Rivalries were the specialty of the day on Sunday, with key clashes from London to Buenos Aires grabbing headlines and giving us plenty to talk about:
Despite Alexis Sanchez’s Emirates return, Arsenal’s English Premier League title hopes took a hit on Sunday after Arsene Wenger’s side fell 1-0 at home, but it was Per Mertesacker’s rash challenge that did his team no favors.
Mertesacker was sent off during the first half of Arsenal’s clash against Chelsea, after taking down Blues striker Diego Costa on a breakaway. (REPORT)
Juventus captured its 11th consecutive win today, knocking off Roma, 1-0. Massimiliano Allegri’s side remain two points behind Serie A leaders Napoli. (REPORT)
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdés has joined Belgian side Standard Liege on loan for the remainder of the 2015-16 season. The 33-year-old netminder hadn’t been granted the opportunity train with United’s first team since joining in January 2015. (REPORT)
Real Madrid dropped points this weekend, drawing Real Betis, 1-1, at the Estadio Benito Villamarín. After going down in the opening 45 minutes, Los Blancos leveled the match by way of Frenchman Karim Benzema. (REPORT)
Five red cards and another nine yellow cards were handed out during Saturday night’s friendly between River Plate and Boca Juniors. River finished the match with nine men, but went on to win the match, 1-0. (REPORT)
Here are the today’s results from the top leagues:
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Everton 1-2 Swansea City
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
SPANISH LA LIGA
Athletic Bilbao 5-2 Eibar
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Sevilla
Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Valencia
Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid
GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 Wolfsburg
Schalke 1-3 Werder Bremen
ITALIAN SERIE A
Fiorentina 2-0 Torino
Hellas Verona 1-1 Genoa
Inter Milan 1-1 Carpi
Lazio 4-1 Chievo Verona
Palermo 4-1 Udinese
Sampdoria 2-4 Napoli
Sassuolo 0-2 Bologna
Juventus 1-0 Roma
FRENCH LIGUE 1
Monaco 4-0 Toulouse
Stade de Reims 1-1 St Etienne
Lyon 0-0 Marseille
MEXICAN LIGA MX
Pumas UNAM 0-1 Puebla
Tigres UANL 2-2 Guadalajara
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What did you make of Mertesacker’s sending off? Will Valdés revive his career in Belgium? Can Madrid still capture the La Liga title in 2016?
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