In the Premier League, Liverpool continue to lead the way after fighting back from 2-0 down to draw against newcomers Hull City. Manchester United toiled too managing a draw against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Meanwhile Chelsea could only muster a point at home to West Ham. Arsenal drew 1-1 at Middlesborough, but Aston Villa won a great football game against Bolton by 4-2.
Wigan defeated Blackburn by 3-0 and West Brom’s woes continued with a 4-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Sunderland.
Manchester City showed that money can’t always ensure success with a home defeat in the final minute to Everton by 1-0. Newcastle showed the signs of recovery with a 3-0 win at Portsmouth whilst Stoke and Fulham played out a 0-0 draw which will best be remembered for the panto season like dive when Paintsil placed his face into Fuller of Stoke and then threw himself to the ground. He is deserving of the best simulation at this years Football Oscars and was like the game- pathetic.
Eto'o scores in El Clasico
Primera Liga
Juande Ramos faced a baptism of fire as Real Madrid lost 2-0 to Barcelona at Camp Nou in his first league game in charge. Samuel Eto’o missed a penalty but made amends seven minutes from time with the opening goal and Lionel Messi then added a second.
Valencia are eight points adrift in second after beating Espanyol 2-1 in Saturday’s other game, with Villarreal losing 1-0 to Sevilla on Sunday and Atletico Madrid climbing above city rivals Real with a 2-0 victory over Real Betis.
Serie A
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a brace for Inter Milan as they beat Chievo 4-2 to stay six points clear of Juventus. Claudio Ranier’s men beat AC Milan by the same scoreline later on Sunday with Amauri netting twice and Gianluca Zambrotta sent off for the Rossoneri.
Napoli moved up to third after easily beating Lecce 3-0 on Saturday while Marco Di Vaio netted a hat-trick to inspire Bologna to a 5-2 win against fellow strugglers Torino.
SPL
Celtic were forced to come from behind to draw 1-1 against in-form Hearts, with a late Stephen McManus header cancelling out Andrew Driver’s opener.
Rangers, who drew 2-2 with Dundee United earlier on Saturday, remain four points behind Gordon Strachan’s men.
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich moved to the league summit for 24 hours despite being held to a 2-2 draw by Stuttgart on Saturday, while Hertha Berlin and Hamburg also kept up the pressure at the top.
Hoffenheim reclaimed their place above Bayern as they played out a 1-1 draw against nine-man Schalke on Sunday, while the weekend started with a victory for Borussia Dortmund against Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday night.
Ligue 1
Defending champions Lyon remain three points clear at the top of Ligue 1 after being held to a goalless draw by title rivals Marseille.
Bordeaux joined Marseille on 32 points as they defeated Le Mans 3-2, while Paris St Germain won 2-1 at Auxerre.
