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Football: Results of top 5 European leagues

Liverpool lead in English Premier League, Italy’s Juventus tops Serie A, Paris SG stands alone at top in France’s Ligue 1

21.01.2019 - Update : 21.01.2019
Football: Results of top 5 European leagues

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL

Liverpool in Premier League, Barcelona in La Liga, Juventus in Serie A, Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Ligue 1 continue to rule their leagues in Europe.

In the English Premier League, Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4-3 to reach 60 points, followed by Manchester City with 56 points.

The reigning champion Manchester City defeated Huddersfield Town 3-0 while Fulham lost to Tottenham 2-1, Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 and Arsenal won against Chelsea 2-0.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer became the first Manchester United coach to win his first six league matches in charge.

In Spanish football league La Liga, Barcelona defeated Leganes 3-1 and won 7 matches in a row and remained at the top position of the league with 46 points.

Real Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 while Atletico Madrid defeated Huesca 3-0.

The leader Barcelona were followed by Atletico Madrid with 41 points. Real Madrid tailed it with 36 points and Sevilla with 33 points.

In Italy's Serie A, Napoli beat Lazio 2-1 while Roma defeated Torino 3-2.

The leader Juventus will play against Chievo at home on Monday.

Juventus is on the top of the league with 53 points.

In Germany's Bundesliga, the leader Borussia Dortmund beat Leipzig to reach 45 points while reigning champion Bayern Munich defeated Hoffenheim 3-1 to win 6 matches in a row and remained 6 points away from top of the league.

In France's Ligue 1, the leader PSG beat Guingamp 9-0 with hat-tricks by Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani to remain at the top of the league with 53 points.

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