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Kylian Mbappé bounced back from a challenging week by scoring a penalty to help Real Madrid secure a 3-0 victory away at Racing Santander on Sunday. Jude Bellingham and Yan Diomandé also found the net to maintain third-placed Madrid’s position within three points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.
La Liga Action
The French forward experienced a difficult period after narrowly missing out on the Ballon d’Or to Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, followed by issuing an apology over a social media controversy. Due to the fallout, Real Madrid’s fixture and other Spanish matches this weekend were not broadcast by Chinese state television. José Mourinho’s team have now triumphed in six consecutive matches across all competitions, sitting one point behind second-placed Atlético Madrid.
Elsewhere in Spain, Real Sociedad saw their four-match winning streak snapped following a 2-1 defeat against Athletic Bilbao. First-half strikes from Iñaki Williams and a penalty by Álex Berenguer sealed the result for Bilbao.
Serie A Updates
Gennaro Gattuso’s Lazio side claimed the top spot in Serie A with a 2-1 comeback win against Cagliari. Despite falling behind to an M’Bala Nzola goal in the 20th minute, Lazio responded through goals in either half from Gustav Isaksen and Andrea Pinamonti to secure their sixth straight league victory.
Como climbed back into the top four of Serie A after grinding out a 1-0 home win against bottom club Venezia. Como captain Lucas Da Cunha secured the three points by converting a 43rd-minute penalty for his first goal of the season, noting that these were matches they struggled to win previously.
Juventus returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Napoli, courtesy of second-half goals from Kerim Alajbegovic and Jeremie Boga. Napoli suffered their fourth defeat of the campaign and had Luca Marianucci sent off in the second half.
Ligue 1 Results
In France, Lyon and Paris FC both registered victories to close the gap on defending Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Monaco 3-1. Lyon bounced back from a previous defeat to PSG by beating Angers 2-0 with goals from Ernest Nuamah and Corentin Tolisso.
Lyon occupy third place in the standings, three points behind PSG and one behind Lille. The victory arrived amid speculation linking coach Paulo Fonseca with a departure to return to Portugal, with the manager appearing emotional after the match as he admitted uncertainty regarding his future beyond the following day.
Paris FC moved up to fourth place after defeating Monaco at the Stade Jean-Bouin. Mali international Lassine Sinayoko netted twice before the interval for Paris FC, while Folarin Balogun reduced the deficit for Monaco in the 65th minute.
