Football Boots - European Round Up - 02/02/10

Barcelona maintained their five-point lead over rivals Real Madrid, as both team recorded victories this weekend. Barca were 1-0 winners at Sporting Gijon thanks to Pedro's goal, while a brace from Karim Benzema helped Real defeat Deportivo La Coruna 3-1.
             
Sevilla climbed to fourth place in the table with a close fought 2-1 victory over third-placed Valencia, thanks to two goals from Alvaro Negredo.

Featured Player - Luis Fabiano

Bayern Munich notched up seven consecutive victories, as they beat Mainz 3-0 with all their goals scored in the second half from van Buyten, Gomez and Robben. But Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed first-place beating Freiburg 3-1 at home.
             
The most action packed game of the weekend saw Borussia Monchengladbach edge a seven-goal cracker against out-of-form Werder Bremen, while Stuttgart recorded a late 4-1 success against fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund.
               

Featured Player - Grafite

Inter Milan's weekend match was postponed due to the snow, but AC Milan failed to take full advantage, as they could only manage a 1-1 stalemate with Livorno at San Siro with Ambrosini opening the scoring for the Milan giants.
             
Elsewhere, Stefano Okaka signed off for Roma with a 90th minute winning strike against Siena, before departing to join Fulham on loan. Whilst Juventus continue to stutter, as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home against 15th placed Lazio.            

Featured Player - Clarence Seedorf

League leaders Bordeaux slipped up against relegation threatened Boulogne, as they were unable to break the deadlock and the game ended in a 0-0 draw. A result which allowed Montpellier to gain some ground after they defeated Marseille.
             
Auxerre extended their impressive unbeaten run to seven games with a 1-0 victory over St Etienne, whilst Lille returned to winning ways with a 1-0 triumph against Lens.Monaco battled to a 3-2 victory over Nice, and a late goal from Cris ensured Lyon defeated 10-man Paris St Germain.            

Featured Player - Jean-Pascal Mignot