In the middle of chaos of the frantic afternoon of England in the four divisions, there was also a lot of action across Europe.
Real Madrid was in action and sought to extend its advance at the head of the Liga against its Challengers Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
In Germany, Harry Kane and Bayern Munich competed in Friborg while the English captain continued his attempt to win a first large silverware.
The Naples of Antonio Conte welcomed Juventus, rival of the title of Serie A, and Paris Saint-Germain sought to continue its march towards another title of Ligue 1.
Read the rest to see how each team took place throughout the day.
Real Valladolid 0-3 Réal Madrid
Leaders. pic.twitter.com/j4e1xdqbdx
– Real Madrid Cf 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) January 25, 2025
Real Madrid won a dominant 3-0 victory against Real Valladolid at Estadio Jose Zorrilla, inspired by a shiny hobbed from Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe opened the scoring at half an hour of play after a clever one-two with Jude Bellingham. The French striker has set a precise shot before the goalkeeper, eh, giving Madrid a deserved lead.
The resistance of Valladolid was limited to a first occasion, superbly saved by Thibaut Courtois, but they had trouble creating new opportunities, ending with a single shot.
In the second half, Mbappe doubled its total with a clinical finish after a quick counterattack involving Rodrygo. He then crowned his performance with a penalty made up in stoppage to make his first hat -trick for the club. In the last moments, Mario Martin de Valladolid was expelled for a dangerous tackle.
This victory allows Real Madrid to take four points ahead of Atletico Madrid, at the top of the Liga.
Friborg 1-2 Bayern Munich
🔔 𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋-𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 🔴
Back on the victory path➕3️⃣ points on the way 👏#FCBayern #Miasanmia | 🔜 #SCFFCB pic.twitter.com/hdzdyi7fy8
– FC Bayern (@fcbayernen) January 25, 2025
Bayern Munich won a fierce 2-1 victory against Friborg to keep its position at the top of the Bundesliga.
Harry Kane opened the scoring in the 15th minute, skillfully moving away from Lienhart before unchecking a low shot ahead of Atubolu for his 17th goal in the season.
Visitors doubled their advantage at the start of the second period when Joshua Kimmich dowed a precise corner, allowing Min-Jae Kim to nod at close range. Friborg, however, refused to turn around and reduced the scoring in the 68th minute. The perfectly weighted corner of Ritsu Doan found Matthias Ginter, who rose above Kim to guide his head in the lower corner.
Despite the late pressure of the hosts, including an almost accident of Gregoritsch in additional time, Bayern held out. Kingsley Coman almost prolonged the advance, forcing a beautiful ATUBOLI stop, but it turned out to be unnecessary when the Bavarian giants finished the match.
Naples 2-1 juventus
⏹️ Full time#Napolijuventus 2-1💙💪
💙 #Forzanapolisee pic.twitter.com/o0zb39cdxk
– Official SSC Naples (@en_sscnapoli) January 25, 2025
Naples organized a superb return in the second period to defeat Juventus 2-1 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, thus extending his advance at the head of the A. Serie A.
Visitors took the lead at the end of the first half when the beginner Randal Kolo Muani set a flight well captured in front of Alex Meret in the 43rd minute.
Despite some half-occasions, Naples lacked liveliness in the first period, failing to test the goalkeeper of Juventus Michele Di Gregorio.
However, the hosts emerged from another angle after the break. They equalized in the 57th minute thanks to the well-placed head of Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa on a center of Matteo Politano.
Their efforts borne fruit in the 69th minute when Manuel Locatelli committed an awkward fault on Scott MCTOMINAY in the surface. Romelu Lukaku quietly converted the penalty, scoring his 200th goal in the best European leagues.
This victory gives Naples six points ahead of Inter, second, while Juventus remains fifth.
PSG 1-1 Reims
A decisive pass for Kvara for its beginnings 🙌💙❤️#PSGSDR | @Ligue1_fr pic.twitter.com/cjkesanuya
-Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) January 25, 2025
PSG was frustrated while Reims kept them in check 1-1 at the Parc des Princes for the third consecutive time.
Ousmane Dembélé gave the hosts just two minutes after the start of the second period with a deflected strike following the assist of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia during his beginnings. However, Reims replied nine minutes later, while Keito Nakamura ended the layoff of Marshall Munetsi.
Goncalo Ramos approached the first half, hitting the post and pushing a frank head, while Dembélé forced a solid stop by Yehvann Diouf. Visitors were clinical, marking with their only shot on caded, while Nakamura brought her total season to eight goals.
The late pressure of PSG was repelled by the resilient defense of Reims, including a crucial blockage of Cédric Kipre.
PSG extends its advance to ten points but will regret its missed opportunities as it now turns its attention to the shock of the Champions League against Stuttgart.
