European football: PSG thrash Marseille and return to summit of Ligue 1 | European club football

Ousmane Dembélé struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain blew away bitter rivals Marseille on Sunday, reclaiming high spot in Ligue 1 with a crushing 5-0 victory on the Parc des Princes.

Dembélé opened the scoring after simply 12 minutes and added a second earlier than half-time as PSG delivered an actual assertion of intent going into the essential months of the season.

Facundo Medina’s personal objective made it 3-0 simply previous the hour earlier than substitutes Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Lee Kang-in acquired in on the act as PSG avenged their 1-0 defeat on the Velodrome earlier this marketing campaign. Luis Enrique’s facet have now gained seven straight league matches, although they continue to be beneath stress from shock challengers Lens, who briefly moved high on Saturday and sit simply two factors behind.

Luis Díaz hit a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed 10-man Hoffenheim 5-1 on Sunday to revive their six-point lead on the high of the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund’s shaky win at Wolfsburg on Saturday drew the chasers to inside three factors however Díaz, unplayable at instances, was the distinction maker as Bayern delivered an emphatic response.

Harry Kane transformed two Bayern penalties, each gained by Díaz, to maneuver as much as 24 league objectives for the season and 38 in all competitions. “There was lots of noise across the staff after two winless video games. It was vital to remain calm,” Kane stated to DAZN. “We’re heading in the direction of the tip of the season, a stage the place each three factors issues. We noticed the hole could be lower shortly – the true season begins now.”

Relegation battlers final marketing campaign, third-placed Hoffenheim got here to Munich because the Bundesliga’s kind staff, with 11 wins and only one loss of their previous 14 video games.

In Italy Federico Dimarco laid on a hat-trick of assists as Inter thumped 10-man Sassuolo 5-0 to open up an eight-point lead on the high of the Serie A desk with a commanding efficiency in Reggio Emilia.

Inter have 58 factors from their 24 video games and high the desk from metropolis rivals Milan, who’ve performed one recreation fewer. Sassuolo lie eleventh within the desk with 29 factors from 24 video games.

Dimarco had a hand in objectives for Yann Bisseck, Marcus Thuram and Manuel Akanji, whereas Lautaro Martínez and Luis Henrique had been additionally on the scoresheet as Inter overwhelmed their hosts. Sassuolo might need had a objective contained in the opening minute however Ismaël Koné’s shot was cleared off the road by Dimarco, who was efficient at each ends of the pitch. The house facet completed with 10 males when Nemanja Matic acquired a second yellow card for dissent.

Juventus staged a dramatic comeback from 2-0 down to grab a share of the spoils in Turin. Targets both facet of the half-time break put guests Lazio in management regardless of Juve’s domination as much as that time. The hosts had a objective by Teun Koopmeiners chalked off as a consequence of an offside in opposition to Kephren Thuram on 26 minutes.

Former Spain worldwide winger Pedro opened the scoring in first half added-on time following a mistake by Juventus captain Manuel Locatelli. Nearly straight after the restart, Danish ahead Gustav Isaksen completed well from the right-hand facet to double Lazio’s lead.

Juventus stored pushing and US worldwide midfielder Weston McKennie diminished the arrears simply earlier than the hour mark. And Frenchman Pierre Kalulu saved the day with just about the final kick of the match.

Actual Madrid stayed inside one level of La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 win at Valencia as second-half objectives by Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbappé settled a largely uneventful contest.

Actual dominated possession however discovered possibilities arduous to come back by, with Valencia keeper Stole Dimitrievski not often referred to as into motion because the guests struggled to show management into menace. The impasse was damaged within the sixty fifth minute when left again Carreras profited from a scramble within the field, reacting quickest after a deflection to drive a low shot into the bottom-left nook.

Mbappé sealed the factors in added time, assembly a low cross from substitute Brahim Díaz on the counterattack to complete first time from shut vary.