It was another fun day across European soccer, with talking points galore in the English FA Cup, Spain’s LaLiga and the German Bundesliga among others. The highlights: Maidstone United shrugged off their minnows status to shock Ipswich Town 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round, Barcelona came back from 2-0 down vs. Villarreal only to lose 5-3, and Harry Kane scored as Bayern Munich held on to defeat Augsburg 3-2.
Elsewhere, Real Madrid continued their status as comeback kings to retake top spot in LaLiga, Chelsea thumped Brighton in the Women’s Super League with Lauren James scoring twice, and a pitch invader stopped play in England’s League One.
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Here is what you missed on another roller-coaster Saturday in European football.
SATURDAY REVIEW
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