The top of the Premier League changed hands, chaos broke out
During the weekend, the matches of the five major football leagues in Europe continued, England (Premier League), Spain (LaLiga), Italy (Serie A), Germany (Bundesliga) and France (Ligue 1).
In the English Premier League, which saw great excitement in the race for the top, Manchester City drew 1-1 with hosts Liverpool in the standout match of the week. Norwegian center forward Erling Haaland, who scored City’s only goal in the 27th minute, became the player who scored the fewest 50 goals in the league (48). Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the visiting team’s goal in the 80th minute.
After the match, there was tension between Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Liverpool star Darwin Nunez. After the final whistle, the Uruguayan star approached Guardiola, shook his hand and then said something to the experienced coach. Things suddenly became chaotic when Guardiola responded to Núñez. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his assistant intervened and stopped the duo as they walked towards each other.
ARSENAL TOOK THE TOP
The team that turned the loss of points by its rivals on the way to the lead into an opportunity was Arsenal. The London team took first place in the league by defeating Brentford 1-0 away, with Kai Havertz hitting the net in the 89th minute.
In another match that worried the best teams closely, Aston Villa won 2-1 away from Tottenham.
Manchester United, who will face Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League group match on Wednesday, November 29, beat Everton 3-0.
At the end of the thirteenth week of the league, Arsenal is the leader with 30 points, Manchester City is second with 29 points, Liverpool is third with 28 points, Aston Villa is fourth and Tottenham is fifth with 26 points.
REAL MADRID TAKES THE LEADERSHIP WITH MORE MATCHES
Real Madrid defeated Cádiz 3-0 away, with goals from Rodrygo in the 14th and 64th minutes, and from Jude Bellingham in the 74th minute, and took the lead with the game remaining.
Barcelona drew 1-1 with its guest Rayo Vallecano. While Unai López scored the local goal in the 39th minute, Barcelona’s goal was scored by Florian Lejeune (own goal) in the 82nd minute.
Atlético de Madrid defeated Mallorca 1-0 with a single goal from Antoine Griezmann.
Girona, which has earned the appreciation of football fans for its superior performance this season despite its modest budget, will host Athletic Bilbao today at 23.00 Turkish lira. Girona will take the lead again if they win this match.
In LaLiga, which was played on its 14th matchday, Real Madrid with 35 points was followed by Girona with 34 points, with one game remaining, and Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona, ​​​​each of the teams with 31 points, with goal difference. difference.
INTER MAINTAINED ITS LEADERSHIP DESPITE LOSING POINTS
In the match that has to do with first place in Serie A, Inter tied away with Juventus (1-1). In the match in which Juventus hit the net with Dusan Vlahovic in the 27th minute, Inter’s only goal came thanks to Lautaro MartÃnez in the 33rd minute.
Milan received Fiorentina 45+2. They won 1-0 with a goal from Theo Hernández from a penalty after a minute. The last champion, Napoli, won 2-1 away from Atalanta.
At the end of the thirteenth round of Serie A, Inter was the leader with 32 points, followed by Juventus with 30 points, Milan with 26 points and Napoli with 24 points.
BAYER LEVERKUSEN CANNOT BE KEPT
Bayer Leverkusen, the undefeated leaders of the Bundesliga, maintained their place at the top by beating Werder Bremen 3-0 with goals from Olivier Deman (own goal), Jeremie Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo.
After defeating Galatasaray in both UEFA Champions League Group A matches, Bayern Munich continued their fight for the top by defeating visiting Cologne 1-0 with a goal from their star player Harry Kane.
Stuttgart, one of the stable teams in the league, beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 away.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-2.
At the end of the twelfth week of the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen shared the top four places with 34 points, Bayern Munich 32, Stuttgart 27 and Borussia Dortmund 24 points.
PSG EARNED THE DIFFERENCE
On the thirteenth round of Ligue 1, PSG defeated the host Monaco 5-2 with goals from Gonçalo Ramos, Kylian Mbappé from a penalty, Ousmane Dembélé, Vitinha and Kolo Muani. The visiting team’s goals were the work of Takumi Minamino and Folarin Balogun.
Nice beat Toulouse 1-0. Lille won 2-0 away to Olimpik Lyon.
In Ligue 1, PSG was the leader with 30 points, Nice was second with 29 points, Monaco was third with 24 points and Lille was fourth with 23 points. (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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