EURO ROUND-UP
REAL MADRID were stunned by Girona in La Liga yesterday, suffering a 2-1 loss that cost them vital ground on Barcelona in the title race. Madrid, who play Tottenham in the Champions League at Wembley on Wednesday, were rocked by two Girona goals in the space of five second-half minutes and now trail leaders Barcelona by eight points. Isco had given Madrid an early lead, but Cristhian Stuani and Cristian Portu both struck to see off the defending champions. Raphael Varane was taken off with an abductor injury, and is a doubt for the Spurs game. Barca beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run to 14 games in all competitions.
NAPOLI warmed up for their game against Manchester City on Wednesday with a 3-1 home victory over Sassuolo, with goals from Allan, Jose Callejon and Dries Mertens to keep the Naples club three points ahead of
Juventus at the top of the table. It stole the weekend thunder from former Napoli favourite Gonzalo Higuain, who on Saturday scored his 100th Serie A goal as Juve won 2-0 at AC Milan. The Argentina striker netted both goals, taking his tally to 101. This means he has now scored 100 goals in both Serie A and La Liga.
ROMA, who host Chelsea on Tuesday, beat Bologna 1-0 on Saturday. They sit fifth in Serie A, seven points off the top.
BENFICA beat Feirense 1-0 on Friday, but Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday will be a completely different proposition for the Portuguese club.
MARIBOR, who face Liverpool on Wednesday, beat Domzale 1-0 on Saturday in the Slovenian league.