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Catch up with the best action from across Europe’s top five leagues on Sunday
One day when the Premier League The title race saw a Huge result at Anfield, There were plenty of other big moments in Europe’s top leagues on Sunday.
In Italy, Inter Milan and Juventus were both in action, with the former traveling to Sassuolo, and the latter hosting Lazio in Serie A.
Across the continent in Germany, Bayern Munich take on Hoffenheim as they look to strengthen their grip on the Bundesliga title, and in Spain, Atletico Madrid take on Real Betis ahead of Real Madrid’s trip to Valencia.
You can catch up with the best actions below.
Inter hit five at Sassuolo
Inter A 5-0 win over Sassuolo moved them eight points clear at the top of Serie A. The hosts scored almost immediately when Cone’s finish was cleared off the line by Federico DiMarco.
Inter then took control in the 11th minute as Yann Bisek headed in Dimarco’s corner, before Dimarco crossed for Marcus Thuram to finish and make it 2-0.
Sassuolo thought they had a way back before half-time, though Thorstvet’s goal was disallowed for offside in the build-up.
Inter pulled clear after the break: Lautaro Martinez scored from close range and Manuel Akanji headed in another Dimarco cross. Nemanja Matic was immediately sent off for dissent. Louis Henrique added the fifth with a half volley.
Bayern beat Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 5-1 at the Allianz Arena, although the match was much livelier than the final margin would suggest.
The turning point came early when Kevin Akpoguma brought down Luis Diaz inside the area and was sent off. Harry Kane converted the penalty, but ten-man Hoffenheim still responded.
Manuel Neuer’s misplaced pass allowed Fisnik Aslani to set up Andrej Krameric, who equalized despite the disadvantage.
Bayern regained control before the break. Diaz won another penalty, finished Kane again, and then scored himself to make it 3-1 after half-time had been played on.
Michael Ollis set up Diaz for his second from close range and the winger completed his hat-trick late on with a low finish from the edge of the box.
Atlético slipped to a narrow defeat
Real Betis claimed an impressive 1-0 away win over Atletico Madrid, disappointing Diego Simeone’s side. The decisive moment came in the 28th minute when Antoine collected a pass from Abde Azalzouli and fired a low left-footed effort into the bottom-right corner from outside the area, a rare clear opening in an otherwise tight contest.
Atlético responded with sustained pressure. Julian Alvarez, Jose Gimenez and Alexander Sorloth all tested Alvaro Velez, who made a series of strong saves, particularly from close-range headers and crosses delivered by Koke and Antoine Griezmann.
The second half followed a similar pattern. Sauerloth went closest with a point-blank header, while Griezmann saw efforts go wide of the target. Atletico thought they had equalized through a Diego Llorente own goal, only for VAR to rule it out for offside in the build-up.
Juventus have Lazio
Juventus salvaged a 2-2 draw with Lazio through Pierre Kalulu’s stoppage-time header, extending their unbeaten home league run to 16 matches.
Daniele Maldini dispossessed Manuel Locatelli and set up Pedro, whose low effort beat Michel Di Gregorio and Lazio struck first just before half-time.
Danilo Cataldi released Gustav Isaksen on the right and the winger headed high into the net.
Juventus responded on 59 minutes, Weston McKenney heading in Andrea Cambiasso’s cross.
The hosts dominated the final half hour and after Lazio missed several chances on the break, Jeremy Boga equalized for Kalulu in extra time.
