Away from the chaos of Sunday’s non-stop action in England, Europe’s top league threw some celebrations.
After Real Madrid’s victory on Saturday, Barcelona looked to keep pace with the LaLiga leaders against Valencia.
Elsewhere, both Milan clubs were in action.
AC Milan faced Parma at San Siro, on their way to Lecce.
Read on to see how the matches played out throughout the day.
Barcelona 7-1 Valencia
🚀 Fly, Barça, fly! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/fy91befazu
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelone) January 26, 2025
Barcelona beat Valencia 7-1 in a spectacular La Liga encounter. The hosts raced into the lead after just 145 seconds, with Frenkie de Jong lurking home after a fine cross from Lamine Yamal. Ferran Torres doubled the advantage moments later, converting Alex Balde’s cross with a brilliant finish.
Barcelona’s relentless pressure saw Raphinha round the goalkeeper to make it 3-0, before Fermin Lopez added a stunning fourth with a thumping strike into the top corner. The first-half rout was completed just before the break when Fermin pounced on a rebound to score his second, leaving Valencia shell-shocked and trailing 5-0 at the interval.
Valencia briefly rallied in the second half as Hugo Duro pulled one back with a sharp finish from Diego Lopez’s assist. However, Barcelona quickly extinguished any hopes of a comeback. Substitute Robert Lewandowski broke home to make it six, before an own goal from Cesar Tarrega sealed the emphatic victory.
AC Milan 3-2 Parma
– AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2025
AC Milan secured a thrilling 3-2 victory over Parma in a dramatic Serie A clash at the San Siro.
The visitors took an early lead in the 24th minute when Matteo Cancellieri curled a stunning effort into the bottom corner after exploiting a defensive slip from Theo Hernandez. Milan thought they had equalized a few minutes later through Alvaro Morata, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Parity was restored in the 37th minute after Strahinja Pavlovic was fouled in the box by Parma goalkeeper Chijioke Suzuki. Christian Pulisic converted the resulting penalty with a confident strike into the bottom corner.
The second half remained tense until the 80th minute, when Enrico del Prato capitalized on a rebound to put Parma back in front. However, Milan’s persistence paid off in stoppage time. Tijjani Reijnders latched onto a precise pass from Yunus Musah to fire home the equalizer in the 92nd minute.
Minutes later, Samuel Chukwueze sealed the comeback by bundling Pavlovic’s header past Suzuki to clinch victory. Victory moves to Milan in seventh, while Parma falls to 16th.
LECCE 0-4 Inter Milan
Inter forza quattro 😎#Forzainter #Lecceinter pic.twitter.com/13gzvrxkh9
– Inter ⭐⭐ (@inter) January 26, 2025
Inter Milan delivered a dominant performance to secure a 4-0 victory over Lecce, closing the gap to Serie A leaders Napoli.
Davide Frattesi opened the scoring in the sixth minute, volleying home after a dazzling solo run and assist to Marcus Thuram. The Nerazzurri dominated the early proceedings, although two more goals were ruled out for offside. Lautaro Martinez doubled the lead in the 39th minute with a stunning strike into the top corner.
Lecce showed promise early in the second half but were undone in the 57th minute when Denzel Dumfries smashed home a third from the narrow angle after Martinez’s assist. Substitute Mehdi Taremi made an immediate impact, converting a penalty four minutes later after Frattesi was fouled by goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone.
