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Away from the chaos of Sunday’s non-stop action in England, Europe’s top league delivered a few feasts of their own.
Following Real Madrid’s win on Saturday, Barcelona were looking to keep pace with the LaLiga leaders against Valencia.
Elsewhere, both the Milan clubs were in action.
AC Milan faced Parma at San Siro, while Inter travelled to Lecce.
Read on to see how the matches unfolded across the day.
Barcelona 7-1 Valencia
🚀 FLY, BARÇA, FLY! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/fY91BeFaZU
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 26, 2025
Barcelona thrashed Valencia 7-1 in a spectacular La Liga encounter. The hosts raced into the lead after just 145 seconds, with Frenkie de Jong slotting home following a lovely 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 net 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 hope of a comeback. Substitute Robert Lewandowski slotted home to make it six, before an own goal by Cesar Tarrega sealed the emphatic victory.
AC Milan 3-2 Parma
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— 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 by Theo Hernandez. Milan thought they had equalised 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’s keeper, 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 capitalised 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 equaliser in the 92nd minute.
Just minutes later, Samuel Chukwueze sealed the comeback by bundling Pavlovic’s header past Suzuki to clinch the victory. The win lifts Milan to seventh, while Parma drop to 16th.
Lecce 0-4 Inter Milan
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— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter) January 26, 2025
Inter Milan delivered a commanding performance to secure a 4-0 victory over Lecce, narrowing 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 from Marcus Thuram. The Nerazzurri dominated early proceedings, though two further 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 a narrow-angle following Martinez’s assist. Substitute Mehdi Taremi made an immediate impact, converting a penalty just four minutes later after Frattesi was fouled by goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone.
