Ronny’s back to old tricks
Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored from a free-kick for Juventus as the Serie A leaders crushed neighbours Torino 4-1.
And there was also a party for veteran keeper Gianluigi Buffon, who made a record 648th appearance in the Italian top flight.
Juve went ahead in just three minutes with a deflected Paulo Dybala shot.
Juan Cuadrado then extended their lead in the 29th minute before Andrea Belotti pul led one back from a penalty in first-half stoppage time.
Torino were threatening an equaliser until Ronaldo curled his shot over the wall and into the corner, his first goal in 43 free-kick attempts in just under two seasons.
An own goal by Torino substitute Kof f i Djidji completed the scoring.
In Spain, Celta Vigo were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Betis af ter the visitors were denied a second-half penalty by VAR.
Nolito gave Celta the lead in the first half with a clever free-kick from a tight angle, bending his effort around the wall before the ball beat goalkeeper Joel Robles and sneaked in at the near post.
Betis were awarded a penalty in the second half when Rafinha made contact with Andres Guardado’s foot at the edge of the box – but the referee overturned the decision.
Their domination paid off in the 79th minute when centre back Zouhair Feddal controlled a cross from a set-piece play to net.
In Ukraine, cash-strapped Karpaty face expulsion from the domestic Premier League after failing to turn up for the game at Mariupol, their second no-show over the last week.
The match was scheduled for May 31 but was called off after players and staff of Karpaty registered positive for coronavirus.
The re- scheduled game was due to be played on Wednesday but bottom club Karpaty failed to appear.
Ukraine FA committee chief Igor Grishchenko said: “On Thursday there will be a meeting and decision made.”