Far from the chaos of the non-stop action on Sunday in England, the best league in Europe gave some parties.
After Real Madrid’s victory on Saturday, Barcelona sought to keep the pace of Laliga leaders against Valence.
Elsewhere, the two Milan clubs were in action.
AC Milan faced Parma in San Siro, while going to Lecce.
Read the rest to see how the matches took place throughout the day.
Barcelona 7-1 Valence
🚀 Fly, Barça, fly! 🚀 pic.twitter.com/fy91bafazu
– FC Barcelona (@FcBarcelona) January 26, 2025
Barcelona defeated Valencia 7-1 in a spectacular meeting La Liga. The hosts ran in the lead after only 145 seconds, with Frenkie de Jong who hides at home after a beautiful Cross of Lamine Yamal. Ferran Torres doubled the advantages a few moments later, converting the Cross of Alex Balde with a brilliant finish.
The relentless pressure of Barcelona saw Raphinha around the goalkeeper to do so 3-0, before Fermin Lopez adds an astonishing fourth with a swinging strike in the upper corner. The rout in the first half was completed just before the break when Fermin jumped on a rebound to mark his second, leaving Valencia Shell-Choqué and dragged 5-0 at the interval.
Valence has briefly rallied in the second half while Hugo Duro withdrew one with a sharp finish of the help of Diego Lopez. However, Barcelona quickly extinguished any hope of return. The replacement Robert Lewandowski broke the house to make six, before Cesar Tarrega’s own goal, sealed the categorical victory.
AC Milan 3-2 Parma
– AC Milan (@acmilan) January 26, 2025
AC Milan won a 3-2 thrilling victory on Parma in a dramatic confrontation of Serie A in San Siro.
Visitors took an early advance in the 24th minute when Matteo, Cancellieri, wrapped an astonishing effort in the lower corner after having exploited a defensive slip by Theo Hernandez. Milan thought they had equalized a few minutes later by Alvaro Morata, but the goal was excluded for offside.
The parity was restored in the 37th minute after Strahinja Pavlovic was at fault in the box by the goalkeeper of Parma, Chijioke Suzuki. Christian Pulisic converted the resulting penalty with a confident strike in the lower corner.
The second half remained tense until the 80th minute, when Enrico del Prato capitalized on a rebound to put Parma back in front. However, Milan’s persistence has borne fruit in time. Tijjani Reijnders hung on to a precise pass from Yunus Musah to shoot the equalizer in the 92nd minute.
A few minutes later, Samuel Chukwueze sealed the return by grouping Pavlovic’s head in front of Suzuki to win the victory. The victory passes to Milan in the seventh, while Parma falls to 16th.
LECCE 0-4 Inter Milan
Inter Forza Quattro 😎#Forzant #Lecceinter pic.twitter.com/13gzvrxkh9
– Inter ⭐⭐ (@inter) January 26, 2025
Inter Milan delivered a dominant performance to ensure a 4-0 victory over Lecce, reducing the gap to the leaders of Serie A Napoli.
Davide Frattesi opened the scoring in the sixth minute, would fly at home after a dazzling solo race and helps Marcus Thuram. The Nerazzurri dominated the first procedures, although two other goals were excluded for offside. Lautaro Martinez doubled his head in the 39th minute with an amazing strike in the upper corner.
Lecce turned out to be promising at the start of the second half, but was defeated in the 57th minute when Denzel Dumfries broke at a third at a narrow corner after the help of Martinez. Replacement Mehdi Taremi had an immediate impact, converting a penalty four minutes later after Frattesi was the victim of a fault by goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone.
