Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez struck two late goals to give the LaLiga champions a 2-1 win at Getafe on Tuesday after the hosts were reduced to 10 men late in the second half.
IMAGES from the soccer matches played across European leagues over the weekend.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Atletico Madrid's problems deepened as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Villarreal in La Liga on Friday, stretching their winless run to four games in all competitions.
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Watford knocked out of FA Cup; third-tier side Cultural Leonesa shock Madrid team.
A tap-in by Karim Benzema and a powerful strike by substitute Marco Asensio earned European champions Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Chelsea.
Real and Barca have won the title in 15 of the last 16 seasons, with Atletico breaking the duopoly in 2014.
Liverpool frustrated by 10-man Arsenal in League Cup semi stalemate
IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday.
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Images from the English Premier League matches on Saturday.
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up two more as the Catalans thrashed Real Valladolid 5-1 to move top of La Liga on Tuesday.
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A round-up of Saturday's football action in La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata scored a goal and then missed a penalty as his side began their La Liga campaign with an eventful and nervy 1-0 win at home to Getafe on Sunday which saw both teams reduced to 10 men.
Portugal will look to their Euro 2020 opener with Hungary to get a head start
Football action from across Europe in matches played on Saturday
Barca, who were without injured talisman Lionel Messi, started on the back foot and fell behind when Nabil Fekir netted with a sublime angled strike in the 15th minute. Griezmann, who joined Barca last month from rivals Atletico Madrid, scored four minutes before halftime to level the scores.
Hellas Verona produced a huge upset by coming from behind to beat Serie A leaders Juventus 2-1 on Saturday, inflicting a third defeat of the season on the Italian champions. Cristiano Ronaldo set a new Juventus record by scoring in a 10th consecutive league game to put the visitors in front at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi after 65 minutes.
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
IMAGES from Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Hegerberg hat-trick fires Lyon to fourth straight Champions League
Alaba strike on Clasico debut gives Real Madrid 2-1 win at Barcelona.
IMAGES from football matches played in the Spain, Germany and Portugal on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the football matches played across Europe on Sunday.
Portugal had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Spain in a heavyweight friendly on Wednesday after hammering the crossbar twice and missing a last-gasp open goal.
Images from football action around European leagues played on Sunday
After falling 2-0 down on the night, substitute Marcos Llorente struck twice in extra-time and Alvaro Morata added a late third to ensure a famous victory for Diego Simeone's side against a Liverpool team unbeaten in their last 25 home games in European competition.
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Teenager Curtis Jones grabbed a 58th-minute winner as an injury-hit Liverpool qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam at Anfield on Tuesday.
A round-up of Sunday's matches in La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Images from football friendlies played on Wednesday.
A round of Saturday's matches in Series A, La Liga and Bundesliga.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Marcus Rashford's penalty and a deflected strike from Mason Mount helped England come from a goal down to overcome top-ranked Belgium 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday and climb above them in their UEFA Nations League group.
IMAGES from soccer matches played in the EPL, La Liga and Serie A on Tuesday.
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