Euro round-up: Atletico Madrid keep actual Madrid as Borussia Dortmund top Bundesliga; Napoli win once more in Serie A

Atletico Madrid’s Jose Gimenez celebrates after scoring against Real Madrid

actual Madrid’s name hopes go through a blow after being held to a 1-1 draw via city opponents Atletico Madrid; Borussia Dortmund circulate pinnacle of the Bundesliga with a 1-zero win towards Hoffenheim; Victor Osimhen rankings again as Napoli beat Empoli 2-zero and extend their lead at the pinnacle of Serie A
Ten-guy Atletico Madrid dealt a blow to actual Madrid’s LaLiga identify hopes as they held the protecting champions to a 1-1 draw at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
After replacement Angel Correa had obtained a instantly crimson card in the sixty fourth minute for an elbow to the chest of defender Antonio Rudiger, Jose Maria Gimenez gave Atletico the lead when he netted a header from an Antoine Griezmann unfastened-kick inside the 78th minute.
but, 18-12 months–old Alvaro Rodriguez levelled the healthy seven mins later with a header from a Luka Modric nook.
real Madrid are 2nd within the LaLiga standings on fifty two factors, seven behind leaders Barcelona who face lowly Almeria on Sunday. Atletico are fourth on 42 factors.
A purpose through striker Victor Osimhen and an very own goal via Empoli defender Ardian Ismajli earned 10-guy Napoli a 2-zero away win in Serie A, extending their lead over second–placed Inter Milan to a magnificent 18 points.
Napoli ruled the clash from the outset and driven mid-desk Empoli sufficient to strain Ismajli into beginning the scoring with an very own purpose inside the seventeenth minute.
Osimhen made it 2-zero for Napoli simply before the half of-hour mark, tapping in a rebound from near range after Empoli ‘keeper Guglielmo Vicario had parried a strike by means of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia proper into the Nigerian’s direction.
The visitors had been left with 10 guys inside the 67th minute after defender Mario Rui received an immediate red for a bad on Empoli striker Francesco Caputo.
Napoli continue to be pinnacle of the standings on sixty five points. Empoli are 12th on 28 points.
Julian Brandt became on target as Borussia Dortmund hung on to transport top of the Bundesliga with a 1-zero win towards Hoffenheim.
It became Dortmund’s 9th win from 9 video games across all competitions this year and enough for the crew to transport three factors clear of 10-time protecting champions Bayern Munich and surprise challengers Union Berlin.
Bayern, who’ve visible their four–point lead disappear since the iciness spoil, host Union on Sunday.
Brandt scored for the fourth consecutive league recreation for Dortmund. Marco Reus whipped in a unfastened-kick and Brandt bent forward in order that the ball skimmed off his back and in after forty three mins.
Marius Wolf concept he had made it 2-zero with a effective strike in the close to publish, but the intention changed into chalked off by using the VAR for an obvious foul by Nico Schlotterbeck on Ihlas Bebou.
The loss was American train Pellegrino Matarazzo’s third consecutive defeat considering that taking over at Hoffenheim.
somewhere else, Hertha Berlin climbed out of the relegation quarter with a 2-0 win over Augsburg in snowy situations within the capital.
Marco Richter broke the deadlock with a shot from distance inside the 61st minute, 9 minutes earlier than Dodi Lukebakio sealed what was only Hertha’s fifth win of the season.
in advance on Saturday, Leipzig held on to conquer Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1, Cologne misplaced 2-0 at home to Wolfsburg, and Werder Bremen loved a three–0 win over Bochum.