European football: Barcelona stretch lead after shock defeat for Real Madrid | European club football

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski got here off the bench to attain a late winner in a 2-1 victory away to 10-man Atlético Madrid on Saturday that moved the defending champions seven factors away from Actual Madrid – who suffered a shock defeat at Actual Mallorca – on the high of La Liga.

Barcelona had loads of motivation after Actual’s 2-1 loss at Mallorca earlier on Saturday, however it was the hosts who took the lead six minutes earlier than the break by means of Giuliano Simeone.

The guests responded with a Marcus Rashford purpose three minutes later and Atlético had Nico González despatched off on the stroke of half-time. Lewandowski was in the best place to web a lucky rebound three minutes from time.

Atlético stay fourth within the desk on 57 factors, 19 factors off Barcelona and the edges will meet once more on the Camp Nou on Wednesday within the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

Actual Mallorca dealt a significant blow to Actual Madrid’s title aspirations as Vedat Muriqi struck an added-time winner to seal a shock 2-1 win for the hosts.

They withstood Actual’s strain early within the sport, the goalkeeper Leo Roman denying Kylian Mbappé with two diving saves, earlier than taking the lead from their first shot on the right track within the forty second minute when Manu Morlanes transformed Pablo Maffeo’s cross.

Éder Militão, enjoying for the primary time since his hamstring harm in December, equalised for Actual within the 88th minute however Muriqi, the second-highest scorer in La Liga this season after Mbappé, sealed Mallorca’s win with a strike three minutes later. The victory – their first over Actual in three years – moved them two factors above the underside three.

Muriqi, who was panned for his lacklustre efficiency when Kosovo did not qualify for the World Cup with a loss to Turkey on Tuesday, broke down in tears after the ultimate whistle, and stated later: “Generally the feelings get the higher of you, you possibly can’t maintain the tears in.

“Dropping what was a remaining for us to succeed in the World Cup, then we’re successful and [Real] equalise. Then, the late purpose … I’m simply completely satisfied to repay the supporters, we wish to keep on this division for them.”

In Germany, Bayern Munich scored 3 times within the final 9 minutes because the Bundesliga leaders got here from two targets behind to grab a 3-2 victory at Freiburg. Tom Bischof fired in virtually equivalent photographs from the sting of the field to attract them stage earlier than Lennart Karl tapped in with virtually the final kick of the sport to earn three factors for Bayern, who have been with out their injured high scorer, Harry Kane. Bayern journey to Actual Madrid on Tuesday for his or her Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Freiburg, the one German group together with Bayern to nonetheless be within the German Cup in addition to a European competitors, went in entrance a minute into the second half when Johan Manzambi whipped a sensational shot from about 25 yards out previous Manuel Neuer. The hosts, who face Celta Vigo within the Europa League final eight on Thursday, then twice got here agonisingly near a second purpose as they dominated early on after the break, retaining 40-year-old Neuer busy.

Freiburg doubled their lead within the 71st minute with a Lucas Hoeler volley after Neuer spilled a nook into his path, however the guests minimize the deficit 10 minutes later when Bischof threaded a shot previous Noah Atubolu because the guests upped the strain late within the sport. He did it once more in stoppage time earlier than Karl scored the winner within the dying seconds.

“We really really feel unbeatable in the mean time,” stated the 18-year-old Karl, whose meteoric rise this season, that includes 5 league targets, has made him a severe candidate for Germany’s World Cup squad. “I’m very completely satisfied. It’s an unbelievable feeling.”

Borussia Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi and Julian Brandt scored deep in second half stoppage time to grab a 2-0 victory at VfB Stuttgart. The end result stored second-placed Dortmund, on 64 factors, 9 behind Bayern, whereas Stuttgart dropped to fourth on 53, behind RB Leipzig on purpose distinction.

The Ruhr valley membership had not overwhelmed Stuttgart throughout all competitions within the earlier seven matches and needed to wait till the top to strike. The hosts, battling to safe a Champions League spot subsequent season, had the higher hand and the higher probabilities within the first half and Dortmund remained largely toothless after the break till Adeyemi discovered sufficient area outdoors the field to rifle in for the lead in stoppage time. Brandt then made essentially the most of a effective cross by Fabio Silva to double their lead two minutes later.

There was fan unrest on the remaining whistle. A bunch of Stuttgart followers approached the sector however stopped behind promoting boards and a chair was thrown on to the sector. However this was nothing in contrast with occasions within the 2.Bundesliga match between Dynamo Dresden and Hertha Berlin.

Dresden followers ran the size of the sector in the direction of a bit containing visiting supporters, who additionally jumped a fence and moved towards the sector. Lit flares have been thrown from each side, a few of them touchdown close to spectators, and a few followers appeared to commerce blows.

Police then stormed on to the sector from an entrance within the nook of the stadium and chased dozens of Dresden supporters again towards the opposite finish. It was not instantly clear if anybody was injured or if there had been arrests.

The referee stopped the sport and took the gamers off for over quarter-hour. Throughout that point, police shaped two traces throughout the sector going through the Dresden supporters. A banner in Hertha’s blue and white colours was set alight and displayed within the Dresden finish.

The sport finally resumed. It was the second stoppage after an earlier delay when followers let off pyrotechnics and smoke crammed the stadium.

Lens suffered a doubtlessly deadly blow to their unlikely Ligue 1 title bid with a 3-0 loss away to their northern derby rivals Lille. Pierre Sage’s group have surprisingly been Paris Saint-Germain’s closest challengers in France this season however they have been swept apart by an in-form Lille.

Hákon Haraldsson turned in Matias Fernandez-Pardo’s intelligent go simply earlier than half-time on the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Félix Correia pounced on a stray again go from Matthieu Udol to attain a second for Lille 5 minutes after the break.

Then Fernandez-Pardo sealed a fifth win in six video games for Lille from the penalty spot after a handball by Ismaëlo Ganiou.

Lille climbed up two locations to 3rd after extending their unbeaten run to eight matches, with Lens nonetheless 4 factors behind PSG and having performed a sport greater than the league leaders, who brushed previous Toulouse 3-1 on Friday.

In the meantime in Italy, Massimiliano Allegri, the Milan coach, stated on Saturday he has not given any thought to the vacant Italy supervisor’s job as he focuses on getting his Serie A group again into the Champions League, regardless of being linked with the publish. Gennaro Gattuso left the Italy job on Friday after his facet’s World Cup playoff loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina on penalties, a 3rd straight missed qualification for the four-times champions, with Giuseppe Gravina stepping down as chief of the Italian soccer federation.

The 58-year-old Allegri, who gained 5 league titles at Juventus, was requested within the buildup to Monday’s Serie A sport at Napoli if he would rule out teaching Italy, now or sooner or later. “I began a journey final 12 months with Milan, now we’ve got to be centered on ending the season effectively and reaching the Champions League,” Allegri stated. “I haven’t considered it but. I’m effective at Milan and I hope to remain at Milan for a very long time. It’s been just a few years since I’ve taken half within the Champions League, if we have been to qualify and I have been nonetheless Milan’s coach, I’d must get used to it once more.”