It’s the end of October and with only a few matchdays left until the World Cup in Qatar, things are getting intense in the top five European leagues. Let’s see the winners and losers of the weekend!
Premier League
Results
| 22/10/22 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | Liverpool | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | Everton | 3 | Crystal Palace | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | Man City | 3 | Brighton | 1 |
| 22/10/22 | Chelsea | 1 | Man Utd | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Aston Villa | 4 | Brentford | 0 |
| 23/10/22 | Leeds | 2 | Fulham | 3 |
| 23/10/22 | Southampton | 1 | Arsenal | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Wolverhampton | 0 | Leicester | 4 |
| 23/10/22 | Tottenham | 1 | Newcastle | 2 |
| 24/10 | West Ham | Bournemouth |
The Premier League round started with a huge surprise, as big spending, but underperforming Nottingham Forest, beat Liverpool 1-0. This result, together with Leeds(2-3 vs Fulham) and Wolves(0-4 vs Leicester) losing makes the relegation zone very condensed. Manchester City beat Brighton and thanks to Arsenal drawing against Southampton helps Pep’s side get closer to first placed. The highlight of the round, Chelsea versus Man Utd ended with a 1-1 draw. Newcastle beat Tottenham in London, with Antonio Conte’s side 2nd defeat in the last 2 game.
Standings
The Citizens are just two points off Arsenal now and we have ourselves a proper title race, at least until Arsenal can keep their good form. Tottenham are still 3rd, despite their recent losses, however they, together with Newcastle have played an extra game, compared to the first 2 and 5th Chelsea and 6th Man Utd. Bottom 3 teams, Leeds, Wolves and Forest are on 9 points, only 2 less than West Ham and Leicester. Very interesting race for staying up.
La Liga
Results
| 22/10/22 | Rayo Vallecano | 5 | Cádiz | 1 |
| 22/10/22 | Valladolid | 1 | Real Sociedad | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | Valencia | 1 | Mallorca | 2 |
| 22/10/22 | Real Madrid | 3 | Sevilla | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Espanyol | 2 | Elche | 2 |
| 23/10/22 | Betis | 1 | Atl. Madrid | 2 |
| 23/10/22 | Girona | 1 | Osasuna | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Villarreal | 2 | Almería | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Barcelona | 4 | Athletic | 0 |
| 24/10/22 | Celta | Getafe |
Rayo opened the round with a convincing 5-1 victory over strugglers, Cadiz. After winning their last 5 games, Real Sociedad finally lost to 11th Valladolid, only for Mallora to beat Valencia as well. One of the derbies of the round, Real Madrid vs Sevilla finished with a 3-1 Madrid win, with Fede Valverde scoring another banger. Atletico Madrid beat Betis in a hard fought match, while the highlight of the round, Barcelona versus Athetlic Bilbao, ended with a clear Catalan win, 4-0. Celta versus Getafe to be played today, 24th of October.
Standings
Real Madrid are still first, 3 points in front of Barcelona. With La Real losing, Atletico seems to be the frontrunner for the 3rd placed. Betis, Bilbao and Villareal are all close to the top 4, however their form is all questionable. At the bottom of the table, Elche are last with 4 points, behind Cadiz(7) and Getafe(9). An eventual Getafe win against Celta on Monday could switch things around though.
Bundesliga
Results
| 21/10/22 | Mainz 05 | 5 | Köln | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | Hoffenheim | 0 | Bayern M. | 2 |
| 22/10/22 | Leverkusen | 2 | Wolfsburg | 2 |
| 22/10/22 | Dortmund | 5 | Stuttgart | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | Augsburg | 3 | RB Leipzig | 3 |
| 22/10/22 | Freiburg | 2 | Bremen | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | M’gladbach | 1 | E. Frankfurt | 3 |
| 23/10/22 | Bochum | 2 | Union Berlin | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Hertha | 2 | Schalke 04 | 1 |
Bundesliga had a clear winner in the weekend: Bayern Munchen. They beat Hoffenheim 2-0 away from home, only for Union Berlin to lose versus Bochum, 2-1. This puts the Bavarians in a more comfortable situation moving forward. Leverkusen drew versus Wolfsburg, 2-2, to add to their woes, while Dortmund comfortable beat Stuttgart 5-0. Even though they are in a good form in the UCL, something is just not clicking for RB Leipzig in the BuLi, as they drew once more, 3-3 versus Augsburg.
