Football Weekend Recap

 Premier League

Six teams kept clean sheets in the Premier League this weekend with just 18 goals scored from the nine games played. It was a momentous weekend for Everton Football Club as they made history, finally beating their city rivals Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield on Saturday. That was Everton's first win against Liverpool in ten years and also their first win at Anfield since 1999. It took them level on points with the defending champions with a game in hand while Liverpool has now lost four home games in a row, with a strong possibility of missing out on Champions League football next season. It was not a good weekend for Mourinho's Tottenham as they lost 2-1 on Sunday to West Ham United. Goals from Michail Antonio and Jesse Lingard gave the Hammers the win, taking them to the top four while Spurs' form has taken a big hit, with only one win in their last five. A penalty from Mason Mount gave Chelsea a point against Southampton on Saturday with Thomas Tuchel being very critical of Callum Hudson-Odoi, who was subbed off after coming off from the bench at the start of the second half. Manchester City made it 18 straight wins in all competitions as an early goal from Raheem Sterling gave Guardiola's side a 1-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday. Fulham earned a very important 1-0 win over fellow relegation candidates Sheffield United with the Blades now 13 points off safety with 13 games left to play. Leicester City and Manchester United remain in the Champions League places with their wins over Aston Villa and Newcastle United. Wolves' form has taken an upturn with three wins in their last four after their 1-0 win over Leeds United.

Bundesliga

24 goals were scored in the Bundesliga with three teams scoring three goals or more in the Bundesliga. The biggest game of the weekend was the Revierderby, Borussia Dortmund against Schalke 04. Despite their troubles this season, Dortmund swept their rivals aside, winning the game 4-0 with Erling Haaland among the goals once again with a brace. Jadon Sancho and Raphael Guerreiro scored for the Black and Yellow while Schalke are now nine points away from automatic safety and the relegation playoff spot with 12 games remaining. Eintracht Frankfurt remains unbeaten so far in 2021 with eight wins in their last nine games. That continued as Die Alder beat the new World champions Bayern Munich 2-1 with goals from Daichi Kamada and Amin Younes early in the first half. RB Leipzig was able to capitalise on Bayern's defeat as they cut the gap now to two points, beating Hertha Berlin 3-0 with goals from Sabitzer, Mukiele and Orban. Wolfsburg remains in the Champions League places after beating Arminia 3-0 while Bayer Leverkusen salvaged a 1-1 draw against Augsburg which leaves them five points off the final Champions League spot. Gladbach's indifferent form continued with a poor home defeat to relegation-threatened Mainz. For Mainz, that win has cut the gap to a point from automatic safety, giving them a strong chance of surviving relegation. Koln's poor form continued with a 1-0 defeat to Stuttgart, Union Berlin's four-game winless ended with a 1-0 win against Freiburg while Hoffenheim crushed Werder Bremen with a 4-0 win.

Serie A

24 goals were scored in the Italian top flight with five of the nine games played having three goals or more. The highlight game was the Derby della Madonnina or the Milan Derby where Inter Milan beat their city rivals AC Milan 3-0 with goals from Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku. This gives Inter a four-point lead over AC Milan in their pursuit for the Scudetto. Goals from Zapata, Gosens, Muriel and Romero gave Atalanta a 4-2 win over Napoli on Sunday. This puts La Dea fourth, three points ahead of Napoli though Napoli has a game in hand. Lazio is level on points with Atalanta after beating Sampdoria 1-0 while their city rivals AS Roma drew goalless against Benevento despite Benevento going down to ten men. Roma is third in the table beat could drop out if Juventus beat Crotone on Monday night. Parma and Udinese played a 2-2 draw while Sassuolo drew 1-1 at home against Bologna with the away side going down to ten men. Milan Badelj scored a late equaliser for Genoa as they drew 2-2 at home against Hellas Verona while Torino got a 1-0 win against Cagliari, which puts them five points above the relegation zone. Three goals from Vlahovic, Castrovilli and Eysseric gave Fiorentina a 3-0 win over Spezia, pushing them away from the regelation places.

La Liga

20 goals were scored in La Liga with six side keeping clean sheets. One of those teams was Levante, who pulled a shock 2-0 win against Atletico Madrid on Saturday at the Wanda Metropolitano. An own goal from Mario Hermoso gave Levante the lead then Jorge de Frutos, who came off the bench scored late in added time sealed a shock win for Levante, inflicting Atletico's first home defeat since December 2019. Despite having a game in hand, the gap has been cut to just three points between them and Real Madrid. The Spanish champions have won four games straight with a 1-0 win over Real Valladolid with Casemiro scoring the only goal. Barcelona dropped points over the weekend to Cadiz at home with Alex Fernandez scoring a late penalty for the away side, cancelling Lionel Messi's goal from the penalty spot in the first half. After struggling for results over the past few weeks, Real Sociedad has now picked up some form with three straight wins and are unbeaten in five games with a 4-0 victory over Alaves. Alexander Isak scored a hat-trick, his first for La Real while Portu scored the fourth goal. Three goals in the first half gave Huesca a vital 3-2 over Granada, their third of the season. With everyone else around them in the relegation fight losing including Elche, who lost 1-0 to Eibar, Huesca is now two points off safety with 14 games remaining. Two late goals gave Valencia a 2-0 win over Celta Vigo, Real Betis won 1-0 over Getafe courtesy of a late penalty from Borja Iglesias while Villarreal dropped points against Athletic Bilbao.