There were no fewer than four players with a Dutch passport at the kick-off. Marten de Roon, Hans Hateboer and Teun Koopmeiners with the home team and Matthijs de Ligt with the visitors. There were no goals before half time, thanks in part to De Ligt who blocked a bet from Jeremie Boga on the stroke of half-time.
Although Juventus also had a few chances after the break, Atalanta made the goal fifteen minutes before the end. Ruslan Malinovskyi pegged a free kick from a good 25 meters hard against the ropes. In stoppage time, Juventus still draw a draw. On a pass from Paulo Dybala, Danilo scored the late equalizer.
AC Milan leader in Serie A
AC Milan has taken over the lead from fellow townsman Internazionale in Serie A. Coach Stefano Pioli’s team struggled to beat the low-ranking Sampdoria on their own field: 1-0. Inter left 2 points (1-1) in the top match against Napoli on Saturday. As a result, AC Milan now leads with 55 points, followed by Inter (54) and Napoli (53). Inter still have to play a make-up game.
AC Milan, still without the injured attack leader Zlatan Ibrahimovic, took the lead in the 8th minute thanks to Rafael Leão. The Portuguese scored after a strong individual action from a kick by his goalkeeper Mike Maignan. After that, production came to a halt at the home club. However, Sampdoria failed to force the equalizer.
Van Dijk beats Weghorst and Pieters
Liverpool have won a narrow victory in the away game against Burnley without convincing. Thanks to a goal from Fabinho just before half-time, the number 2 of the Premier League won 1-0 at Turf Moor.
In the 40th minute, Fabinho scored from close range after a corner after his first effort had been made by Burnley keeper Nick Pope.
Wout Weghorst shoots with Virgil van Dijk next to him.
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Sadio Mane and Mo Salah kicked off at Liverpool. Exactly a week ago, both were in the final of the Africa Cup, which was won by the Senegalese Mané. Egypt was defeated on penalties. Mane was substituted midway through the second half. On behalf of the visitors, Virgil van Dijk played the entire match and Wout Weghorst was sidelined fifteen minutes before time at Burnley.
Liverpool narrowed the gap with leader Manchester City to 9 points again. City was too strong for Norwich City on Saturday with large numbers (0-4).
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Tottenham Hotspur, which is in a disappointing eighth place, was surprised 2-0 at home by Wolverhampton Wanderers. The final score was already reached after 18 minutes. Raúl Jiménez and Leander Dendoncker were accurate for the Wolves. At the Spurs, Steven Bergwijn came in for Lucas Moura in the 71st minute.
Newcastle United, fighting against relegation, was 1-0 too strong for Aston Villa on their own field. Captain Kieran Trippier scored the winning goal after more than half an hour. It was Newcastle’s third consecutive win in the Premier League. That hadn’t happened since November 2018.
Assist Malen with winning Dortmund
Striker Donyell Malen contributed with an assist to the victory of his club Borussia Dortmund at 1. FC Union Berlin (0-3). Thanks to the big win at the sub-topper, the number 2 in Germany is catching up with Bayern Munich. The leader lost surprisingly to VfL Bochum (4-2) on Saturday and now has a 6-point lead.
Thanks to Malen, Reus made his second of the afternoon.
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Dortmund striker Marco Reus scored the first two goals early in the first half. The 32-year-old German scored his first goal by shooting through the legs of the Berlin goalkeeper from within the penalty area. For the second goal, Malen unintentionally passed the ball to Reus, who was able to walk freely towards the goal and first passed the keeper and then tapped in. Defender Raphaël Guerreiro made the third from a rebound. After that, a goal by the hosts was disallowed after interference from the video referee.
Bruges catches up to Union
Club Brugge has somewhat caught up with leader Union. The team of trainer Alfred Schreuder won at home against Charleroi (2-0), after Union had lost 1-0 to STVV earlier on Sunday. For Bruges, former Ajax player Mats Rits (28) scored twice. Noa Lang was the only Dutchman in action for the number 3 in Belgium. The 22-year-old attacker was substituted after 68 minutes.
Mats Rits with Noa Lang in the background celebrates his goal.
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Midfielder Ruud Vormer remained on the bench for the entire match, Bas Dost was not part of the selection. Rits scored his goals, one ten minutes before the break and one ten minutes after the break, with full conviction. In the final phase there were still many opportunities for a third goal on both sides, but the goalkeepers did a good job.
Union lost the home game against middle-class STVV. Striker Dante Vanzeir failed to give the home team a point in injury time, as he missed a penalty. Christian Brüls scored on behalf of the visitors early in the second half from 11 meters. STVV recorded a surprising victory over Union, where Bart Nieuwkoop played the entire game.
Union is still 7 points ahead of Antwerp, the number 2 in the Jupiler Pro League. Club Brugge is now 9 points behind the leader.