Marcus Rashford was on target once again as Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of the La Liga table with a win at Elche.
31 Jan 2026
The reigning champions took a sixth-minute lead when Dani Olmo threaded through Lamine Yamal and the 18-year-old rounded Elche goalkeeper Inaki Pena before passing into an empty net.
Elche, who last defeated Barcelona in December 1974, equalised through Alvaro Rodriguez, who beat the visitors' high line and calmly found the far corner after 29 minutes.
But Hansi Flick's side restored their lead 11 minutes later when Ferran Torres blasted Frenkie De Jong's cut-back into the roof of the net.
Manchester United loanee Rashford came off the bench at half-time and added a third with a tap-in following a low pass across goal from Yamal.
It was Rashford's 10th goal of the season and his second in as many games after he netted against Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday.Barcelona were the better side throughout and created a hatful of chances.
Dani Olmo hit the woodwork in the early stages and, with the scoreline at 1-1, Torres struck the crossbar first with his boot and then with his head on the rebound.
Just before the break, Torres rounded the goalkeeper but his shot was cleared off the line by Elche defender Victor Chust.
The victory was Barcelona's 15th win in 16 games in all competitions.
It puts pressure on second-placed Real Madrid, who have played one game fewer and could cut the Catalans' lead at the top of the table back to one point when they face local rivals Rayo Vallecano at home on Sunday (13:00 GMT).
Champions League‑chasing Chelsea fought back from two goals down to win in stoppage time against West Ham in a dramatic London derby at Stamford Bridge.
31 Jan 2026
Enzo Fernandez's 92nd-minute winner sparked wild scenes at Stamford Bridge to snatch victory having been 2-0 down through goals from Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville.
New manager Liam Rosenior's substitutes had hauled Chelsea back into the game as half-time introductions Joao Pedro and Marc Cucurella both scored to level the match.
It was a blow for West Ham who dominated the first half. Bowen's in‑swinging cross beat Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, who was unable to claim the ball as Pablo threatened to get a touch on its way through to open the scoring.
That seventh‑minute strike came either side of two shots on target from new striker Taty Castellanos, while Summerville curled home a second goal from inside the box after a move down the right involving Bowen and Aaron Wan‑Bissaka.
Cole Palmer's 30-yard free-kick was Chelsea's only shot on target in a dismal first half.
The hosts were booed off at half-time and Rosenior made three changes. He removed the struggling left‑side trio of Jorrel Hato, Benoit Badiashile and Alejandro Garnacho - at fault for both first-half goals - bringing on Joao Pedro, Cucurella and Wesley Fofana.
After West Ham efforts from Matheus Fernandes and Bowen were saved early in the second half, Chelsea began to dominate.
Pressure built as Liam Delap went close and a long‑range Moises Caicedo long-range strike was pushed away, before Fofana's deep cross was headed in by Joao Pedro to pull a goal back in the 57th minute.
Thirteen minutes later, Cucurella - one of Rosenior's changes - produced a diving header to equalise after Malo Gusto's header across goal caused a goalmouth scramble.
With the crowd now behind them Chelsea pushed for a third, and while West Ham's Jean-Clair Todibo hit the post in the 86th minute, Fernandez pounced to finish Joao Pedro's cross from close range for the winner.
Todibo was sent off for his part in a melee at the end of the match after a lengthy video assistant referee (VAR) check, as emotional scenes boiled over.
The result lifts Chelsea above Manchester United into fourth place in the Premier League, while West Ham remain five points below Nottingham Forest. United and Forest play tomorrow and both have a game in hand.
Noni Madueke starred as Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points as they beat Leeds United to record their first league win in four Premier League matches.
31 Jan 2026
Madueke was not meant to start the game and was a late replacement for winger Bukayo Saka, who limped out of the warm-up with a hip problem.
And Madueke, who has had to play the role of back-up for most of this season, took his chance to impress as he curled in an excellent cross for Martin Zubimendi to nod Arsenal in front.
The home side had started the game well but Arsenal pinned Leeds back for large parts of the first half, winning a number of corners and throw-ins to increase pressure on the Leeds defence.
It was from one of these corners that Arsenal doubled the lead when Madueke's curling delivery caught out goalkeeper Karl Darlow and he could only punch the ball into his own net.
Viktor Gyokeres then made sure it was a comfortable end to the game when he fought to get on the end of Gabriel Martinelli's inviting cross to make it 3-0 before substitute Gabriel Jesus added a fourth late on.
The expectation was on Arsenal to deliver a result coming into this game after their recent form, but they recorded an important victory to put pressure on their title rivals, Manchester City and Aston Villa, who are not in action until Sunday.
Barcelona moved one point clear of rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a comfortable victory over bottom side Real Oviedo.
25 Jan 2026
Dani Olmo slotted into the bottom corner for the opener in the 52nd minute.
Raphinha increased Barca's lead five minutes later with a dinked finish over Oviedo goalkeeper Aaron Escandell, pouncing on a mistake from David Costas.
Teenage Spain forward Lamine Yamal made sure of the success in the 73rd minute with a sublime bicycle kick from Olmo's looped ball into the box.
It was a 10th La Liga home win under boss Hansi Flick - last doing so in December 2019 under Ernesto Valverde (W14).
Flick's side were below par in the first half and their best chance came moments before the break when Raphinha was denied at the near post by Escandell.
But Barca stepped up their performance in the second period to maintain their slender advantage over Real, while Oviedo remain rooted to the bottom and eight points from safety.
Attention for Flick's men now turns to Wednesday when they host Copenhagen (20:00 GMT) in the final game of the Champions League league phase as they aim to finish in the top eight and avoid the play-offs.
Juventus dealt a huge blow to Napoli's Serie A title hopes with a 3-0 victory at Allianz Stadium.
25 Jan 2026
Canada forward Jonathan David finished from close range in the 22nd minute, beating Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret at his near post.
Fabio Miretti came on as a substitute and made an instant impact, playing the ball into Kenan Yildiz who curled past Meret to double Juve's lead.
With four minutes remaining, Filip Kostic fired home from the edge of the box to complete a resounding victory.
The result means Juventus move up to fourth, a point behind champions Napoli, who are nine points adrift of leaders Inter Milan in third.
Both sides will be in Champions League action on Wednesday with Napoli hosting Chelsea, one of Napoli boss Antonio Conte's former sides, while Juventus travel to Monaco (20:00 GMT).