Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson give you five overreactions from the weekend in European football.
The European Cup holders return to first place, ahead of three defending league champions. Meanwhile, Germany’s surprise leaders are a new entry.
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Dropping out: Manchester City, Inter, Granada
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Gab Marcotti praises Maurizio Sarri for his tactics in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Inter.
Gonzalo Higuain scores the winner for Juventus, handing Inter their first loss. Watch Serie A on ESPN+.
A fast and furious Derby d’Italia ended with a late Gonzalo Higuain goal as Juventus beat Inter 2-1 (Stream a replay in full on ESPN+) to retake their usual spot at the top of the table. The result, thoroughly deserved on the balance of play, will come as great satisfaction to Maurizio Sarri. The performance greater still.
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Juventus continue to get better and better and after beating Napoli 4-3 in August they reminded another title rival of the scale of the task facing them if another team is to…
Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson give you five overreactions from the weekend in European football.
Another busy weekend in Europe means it’s time for another bumper edition of Monday Musings. Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer.
Jump to: Juve too good for Inter | Man City in crisis? | Barca ride their luck again | Man United go from bad to worse | Real continue to confuse | Rose helping Gladbach bloom | Liverpool win again | Bayern hungover in Bundesliga? | Milan scrap it out vs. Genoa | Where is Ozil? | Is Pochettino to blame at Spurs? | Dortmund’s flaws exposed again…
Craig Burley joins Mark Donaldson to count down his current top five finishers in European football.
Italian Serie A: Lautaro Martínez (18′ PEN) Inter 1-1 Juventus. To watch Serie A, subscribe to ESPN+.
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Gab Marcotti praises Maurizio Sarri for his tactics in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Inter.
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Gonzalo Higuain scores the winner for Juventus, handing Inter their first loss. Watch Serie A on ESPN+.
Juventus ended Inter Milan’s perfect record in Serie A and took over top spot as Gonzalo Higuain’s superb late strike earned a 2-1 victory in the San Siro on Sunday.
The Argentine striker, on as a substitute, applied a clincial finish to a flowing move in the 80th minute.
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Paulo Dybala had fired Maurizio Sarri’s Juve side in front after four minutes but Inter, who had won all six of their matches before Sunday’s clash, levelled in the 18th minute.
Matthijs de Ligt was adjudged to have handled in…
Gonzalo Higuain scores the winner for Juventus, handing Inter their first loss. Watch Serie A on ESPN+.