Turbulent Weekend in Football: Stunning Upsets, Shock Losses and Record-Breaking Performances

The weekend in football was filled with dramatic upsets, thrilling goals and fascinating changes in the standings. Liverpool secured a win that extended their lead in the Premier League, while Manchester City experienced an unexpected loss and Arsenal dropped points. Despite the disappointments, Manchester United emerged victorious. In Spain, Barcelona's winning streak was halted by Sociedad in an away game, but Real Madrid convincingly defeated Osasuna.

The Serie A title race is proving to be incredibly close with the top six teams separated by just two points. This is primarily due to Inter who held the league leaders, Napoli, to a 1-1 draw. In Germany, leaders Bayern Munich secured a win and thus extended their lead, while Leipzig dropped points against Gladbach. PSG also managed to widen the gap between them and the competitors in Ligue 1, while Marseille suffered a loss.

The weekend also saw some record-breaking performances from players. Erling Haaland scored his 75th goal in his 77th PL game, setting a new record for the fewest games needed to score 75 PL goals. Vinícius Jr. scored his 4th career hat-trick for Real Madrid, and now has eight career goals against Osasuna. Moise Kean scored his first ever hat-trick in club competitions during his 237th game played.

Meanwhile, the Messi-Ronaldo rivalry had another interesting turn. While Cristiano Ronaldo had a quieter weekend, Lionel Messi was in the thick of the action, scoring in Inter Miami's unexpected playoff defeat to Atalanta United. With the goal, Messi reached a milestone of 850 goals for club and country, becoming the fastest and youngest player to achieve this feat, outpacing Cristiano Ronaldo by 98 games. Despite this, Messi faced the unusual experience of losing three games to a single team within a calendar year for the first time in his career.