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European football: Barcelona stretch lead after shock defeat for Real Madrid

Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to score a late winner in a 2-1 victory away to 10-man Atlético Madrid on Saturday that moved the defending champions seven points clear of Real Madrid – who suffered a shock defeat at Real Mallorca – at the top of La Liga.

European football: Barcelona stretch lead after shock defeat for Real Madrid

TL;DR

  • Robert Lewandowski scored a late winner for Barcelona in their 2-1 victory against Atlético Madrid.
  • Real Madrid lost 2-1 at Real Mallorca, with Vedat Muriqi scoring the winning goal in added time.
  • Bayern Munich came from two goals down to beat Freiburg 3-2 with three goals in the final nine minutes.
  • Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart with two goals in second-half stoppage time.
  • Fan disturbances occurred during a 2.Bundesliga match between Dynamo Dresden and Hertha Berlin.
  • Lens' Ligue 1 title hopes were damaged by a 3-0 loss to Lille.
  • Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is focused on Champions League qualification and has not considered the vacant Italy manager job.