![]() Brazilian forward Alan Kardec added the second with a 65th-minute penalty.Ī Silvestre Varela volley two minutes before halftime gave Porto a 1-0 away win over Academica on a rain-drenched pitch. ![]() Leaders Porto and second-placed Benfica posted wins ahead of their encounter in next weekend’s “classico”.īenfica beat Pacos de Ferreira 2-0 at home, with Argentine playmaker Pablo Aimar opening the scoring in the 14th minute after a solo run past three defenders. Twente have 28 points from 12 matches, one ahead of PSV and Ajax Amsterdam, who cruised to a 4-1 win at Heracles Almelo. Schalke 04’s troubled season took a turn for the worse when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen that left the Champions League competitors in 17th spot, level on six points with bottom-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach.Ĭosta Rican Bryan Ruiz set up Nacer Chadli on the hour to seal victory for unbeaten Twente, a result which pushed PSV down to second place. Gylfi Sigurdsson struck twice to help Hoffenheim crush Hanover 96 4-0 and move into third place on 18 points while injury-plagued champions Bayern Munich showed signs of recovery, beating Freiburg 4-2 to move up to seventh. Goals from teenager Mario Goetze and Lucas Barrios made sure Dortmund went a point clear at the top on 25 from 10 games, one ahead of Mainz. GERMANYīorussia Dortmund reclaimed top spot after beating Mainz 05 2-0 to set a new Bundesliga record with their fifth successive away win since the start of the season. Napoli celebrated Diego Maradona’s 50th birthday with a 1-0 success at Brescia with Argentina’s Ezequiel Lavezzi fittingly grabbing the winner. Sampdoria dropped Antonio Cassano, possibly for good, after the Italy forward insulted the club president but they still won 1-0 at Cesena thanks to Giampaolo Pazzini’s stoppage-time goal. Lazio shot four points clear after their 1-0 win at Palermo and AC Milan’s 2-1 home defeat by Juventus, where Alessandro Del Piero became Juve’s all-time record Serie A scorer.Ĭhampions Inter Milan went second following a 1-0 victory at Genoa where Sulley Muntari netted his first goal in over a year with help from bumbling goalkeeper Eduardo. Liverpool’s second victory in a row, 1-0 win at Bolton Wanderers, lifted them out of the bottom three. The Portuguese nicked the ball from Heurelho Gomes as the Spurs keeper was about to take a free kick he thought had been given for a handball but the referee had waved play on and Nani took full advantage.Ĭity were disjointed in their second successive defeat, 2-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 with Nani’s late goal the talking point. Leaders Chelsea grabbed a 2-1 victory at Blackburn Rovers with a late header by Branislav Ivanovic while Alex Song’s 88th-minute header secured a 1-0 home win for Arsenal over West Ham United. Villarreal (20) and Valencia (17) slipped further behind the leading pair when they were held to 1-1 draws by Sporting Gijon and Real Zaragoza respectively.Ĭhelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United secured victories to maintain their places at the top but Manchester City lost ground with a second successive defeat. ![]() Real are top with 23 points, Barca have 22. ![]() Leaders Real came from behind to win 3-1 at promoted Hercules with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two late goals to take his league tally to 10 in four games and 13 in nine matches in all competitions in October.īarca routed Sevilla 5-0 thanks to two goals each from Lionel Messi and David Villa and one from former Sevilla full back Daniel Alves. It was a good weekend for Real Madrid and Barcelona and a poor one for the teams with a realistic chance of challenging the La Liga giants for the title. In England, Nani’s bizarre goal in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur was the hot topic of debate and surprise Italian leaders Lazio went four points clear. LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo’s rich vein of form continued with two goals as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Hercules 3-1 and stay top of La Liga. ![]()
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