Sevilla fought hard to come from behind, beating a stubborn Athletico Bilbao 2-1 at the San Mamés Stadium on Thursday night.

The Basque side took the lead in the 28th minute with an Ander Capa goal, following a poor defending by the visitors. Saudi Arabia bound, Ever Banega, equalised for Sevilla in the 69th minute, before turning provider for the winning goal, five minutes later, with a wonderful cross, headed home by Munir El Haddadi.

With that win Sevilla are 4th on the log, same points with 3rd placed Atletico Madrid and are edging closer to a Champions League return while Athletic Bilbao remain 8th on the log and could drop further down later today.

Estadio San Mames will be the stadium to host the battle between Athletic Club and Sevilla, as both teams are fighting for the European spots on the log.

In the last 34 meetings between these two teams, Athletic Bilbao have won 13 games while Sevilla have won 17 matches. Both teams have won 2 each in their last 5 clashes, home and away.

Bilabao will be without the services of Raul Garcia due to suspension. Yeray will also miss this tie due to injury. Sevilla, on the other hand, will monitor the progress of Tomas Vaclik, who is a doubt. Bono should deputise in goal for the home side, while Jules Kounde should return at centre-back after suspension.

AC Milan continued with their impressive form since the start, by coming from 2 goals down to defeat leaders Juventus 4-2 at the San Siro Stadium on Tuesday night.

Adrien Rabiot scored the opening goal, 2 minutes after the break, before Cristiano Ronaldo added the 2nd in the 53rd minute. Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled on from a penalty in the 62nd minute. 2 goals in 2 minutes from Franck Kessie and Rafael Leao in the 66th and 67th minute gave the host a 3-2 lead before in-form striker Ante Rebic scored the 4th goal in the 88th minute.

Milan are now 5th on the log, although could drop to 7th depending on other results. Juventus, on the other hand, are still leaders and are 7 points ahead of second-placed Lazio.

Nigerian duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho featured for Leicester City in their 1-1 draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the opening goal for Arsenal in the 21st minute after a pass from Nigerian-born Bukayo Saka. The Gunners were reduced to 10 after Edward Nketiah was sent off in the 75th minute. Jamie Vardy scored the equalizing goal for the Foxes in the 84th minute.

Both teams could not move up on the table. Arsenal are 7th, and could drop to 9th, depending on other results, while Leicester City are now 4th on the log.

This will be a clash between two teams, who seem to have found their mojo and are battling for European places. Arsenal for the Europa League and Leicester for the Champions League.

In 27 meetings between these two teams, Arsenal have won 16 games, while Leicester have won only 4 matches, none away from home. Both teams have won 2 in their last 4 encounters, all victories for the home teams.

Arsenal will be monitoring the progress of both Mesut Ozil and Nicola Pepe, who are doubts for this clash. Leicester, on the other hand, will also be monitoring Ayoze Perez, Benjamin Chilwell and James Maddison, who are also major doubts for this game.

Juventus are heading for their 9th straight Serie A title and will be travelling to San Siro to face in for AC Milan, who are 2 points off European places.

In the last 37 matches between these two teams, Milan have won just 7 games, while Juventus have won 23 matches. Their last 2 matches have ended in draws, but the Turin giants won the previous 9 matches.

AC Milan have no new injury concerns and no suspension, Juventus, on the other hand, will be without defender Matthijs de Ligt and forward Paulo Dybala, who are both suspended for this clash.

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos was once again the messiah, as his penalty goal was enough for the Los Blancos to earn all 3 points against Athletic Bilbao San Mames Stadium.

It was a balanced game between the Basque side and the capital club, but it was Real Madrid who got the only goal from the penalty in the 73rd minute after Dani Garcia stepped on Marcelo’s foot in the 18-yard box. Captain Sergio Ramos stepped up and scored the goal.

Real Madrid are edging closer to their first La Liga win since 2017, while Athletic Bilbao remain 8th on the Spanish La Liga table.

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Defending champions Barcelona put up their best performance against Samuel CHukwueze and his Villarreal teammates to defeat the Yellow Submarine 4-1 at the El Madrigal.

Barcelona did not waste time before taking the lead through a Pau Torres own goal in the 3rd minute. Gerard Moreno Moreno equalised for the home side in the 14th minute, but sublime goals from Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann in the 20th and 45th minute wrapped up an impressive first half. 17-year-old Ansu Fati scored the 4th goal in the 86th minute.

Samuel Chukwueze played all 90 minutes and he had a good game, but his performance could not salvage a point for Villarreal. Barcelona, on the other hand, remain 4 points behind Real Madrid.

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Newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City in their first match as winners at the Etihad stadium.

Captain on the day Kevin de Bruyne scored the opener from the penalty in the 25th minute after Joe Gomez brought down Raheem Sterling. The former Reds forward then made it 2-0 ten minutes later. Phil Foden scored the 3rd goal of the match just before the break. Second-half substitute, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, scored an own-goal to give the visitors their 4th goal.

The loss will not affect Liverpool, they are already Premier League champions, but Man City have now extended their lead over 3rd placed Leicester City to 10 points.

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Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, scored his 700th career goal but it was not enough to earn the Catalan giants a win, as they were forced to a 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night.

Barcelona drew first blood following an own goal by Diego Costa from a Lionel Messi corner in the 11th minute. Atletico Madrid equalized from a penalty in the 19th minute. Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved the kick from Costa but stepped off the line before Saul Niguez scored the retake. Messi then scored his milestone goal with a cheeky panenka penalty in the 50th minute. The visitors were awarded another penalty and Saul scored again in the 62nd minute.

Barcelona could be 4 points behind Real Madrid after the draw 2-2 draw if the leaders win against Getafe, and the Catalan club look to be having an internal crisis while Atletico Madrid remain 3rd on the log.

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