Bale volleys in to end drought

GARETH BALE ended his 10-game La Liga goal drought after Real Madrid made hard work of seeing off rock-bottom Huesca.

The Welshman’s eighthminute volley helped move Real back into the top four.

But Real were fortunate to escape with a win.

Huesca’s Gonzalo Melero somehow headed wide while Moi Gomez and Christian Rivera threatened for the hosts.

Real are five points behind leaders Barcelona, who warmed up for tomorrow’s visit of Spurs by routing city rivals Espanyol 4-0 on Saturday.

Lionel Messi scored twice while Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez completed the victory.

Kevin Mirallas scored a 96th-minute equaliser for Fiorentina in a 3-3 draw at Sassuolo to cap an remarkable weekend of last gasp goals in Serie A.

The Everton loanee struck at the end of a dramatic final 30 minutes which saw six goals and a red card for each side.

Just 24 hours earlier Sampdoria scored in the 99th minute – the latest goal in Italy’s top-flight history – to earn a 2-2 draw at Lazio.

England winger Jadon Sancho scored the winner in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 win over derby rivals Schalke.

Dortmund are now seven points clear of Borussia Monchengladbach at the top of the Bundesliga.