There might be a winter break in the English Premier League with games stretched across weekends, but there are still plenty of talking points happening in Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and more.
On Saturday, we saw Bayer Leverkusen‘s fairytale season continue with a stoppage-time winner against RB Leipzig, Ivan Toney return to action for Brentford, and Arsenal edge Everton in the Women’s Super League. Meanwhile in Italy, Daniele De Rossi secured his first victory as manager of Roma after José Mourinho was sacked by the club earlier this week. Can the club legend turn things around in the second half of the campaign?
Here’s what you missed in European soccer on Saturday.
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SATURDAY REVIEW
The lead: Leverkusen keep unbeaten streak alive with another last-minute win
Bayer Leverkusen are seemingly making a habit of scoring last-minute winners. The Bundesliga leaders and fourth-placed RB Leipzig clashed in an exciting back-and-forth game on Saturday which saw Leverkusen snatch a precious 3-2 win thanks to a Piero Hincapié goal in stoppage time.
Leipzig made an explosive start, with strikers Loïs Openda and Benjamin Sesko, both running at Leverkusen’s back three time and time again. The returning Dani…
