Kick Off: Ronaldo hopes Higuain avoids ban; Barca suffer awful defensive run

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Match Day Reports

Barca 3-4 Betis: Catalans suffer season's 1st home defeat despite Messi's brace

The returning Lionel Messi scored twice but was unable to prevent LaLiga leaders Barcelona slipping to a chaotic 4-3 defeat to Real Betis at Camp Nou.

Milan 0-2 Juventus: Ronaldo seals win while Higuain misses pen & sees red

Mario Mandzukic and Cristiano Ronaldo scored either side of half-time while Gonzalo Higuain was sent off in AC Milan's loss to Juventus.

City 3-1 Utd: Silva, Aguero & co. send Mourinho's side further down the table

Manchester City sealed the derby bragging rights as they defeated Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool 2-0 Fulham: Relentless Salah & Shaqiri send Reds back to top

Mohamed Salah and Xherdan Shaqiri got Liverpool back to winning ways against bottom-of-the-table Fulham.

Celta 2-4 Real Madrid: Benzema shines to inspire injury-hit Madrid to victory

Karim Benzema scored one and created another as Real Madrid eased to a 4-2 win over Celta but Solari's side lost Nacho, Casemiro and Reguilon to injuries.

Chelsea 0-0 Everton: Blues still stretch undefeated streak to 19 matches

Chelsea missed the chance to return to the top of the Premier League as they were held to a goalless draw by Everton.

Atalanta 4-1 Inter: Icardi scores but Nerazzurri's 7-match winning streak ends

Gianluca Mancini gave away a penalty before scoring the winner for Atalanta as they stunned Inter 4-1 in Serie A.

Arsenal 1-1 Wolves: Mkhitaryan goal avoids defeat but Gunners drop points again

Wolves were denied their first win at Arsenal since September 1979 by Henrikh Mkhitaryan's late goal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Monaco 0-4 PSG: Cavani hits hat-trick to make Henry even more miserable

Thierry Henry saw his depleted Monaco squad sustain more injury problems in a crushing 4-0 home Ligue 1 loss to leaders Paris Saint-Germain.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Sanchez 'only speaking to 3 Man Utd teammates' after being isolated

Alexis Sanchez reportedly wants out of Manchester United in January.

Suarez and Pique exchange words after Barcelona's defeat

Following Barcelona's 4-3 home defeat against Real Betis the cameras captured a tense moment between Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique.

Sterling buys £15,000 guard dog to protect his £2 million mansion

Soccer ace Raheem Sterling has bought a £15,000 guard dog to protect his family and keep the burglars away.

Dembele late to stadium to watch Barcelona take on Betis

Normally players who aren't part of the coach's match day squad go to the Camp Nou early to be with their teammates, listen to the coach's team talk in the dressing room and try to be as close as possible to the rest of the squad.

Unbeaten Sarri sets Premier League record

The Blues played out a goalless draw with Everton at Stamford Bridge to ensure that they remain without defeat in the 2018-19 campaign

Man City's third goal in derby victory came after a 44-pass move

Manchester City's derby triumph over Manchester United was crowned when Ilkay Gundogan finished off a 44-pass move to make it 3-1 with four minutes remaining.

Barcelona player ratings after 4-3 tumble at home against Real Betis

Messi scored twice and Arturo Vidal got the other but Barca shipped four

Man City 21-0 Man Utd: The sorry decline of United's attack

The Red Devils would rip teams to shreds in the Sir Alex Ferguson era, although it's been years since they had the same ruthlessness in front of goal.

WHAT THEY SAY

Pique: We have to help Dembele realise that football is a 24 hour a day game

Ousmane Dembele, who didn't feature in Barcelona's 4-3 defeat to Real Betis, was given some sage advice by teammate Gerard Pique.In a post-match interview, Pique was asked about the young Frenchman's omission from the squad.

'I hope he isn't punished too severely' - Ronaldo defends Higuain after red card

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated the Juventus victory over Milan, but hopes Gonzalo Higuain “isn’t punished too severely” for the dismissal.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Kid doing a Mourinho in Genoa