Match reviews
Post-match reports and full-time analysis from across Europe's top leagues, newest first.
Westerlo 4-2 Standard Liège: Home Side Grind Out Win Despite Being Outplayed for Large Spells
Westerlo beat Standard Liège 4-2 in the Belgian Pro League despite being second-best in possession and attacks for much of the match. Clinical finishing and a ruthless second-half performance did the job.
St. Gallen 0-3 Sion: The Enforcer's Verdict on a Night That Said Everything
Sion came to St. Gallen and did what good sides do. They competed harder, created more, and punished a home team that had no answer for the basics.
Osijek 4-2 Dinamo Zagreb: Armando León Leads Stunning Upset as Croatian Champions Crumble
Osijek produced one of the results of the Croatian 1. HNL season, beating Dinamo Zagreb 4-2 at home despite going into the match as heavy underdogs. Armando León was the standout performer, scoring twice and assisting a third in a performance that exposed serious defensive problems in the visiting side.
Grazer AK Win 2-1 at Rheindorf Altach: Efficiency Beats Effort in the Austrian Bundesliga
Grazer AK took all three points at Rheindorf Altach despite being second best for large stretches, scoring twice in the first half to secure a 2-1 win. Altach had more of everything except what matters: goals.
Vicenza 1-1 Juve Stabia: Corazza Scores But Wastes His Afternoon With a Reckless Yellow
Juve Stabia came to the Menti and took a point they probably deserved, levelling through a late penalty after Tommaso Corazza had given Vicenza the lead. The home side had neither the quality nor the discipline to see it out.
AIK 1-4 Västerås SK: Allsvenskan Humiliation at Home as Visitors Run Riot in Second Half
Västerås SK produced a stunning second-half turnaround to thrash AIK 4-1 at home, scoring four times after the break to leave the hosts with serious questions to answer about their defensive standards and attitude.
Südtirol 1-1 Modena: Ambrosino Strikes Late to Deny the Hosts in Serie B Stalemate
Südtirol led through Alvin Okoro's first-half goal but Giuseppe Ambrosino equalised two minutes from time to snatch a point for Modena in a match the visitors dominated on the numbers.
Padova 1-0 Ascoli: Galazzi's Second-Half Strike Earns Hard-Fought Serie B Win
Calcio Padova ground out a narrow 1-0 victory over Ascoli in Serie B, with substitute Nicolas Galazzi's 63rd-minute right-foot finish proving the decisive moment in a match Ascoli dominated for long periods without the cutting edge to show for it.
Genoa 1-1 Frosinone: Vasquez Rescues Point But Ten-Man Genoa Throw Away Dominant Display
Genoa dominated large portions of this Serie A clash but could only manage a 1-1 draw against Frosinone, with Johan Vasquez's equaliser cancelling out Giorgi Kvernadze's opener despite Genoa finishing with ten men after a red card for Kingsley Ehizibue.
Korona Kielce Steal It 2-1 at Śląsk Wrocław as Gustafson Nets Deep Into Stoppage Time
Korona Kielce came from behind to win 2-1 at Śląsk Wrocław, with Simon Gustafson's stoppage-time finish settling a match that Śląsk had more than enough chances to put to bed. The thing is, Śląsk had 17 shots and lost. That tells you everything.
Sochaux 1-0 Nantes: Gomel's Goal Does the Damage as Nantes Waste Dominant Possession
Sochaux ground out a 1-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 2, with Benjamin Gomel scoring the only goal eight minutes after being booked. Nantes had more of the ball and more chances but lacked the cutting edge when it mattered.
Real Sociedad II Run Riot in Andorra: Three Goals Before Half-Time Tells You Everything
FC Andorra were dismantled 3-1 at home by Real Sociedad II, with the visitors scoring three times in the first half to settle the contest before the break. This was not a close game that the scoreline flatters.
Birmingham Win 2-1 at Derby Despite Rams' Dominance in Shots and Chances
Birmingham took all three points at Pride Park despite Derby creating more and hitting the woodwork, with Bobby Clark's first-half goal and a Seung-ho Paik equaliser setting up a result that Derby's shot count simply did not deserve.
Bradford City Win 1-0 at Notts County: George Pratt Settles a Scrappy League One Affair
Bradford City took all three points at Notts County thanks to George Pratt's second-half strike, as the home side paid the price for a lack of cutting edge despite winning 73 duels to Bradford's 56.
West Brom 1-1 QPR: Own Goal Opens the Door as Styles Punishes Baggies in Seven-Minute Madness
West Brom and QPR shared the spoils at The Hawthorns after a chaotic first half produced both goals inside seven minutes, with Chris Mepham's own goal cancelling out almost immediately by Callum Styles' left-foot finish.
Thierry Gale's 90th-Minute Header Snatches It For Bolton As Cardiff Waste Dominant Display
Cardiff City dominated this Championship clash with 59% possession, 17 shots, and two big chances missed, but Bolton Wanderers nicked it 1-0 through Thierry Gale's late header. It was the kind of result that will haunt Cardiff's dressing room for days.
Braunschweig Drop Two Points at Home as Dresden Equalise Twice in 2-2 Draw
Eintracht Braunschweig dominated possession and territory but could not hold Dynamo Dresden, who levelled through a penalty from Mehmet Aydin and a Thomas Keller header to share the spoils in a chaotic 2-2 draw.
Magdeburg 3-0 Kaiserslautern: Iyoha Fires Hosts to Commanding Win
Magdeburg put on a clinical home display to dismantle Kaiserslautern 3-0, with Emmanuel Iyoha grabbing a brace and the hosts winning comfortably despite going into the match off the back of a poor recent run.
Thomasson Settles It: Marseille Win 1-0 at Rennes in Feisty Ligue 1 Affair
Adrien Thomasson's second-half strike proved the difference as Marseille ground out a 1-0 victory at Rennes, ending a run of back-to-back Ligue 1 defeats with a disciplined, hard-fought away performance.
Mechelen 0-1 Anderlecht: Bentayeb Strike Enough as Mechelen Dominate but Fail to Convert
Anderlecht won 1-0 at Mechelen thanks to Tawfik Bentayeb's first-half finish, despite the home side controlling possession and racking up four yellow cards in a frustrating night at the AFAS Stadion.