Europe’s top league from the chaos of Sunday’s non-stop action in England delivered some celebrations of its own.
After Real Madrid’s win on Saturday, Barcelona looked to keep pace with the Laliga leaders against Valencia.
Elsewhere, both Milan clubs were in action.
AC Milan faced Parma at San Siro while Inter traveled to Lecce.
Read on to see how the games played out throughout the day.
Barcelona 7-1 Valencia
🚀 Fly, Barça, fly! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/fy91befazu
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) January 26, 2025
Barcelona beat Valencia 7-1 in a spectacular La Liga encounter. The hosts raced into the lead after just 145 seconds, with Frenkie de Jong heading home after a fine cross from Lamine Yamal. Ferran Torres doubled the advantage moments later, converting Alex Balde’s cross with a brilliant finish.
Barcelona’s relentless pressure saw Raphinha beat the goalkeeper to make it 3-0 before Fermin Lopez added a stunning fourth with a strike into the top corner. The first-half stretch was completed just before half-time when Fermin pounced on a rebound to take his second, with Valencia trailing 5-0 at the break 5-0.
Valencia rallied briefly in the second half when Hugo Duro pulled one back with a sharp finish from Diego Lopez’s assist. However, Barcelona quickly extinguished any hope of a comeback. Robert Lewandowski’s substitute hit home to make it six before Cesar Tarrega sealed the emphatic victory.
AC Milan 3-2 Parma
– AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2025
AC Milan secured a thrilling 3-2 win over Parma in a dramatic Serie A clash at the San Siro.
The visitors took an early lead in the 24th minute when Matteo Cancellieri curled a stunning effort into the bottom corner after taking advantage of a Theo Hernandez defender. Milan thought they had equalized minutes later through Alvaro Morata, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
Parity was restored in the 37th minute after Strahinja Pavlovic was fouled in the box by Parma keeper Chijioke Suzuki. Christian Pulisic converted the resulting penalty with a confident strike into the bottom corner.
The second half remained tense until the 80th minute when Enrico del Prato capitalized on a rebound to put Parma ahead again. However, Milan’s perseverance paid off during the break. Tijjani Reijnders fell back on a precise pass from Yunus Musah to fire the equalizer in the 92nd minute.
Just minutes later, Samuel Chukwueze sealed the comeback by bundling Pavlovic’s header past Suzuki to clinch the win. The win lifts Milan to seventh place, while Parma falls to 16th.
Lecce 0-4 Inter Milan
Inter Forza Quattro 😎#Forzainter #Lecceinter pic.twitter.com/13gzvrxkh9
– inter ⭐⭐ (@inter) January 26, 2025
Inter Milan delivered a commanding performance to secure a 4-0 win over LeCCE and narrow the gap on the ladder to Serie A leaders Napoli.
Davide Frattesi opened the scoring in the sixth minute, which came after a scintillating solo run home and assist from Marcus Thuram. The Nerazzurri dominated early proceedings, although two further targets were ruled out for offside. Lautaro Martinez doubled the lead in the 39th minute with a stunning strike into the top corner.
Lecce showed promise early in the second half but were undone in the 57th minute when Denzel Dumfries smashed home a third from a narrow angle following Martinez’s assist. Substitute Mehdi Taremi made an immediate impact, converting a penalty just four minutes later after Frattesi was fouled by goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone.
