Kylian Mbappé moved on from a tumultuous week by scoring a penalty to help Real Madrid win 3-0 at Racing Santander on Sunday.
The French forward narrowly lost out on the Ballon d’Or to Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane on Monday and then had to apologise after a social media storm following a video in which he joked about the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
Real Madrid’s match, along with other Spanish fixtures this weekend, was not broadcast by Chinese state television because of the fallout.
Jude Bellingham and Yan Diomandé were also on target to keep third-placed Madrid within three points of the La Liga leaders, Barcelona, who thrashed Alavés 6-1 on Saturday.
José Mourinho’s side have won six straight games across all competitions and are a point behind Atlético Madrid, who beat Levante 2-0.
Real Sociedad’s four-match winning run came to an end after they lost 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao thanks to first-half goals from Inaki Williams and Alex Berenguer, who scored a penalty.
Gennaro Gattuso’s Lazio consolidated their position at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 victory over Cagliari, nudging ahead of Inter after the two clubs had started the weekend level on points.
Lazio made a poor start as Cagliari took the lead through M’Bala Nzola in the 20th minute before goals in either half from Gustav Isaksen and Andrea Pinamonti gave them a sixth straight Serie A win.
Como moved back into the top four as they eked out a 1-0 victory at home over bottom side Venezia on Sunday for a fifth consecutive victory across all competitions.
The hosts dominated, but needed a penalty to find the back of the net. The Como captain, Lucas Da Cunha, converted in the 43rd minute for the French international’s first goal of the season. “This is the type of match we found hard to win last season,” Da Cunha told DAZN.
Second-half goals from Kerim Alajbegovic and Jeremie Boga ensured Juventus returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Napoli, who had Luca Marianucci sent off in the second half as they slipped to their fourth defeat of the campaign.
Lyon and Paris FC both won to close in on the defending Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saint-Germain, with the capital team defeating Monaco 3-1.
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Lyon won 2-0 at home to Angers with goals in each half from Ernest Nuamah and Corentin Tolisso, as they bounced back from a 2-0 defeat away to PSG last time out.
The seven-time French title winners are third in the table, three points behind PSG and one behind second-placed Lille. Lyon’s win came amid reports that their coach, Paulo Fonseca, is close to leaving the club to return to his native Portugal.
“I know that I will be with the players tomorrow morning but beyond that it is hard to say,” Fonseca, who was in tears as he embraced his backroom staff at the end of the game, told reporters. Fonseca is reportedly a target for Sporting, whose coach Rui Borges is under pressure.
Paris FC are fourth after getting the better of Monaco at the Stade Jean-Bouin. Lassine Sinayoko, the Malian international forward, scored twice late in the first half for Paris FC before Folarin Balogun pulled one back on 65 minutes.
