European football: Leganés overwhelm Barça as Atlético Madrid make a move | European club football

European football: Leganés overwhelm Barça as Atlético Madrid make a move | European club football

La Liga leaders Barcelona lost 0:1 against Leganesso that Atlético Madrid can catch up with them. Defender Sergio González’s fourth-minute header for Leganés was enough to stun the wasteful hosts, who lost their second consecutive league game in front of their own fans. The defender rose free at the near post and fired an unstoppable header past goalkeeper Iñaki Peña.

Despite dominating with over 80% possession, Barça were clueless when trying to overcome a disciplined and well-organized five-man defense and missed a handful of chances.

While they have done brilliantly in the Champions League with five wins in six games, Barcelona have been struggling in La Liga for over a month with just one win in their last six league games.

Barca remain ahead on goal difference, with both Atlético (level on points) and Real Madrid (one point behind) with a game in hand.

Alexander Sørloth came on as a substitute towards the end of the second half and scored the goal with a header Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win Getafe in La Liga their eleventh consecutive triumph in all competitions.

Atlético, who have won all their games since the end of October, had to work hard to break the stalemate and the winning goal came in the 69th minute from a combination between two substitutes. Full-back Nahuel Molina lifted a long cross from the right touchline that found the unmarked Sørloth, whose header at the far post beat goalkeeper David Soria.

Atlético’s Alexander Sørloth celebrates after scoring his team’s winning goal in the game against Getafe. Photo: Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

In the Bundesliga Hoffenheim‘s Jacob Bruun Larsen scored a goal in stoppage time against his former club Borussia Dortmund to secure a 1-1 draw for the visitors on Sunday and see their opponents drop to eighth place.

Bruun Larsen shot into the goal in stoppage time in the second half, spoiling the celebrations of the home fans. Gio Reyna had given Dortmund the lead in the 46th minute after taking advantage of a poor free kick to break in from inside the penalty area.

While Dortmund’s injury worries eased as striker Karim Adeyemi made his comeback and Nico Schlotterbeck was declared fit after an ankle injury during the week, the hosts gradually took control of the game after a strong start from Hoffenheim.

Reyna put them in the driver’s seat but they struggled under late pressure from Hoffenheim and the visitors were rewarded late in the game, capping a poor week for Dortmund following their 3-2 Champions League defeat to Barcelona.

Lois Openda‘s goal came at the start of the second half RB Leipzig a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. They opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Benjamin Sesko before being stopped by Nathaniel Brown. Stuttgart traveled to fight Heidenheim and walked away with a 3-1 win, capped off by Nick Woltemade’s 85th-minute penalty.

Leipzig is in fourth place with 27 points, now level with Frankfurt, while Dortmund dropped to eighth with 22. Bayern Munich, who suffered a 2-1 defeat in Mainz on Saturday, are at the top of the title race with 33 points. Stuttgart is in sixth place with 23 points. while Hoffenheim is in 14th place with 14 points, while Heidenheim is third from bottom with 10 points.

Wasteful Milan There was a 0-0 draw Genoa in Serie A at the San Siro, a result that marred the club’s 125th anniversary celebrations. The hosts celebrated the club’s founding with the likes of former strikers Marco van Basten and Filippo Inzaghi taking to the pitch with their commemorative plaques after being inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame before the game.

However, Paulo Fonseca’s team were booed at the end of the game as their performance did not live up to the occasion. The guests extended their unbeaten streak to six games.

Bologna beat the fourth-placed guests Florence 1-0 and ended Viola’s eight league game winning streak despite struggling Roma conceded two goals in stoppage time and narrowly lost 2-0 Como.

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