While many had the eyes glued to the 5-1 beats of Manchester City Arsenal on Sunday, there were a few while keeping an eye on the other big matches of Europe.
After a few great results that saw Real Madrid slipped to Laliga and Bayern Munich to continue their charge in Bundesliga on Saturday, it was up to some other giants to try to capitalize on the results.
Barcelona welcomed Deportivo seeking to capitalize on the abandoned points of their rivals in Espanyol.
While the two Milan clubs met in San Siro for the last episode of their derby – with the beginnings of Kyle Walker.
Read the rest to see how the two games took place.
Barcelona 1-0 Deportivo
🐍 Full time! 🐍# Barçaalavés pic.twitter.com/t67quypa4
– FC Barcelona (@FcBarcelona) February 2, 2025
Barcelona won a 1-0 victory against Deportivo in Montjuic, filling the gap over the leaders of Liga Le Real Madrid at four points.
Despite a dull display, the Blaugrana managed to grind the victory, thanks to the strike of Robert Lewandowski in the middle of the second half.
The first half was a lukewarm affair, Barcelona is struggling to find their pace.
Their only notable attempt came from Pedri, whose tamed shot was easily treated by Owono.
Deportivo, on the other hand, defended but failed to threaten the break, ending half-time without recording a single shot on the target.
The breakthrough has finally reached the 61st minute. The Lamine Yamal cross has deflected Tenaglia, falling perfectly for Lewandowski, which stole at close range.
Barcelona was earlier to break the dead end. In the 57th minute, the deflected Balde pass found Yamal, who installed Lewandowski for a header that rightly derived, although the out-of-game flag was raised. Shortly after, Yamal tested Owono with a powerful shot, but the goalkeeper of Alaves made a superb backup to keep his team in the game.
AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan
THE #DerbyMilano Finishes like a draw! #Forzant #DerbyMilano #Milaninter pic.twitter.com/c6fikixvmm
– inter ⭐⭐ (@inter_en) February 2, 2025
Inter and AC Milan played an exciting 1-1 draw in San Siro in the last edition of the Derby Della Madonnina.
Despite the domination of large parts of the match, the Inter had to go back to a goal to guarantee a part of the loot.
Inter started the game with brilliance, with goals from Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martinez both excluded offside in the first half.
The Nerazzurri have created many chances but were disappointed by an unnecessary finish and the woodwork, which denied them three times.
Against the game race, Milan took the lead just before half-time. Rafael Leao’s powerful training was ready by Yann Sommer, but Tijjani Reijnders was the fastest to react, pulling the rebound in the roof of the net to place the Rossoneri.
Inter responded with intensity after the break, but was frustrated several times by the post and goalkeeper of Milan, Mike Maignan.
The efforts of Yann Bisseck, Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries all struck the woodwork, while Maignan made several crucial stops.
As the clock dropped, Inter pressure finally borne fruit. In the 93rd minute, Bisseck delivered a crossing of the right, which Nicola Zalewski amortized in an expert manner with his chest for Stefan de Vrij to fall back at close range, recovering a deserved point for inter.
