Another weekend of high-octane football has passed us by, with plenty of upsets across Europe. The Manchester Derby saw Ruben Amorim's side make a late comeback to stun Manchester City. Liverpool stumbled in the title race, picking up a draw, as did Arsenal, with Chelsea making up ground with a win over Brentford.
Real Madrid were held to a draw after controversial refereeing decisions, while Barcelona were stunned by Leganes, which allowed Atletico Madrid to draw level on points (with a game in hand) after their win over Getafe. Over in Italy, Atalanta continued their winning run, as did Napoli to stay 1-2 on the table, while Fiorentina, Milan and Juventus lost ground.
Bayern Munich saw their Bundesliga lead take a hit after a loss to Mainz while second-placed Bayer Leverkusen grabbed a win away to Augsburg. Ligue 1 saw PSG increase their lead atop the table to seven points after beating Lyon, while both Monaco and Marseille drew.
ESPN's By The Numbers brings you the best of stats from weekend's football matches:
PREMIER LEAGUE
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Ruben Amorim is the first Manchester United manager to win his first Manchester Derby since Alex Ferguson (won his first derby in FA Cup on January 10, 1987). The Portuguese tactician is also the first person to guide two different teams to wins over a Pep Guardiola side in a single season (defeated Man City 4-1 with Sporting Lisbon in UCL on November 5th)
7596 days
Manchester City's run of one win in 11 matches in all competitions (1-2-8 W-D-L in last 11) is their worst run in the league since one win in 18 between November 2003 and February 2004 (1-9-8 in that span), 7596 days (or 20 years, 9months, 3 weeks and 5 days) ago.
8
Manchester United have conceded 8 goals from a corner kick in the Premier League, only Wolves (9) have let in more such goals in the PL this season
22y 157d
Amad Diallo (22y, 157d) is the second-youngest player in PL history to score the winning goal in the 90th minute (Neil Mellor, aged 22 years and 24 days scored a 90th minute winner for Liverpool against Arsenal in 2004).
21
Bruno Fernandes overtook Wayne Rooney (20) as the player who has scored the most penalties for Manchester United in PL history.
88
Pep Guardiola's side led until the 88th minute against Manchester United, but ended up losing 2-1 - the latest into a game that a reigning champion has led in the Premier League and lost.
TWO GOALS IN TWO MINUTES FOR MAN UNITED AND THEY LEAD MAN CITY 2-1 WITH A MINUTE LEFT BEFORE STOPPAGE TIME!!!
BRUNO FERNANDES FROM THE PENALTY SPOT AND AMAD WITH A FLICK OVER EDERSON AND VOLLEY INTO THE GOAL!
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- ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 15, 2024
4
Josko Gvardiol scored his fourth PL goal this season. The Croatian leads all Premier League defenders and is tied for the most by a defender in Europe's top 5 leagues
100
Mohamed Salah brought up his 100th assist for Liverpool in all competitions in their 2-2 draw against Fulham.
6
Liverpool have scored the most goals playing with a man disadvantage in the Premier League since the start of last season (6, closest teams are tied with 3)
68
Son Heung-min assisted a Tottenham goal for the 68th time in the PL, now tied with Darren Anderton for the most in club history.
9
After sixteen games, Wolves' tally of 9 points and 40 goals conceded is their worst-ever start to a PL season.
1.9
Jordan Pickford's 1.9 goals prevented vs Arsenal was his highest such figure in the last three Premier League seasons.
LALIGA
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Barcelona's loss to Leganes was their first loss with Lamine Yamal as a starter in LALIGA this season (was 12-1-0 W-D-L). The club have endured second consecutive home losses for the first time since April 2022, and only the third time in the 21st century.
2156 days
Leganes scored away to Barcelona in LALIGA for the first time since Jan 20. 2019 when former Barca player Martin Braithwaite scored in the Camp Nou. This was only their second-ever win against Barcelona in LaLiga.
11
Atletico Madrid are on a run of 11 consecutive wins in all competitions; their second longest winning streak under Diego Simeone (won 13 on the trot from Aug.-Oct. 2012). The club's record of six straight wins in LaLiga is tied for their longest win streak since winning eight consecutively from Dec. 2020 to Jan. 2021
26
Atletico Madrid now have a 26-game unbeaten streak vs Getafe in all competitions (21-5-0, W-D-L); their last defeat vs Getafe was on Nov. 6, 2011
11
Atletico Madrid have conceded 11 goals this season. No club in Europe's Top 5 leagues have conceded fewer goals (Real Sociedad, Napoli, Fiorentina have also only conceded 11).
4
Fede Valverde has scored four goals from outside the box in LALIGA this season, double that of any other player; his 11 goals from outside the box in LALIGA since his debut with Real Madrid (October 23, 2018) are the most for the club in that span.
SERIE A
10
Atalanta's 10-game win streak in the league is the longest in club history
6/16
Juventus' record of six wins from 16 games this season is their worst winning record since the 1998/99 season.
3
AC Milan have not scored in three of their last four games at home - as many times as their last 45 games at San Siro.
BUNDESLIGA
13
Bayern Munich's unbeatean run in the Bundesliga (13 games) came to an end with a loss away to Mainz. It was the club's fourth loss away to Mainz in five seasons - Bayern's worst record against any Bundesliga club over the last five years.
14
Giovanni Reyna overtook Christian Pulisic (13) to become the top-scoring American for Borussia Dortmund in their history - with 14 goals. Reyna, who broke the longest scoring drought of his career (32 games), is tied in third place with John Brooks as the top-scoring Americans in Bundesliga history (Thomas Dooley is first with 20, Fabian Johnson is second with 18).
LIGUE 1
16
Lille have gone 16 games unbeaten in all competitions - the club's second-best run in their history. (17 unbeaten between October 1973 and March 1974).
(Stats courtesy ESPN Stats & Information Group)