What a weekend! Even before the chaos of the Champions League draw, the past 48 hours delivered a ton of talking points across Europe’s top leagues. Real Madrid’s big derby win over Atletico Madrid feels decisive in LaLiga’s title race, while Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea all won to keep all three teams where they were before at the top of the Premier League. Meanwhile, in Germany, are Bayern Munich on course for yet another Bundesliga crown?
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There was also drama for Arsenal, Juventus, Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as more concerns for Barcelona and new manager, Xavi.
It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the world of football.
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Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid to make it 10 wins in a row in all competitions
Some are ready to crown Real Madrid, whose lead at the top now stands at eight points over Sevilla, who have a game in hand. I’m not ready to do that just yet, but Sunday night’s Madrid derby, 2-0 scoreline aside, looked for long stretches like men against boys.
Diego Simeone won’t like that, but it felt as if Real set the tone and the tempo and toyed with Atletico the rest of the way. Luka Modric and Toni Kroos dominated the middle of the park. Eder Militao and David Alaba snuffed out virtually all danger at the back. Vinicius Junior was there to serve up the sort of assists that seemed unthinkable a year ago, when he was much more of a “head-down” player. And Karim Benzema was there to break the ice, with a…
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