European Football Weekend Roundup

After an exciting and packed mid week fixtures in European club competitions, the domestic leagues went back underway.

The English Premier League hosted a bunch of exciting weekend fixtures kicking off with Manchester City clinching a 1-0 victory over Southampton at the Etihad to remain top of the league table.

Chelsea earned a hard fought 2-1 victory over Newcastle at the Bridge as Tottenham lost by a single goal to Crystal Palace.

The pressure on Manchester United got worse after a disappointing Europa league mid week as they conceded a late goal against West Ham to lose 2-1, dropping them to 14th in the league standings while Liverpool salvaged a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates.

La Liga witnessed the first El Classico of the season at the Santiago Bernabue as in form Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 in a dominant display.

Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 to Real Betis same as Girona with a 1-0 loss to Las Palmas as Osasuna triumphed 2-0 over Real Sociedad.

Bundesliga returned with Borussia Dortmund losing 2-1 to Augsburg as Bayer Leverkusen drew 2-2 with Werder Bremen.

League leaders Bayern Munich were dominant in a 5-0 thrashing of Bochum.

Serie A returned with a host of exciting fixtures, Inter Milan drew 4-4 with Juventus in a thrilling encounter as Fiorentina thrashed Roma 5-1.

League leaders Napoli clinched a 1-0 victory over Leece to stay on top.