Barca lose La Liga lead; Mbappe scores four in PSG win over Lyon

Mahrez missed penalty, Man City missed chance to beat Liverpool

Mahrez covered his face in regret after missing the chance to bring home the victory. Photo:PA.

The match between Liverpool and Man City was expected to be an attacking feast between the two leading teams in the Premier League. However, the caution of both sides meant that the match did not have many dangerous opportunities. The most notable situation appeared at the end of the match but Man City did not take advantage to win three points right on the opponent's field.

In the 85th minute, defender Virgil van Dijk tripped Leroy Sane in the 16m50 box and the referee immediately pointed to the 11m mark. On the penalty spot, Man City's most expensive player, Riyad Mahrez, sent the ball into the air, much to the regret of coach Pep Guardiola and his teammates.

The draw against Liverpool was enough for Man City to regain the top spot from Chelsea. Guardiola's team has the same 20 points as Chelsea and Liverpool but is top thanks to a better goal difference.

Hazard scores, Chelsea tops Premier League table

Chelsea's 3-0 win over Southampton moved them top of the Premier League table, one point ahead of Man City and Liverpool.

Hazard scored his 7th goal in the Premier League this season. Photo: Reuters.

Chelsea took half an hour to find the opener. Southampton's goal was threatened early on when Willian's shot deflected over the bar by Wesley Hoedt. Southampton started with a back three but often had to switch to a back five as they failed to control Hazard's mobility.

After blocking a run from Hazard down the middle, Southampton's defence sent the ball forward to Pierre Hojbjerg but a moment's hesitation saw him robbed by Ross Barkley. Barkley played a through ball to Hazard, who was left wide as Southampton's defence had pushed forward and the midfielder easily beat goalkeeper Alex McCarthy one-on-one. It was Hazard's ninth goal in his last 11 games.

Southampton were the better side early in the second half, enjoying more possession but conceding another goal. Minutes later, Bertrand volleyed over the bar and Ings missed a close-range effort from inside the box, before the hosts conceded a Chelsea free-kick.

Olivier Giroud moved wide to meet Willian's pass before performing a diving header, setting up Barkley to tap the ball into the net from close range.

Barca lose lead in La Liga

With the advantage of playing at home at Mestalla, Valencia confidently launched an attack from the very first minutes. This was not a bad decision as Barca have not played well in recent away matches in La Liga. Not disappointing the audience's expectations, Valencia soon reaped the rewards when they opened the scoring from a close-range tap-in by centre-back Ezequiel Garay.

On Barca's side, Messi once again played the role of the savior when he accurately shot from 19 meters away. The beautiful goal was the result of a good coordination with Luis Suarez, and was also the Argentine star's tenth goal in exactly ten matches since the beginning of the season.

Messi is still playing at a very high level.

The last chance Barca had was a cross from Dembele. As no player was able to get a head on the ball, the away team had to accept a 1-1 draw.

Having to accept a third draw since the beginning of the tournament (alongside four wins and one loss), Barca had to accept falling to second place with 15 points.

Sevilla climb to top of La Liga

Thanks to Pablo Sarabia's header and Wissam Ben Yedder's chip, Sevilla earned all three points in their match against Celta Vigo. The win helped coach Pablo Machin's team gain 16 points after eight matches and take the lead.

In addition to being at the top of the table, Sevilla are also on a four-game winning streak, one of which was a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid, the reigning European champions. Without further ado, Sevilla are looking like title contenders.

Sevilla are playing very steadily under the leadership of new coach Pablo Machin. Photo:Marca

Mbappe scores four goals in PSG's win over Lyon

A three-match suspension in Ligue 1 does not seem to affect Mbappe's ball sense and sensitivity in the penalty area.

Mbappe celebrates his fourth goal against Lyon on the evening of October 7. Photo: AP.

On the evening of October 7, the Paris team continued to show their terrible strength when their opponent lost captain Nabil Fekir in the seventh minute due to injury. Two minutes later, Mbappe materialized his superiority when he dribbled the ball and was fouled in the penalty area. From the penalty spot, Neymar easily put his team ahead.

In the 32nd minute, PSG faced an unexpected challenge when center-back Presnel Kimpembe received a straight red card for a dangerous tackle. However, the numerical disadvantage only lasted less than 15 minutes for PSG. In the first half's injury time, Lucas Tousart received a second yellow card.

Fifteen minutes after the equalizer, Mbappe doubled PSG's lead with a tricky low shot that hit both posts before rolling into the net. Mbappe's strike crushed all of Lyon's will to fight back, and in the next 13 minutes, the 2017 Golden Boy easily scored three more goals, sealing a 5-0 victory.

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