar v Athletic