Kylian Mbappe scored his 38th goal of the season as Real Madrid claimed a seventh straight La Liga victory to cut the gap to leaders Barcelona to just one point.
09 Feb 2026
The French forward converted a low cross in second-half stoppage time to clinch the win after Alvaro Carreras had put the visitors ahead earlier in the second half.
Madrid had struggled to break down a disciplined Valencia outfit until Carreras bundled his way past two defenders before steering a low, right-footed effort into the net to break the deadlock 20 minutes into the second half.
Alvaro Arbeloa's side, who were without the suspended Vinicius Junior and the injured Jude Bellingham, enjoyed plenty of early possession without troubling Stole Dimitrievski in the Valencia goal.
They soon began to threaten, though, and Arda Guler had a low shot deflected wide before Dimitrievski parried a powerful Mbappe drive out of harm's way.
The Valencia keeper then produced an even better save to tip David Jimenez's first-time strike wide of the far post.
Valencia's best chance of the first half fell to the lively Arnaut Danjuma but his left-footed drive was deflected wide by Raul Asencio, while Lucas Beltran flicked a Danjuma delivery wide of the far post early in the second period.
Beltran almost restored parity five minutes after Carreras' opener, but the forward's first-time, left-footed effort struck the outside of the post.
Mbappe's late goal made sure of the three points and that Real matched Barcelona's victory over Mallorca on Saturday to end the weekend as they started it, one point apart.
Valencia stay 17th but are now just one point above the bottom three – although they have played a game more than all three teams in the relegation zone.
Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Paris St-Germain demolished rivals Marseille in Le Classique to move back to the top of Ligue 1.
09 Feb 2026
The Ballon d'Or winner opened the scoring in the 12th minute and then doubled the lead with a fine solo goal - cutting in from the right before smashing home - 25 minutes later.
Facundo Medina then scored a 64th-minute own goal and two minutes later Dembele's lofted ball was brilliantly volleyed in by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Substitute Lee Kang-in netted the fifth goal for Luis Enrique's defending champions.
The result moved them two points above surprise title contenders Lens, who beat Rennes 3-1 on Saturday.
Roberto de Zerbi's Marseille are fourth, 12 points behind PSG.
Erling Haaland scored a dramatic 93rd-minute penalty as Manchester City pulled off a stunning comeback against Liverpool to keep the Premier League title race alive.
08 Feb 2026
A battling win for Pep Guardiola's second-placed side cut Arsenal's lead at the top to six points, with 13 games remaining.
Bernardo Silva's 84th-minute equaliser had initially cancelled out Dominik Szoboszlai's superb free-kick 10 minutes earlier.
Then in added time, Matheus Nunes was bundled over inside the box by Liverpool keeper Alisson and referee Craig Pawson pointed to the spot.
Haaland made no mistake, as he scored his 21st Premier League of the season to send the visiting fans wild.
City keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma then made a brilliant save to deny Alexis Mac Allister - a minute before City had the ball in the net again through Rayan Cherki's finish from inside his own half, with Alisson out of his goal after supporting his side's attack.
But the effort was ruled out after a video assistant referee (VAR) check, with Szoboszlai instead sent off for fouling Haaland before the ball rolled in, and a free-kick awarded to City instead.
Either way, it didn't matter as City won at Anfield for the first time since 2021, but in front of fans for a first time since 2003.
Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick and Harry Kane knocked in two penalties as Bayern Munich thrashed 10-man Hoffenheim to re-establish a six-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.
08 Feb 2026
England forward Kane gave Bayern the perfect start, converting the first of two spot kicks won by Diaz, with Hoffenheim defender Kevin Akpoguma sent off for his foul on the Colombia winger.
Third-placed Hoffenheim levelled courtesy of Andrej Kramaric before Bayern took complete control, with Kane registering his 38th goal in all competitions before laying on a third for Diaz as half-time approached.
The former Liverpool man tapped in a Michael Olise pass to extend Bayern's lead further and rounded off the scoring in the final minute.
The reigning German champions had temporarily seen their advantage at the top of the table reduced to three points by Borussia Dortmund, who won at Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Barcelona moved four points clear at the top of La Liga with a dominant 3-0 win at home against strugglers Mallorca.
07 Feb 2026
Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Marc Bernal struck for the leaders at the Nou Camp.
Mallorca's Jan Virgili caused problems for Barcelona defender Jules Kounde in the first half, getting the better of him on multiple occasions, but the visitors could not force a breakthrough.
Instead, the attacking power of the hosts produced the opener when Marcus Rashford's right-foot effort was blocked and rebounded off Dani Olmo, with the ball falling to Lewandowski who fired in from nine yards.
Jagoba Arrasate's visitors struggled in the second half and Yamal's strike just after the hour mark more or less ended their hopes.
The 18-year-old made space to strike from 25 yards and hit a terrific shot into the right corner for his third goal in six matches against Mallorca.
Barca added salt to Mallorca's wounds with a third from Bernal, another 18-year-old. After a rapid counter-attack, he darted into the penalty area and slotted in his first goal for the club, with the help of a deflection.