Standings
Union are still first, however the difference is only one point to 2nd placed Bayern Munchen. Freiburg are back to winning ways and they are 3rd, with 21 points. Currently Frankfurt are 4th, however followers Dortmund, Main and even Hoffenheim are very close. The difference between 1st and 12th placed is only 9 points. Schalke 04 are dead last and things are not looking good for them, with 5 losses in a row. Bochum are 17th on 7 points, while Stuttgart are 16th, one point in front of Leverkusen.
Serie A
Results
| 21/10/22 | Juventus | 4 | Empoli | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | Salernitana | 1 | Spezia | 0 |
| 22/10/22 | Milan | 4 | Monza | 1 |
| 22/10/22 | Fiorentina | 3 | Inter | 4 |
| 23/10/22 | Udinese | 1 | Torino | 2 |
| 23/10/22 | Bologna | 2 | Lecce | 0 |
| 23/10/22 | Atalanta | 0 | Lazio | 2 |
| 23/10/22 | Roma | 0 | Napoli | 1 |
| 24/10/22 | Cremonese | Sampdoria | ||
| 24/10/22 | Sassuolo | Verona |
Juventus started the matchday in Serie A, with a clear, 4-0 victory over Empoli. This is their 2nd win in a row, is the Old Lady back? Pioli’s Milan are in amazing form, winning their 4th match in a row, with a 4-1 against Monza. The other Milan based side, Inter, beat Fiorentina in a 7 goal thriller, 4-3. We had an amazing double header on Sunday, as Atalanta played Lazio and Roma faced Napoli. Lazio managed to win 2-0, while Napoli beat Roma 1-0.
Standings
With Atalanta losing their first match of the season, Napoli are now 3 points clear of second place. With AC Milan winning again, they are now 2nd with 26 points. Lazio and Atalanta occupy the last 2 UCL places, with 24 points each. Roma, Udinese and Inter are their closest followers. Sampdoria are looking hopeless, as they only managed to gather 3 points from 10 games. Cremonese are 19 on 4 points, while Verona occupy 18th place with 5.
Ligue 1
Results
| 21/10/22 | Ajaccio | 0 | PSG | 3 |
| 22/10/22 | Montpellier | 1 | Lyon | 2 |
| 22/10/22 | Marseille | 0 | Lens | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Angers | 1 | Rennes | 2 |
| 23/10/22 | Clermont | 1 | Brest | 3 |
| 23/10/22 | Reims | 2 | Auxerre | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Toulouse | 2 | Strasbourg | 2 |
| 23/10/22 | Troyes | 2 | Lorient | 2 |
| 23/10/22 | Nice | 1 | Nantes | 1 |
| 23/10/22 | Lille | 4 | AS Monaco | 3 |
PSG faced Ajaccio in the matchday opener and they made easy work of their opposition, as they won 3-0. Lyon finally won a match, after defeating Montpellier, while Marseille lost to Lens, to propel Lens to second place. Lorient drew their second game in a row, as they only managed to grab a point versus Troyes. Lille versus AS Monaco turned out to the be highlight of the round, as Lille won 4-3 in the thriller.
Standings
PSG are now comfortably first, still unbeaten and with 32 points from 12 matches. They are followed by Lens, 27 points, same amount as Lorient. Rennes are currently 4th, with 4 wins in the last 4 matches. Marseille on the other hand, lost their last 3 matches and are currently 5th. Lille and AS Monaco are also close by, however Lyon(8th) is not less than 15 points off the leaders.
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