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There were many things in Europe on Sunday far from the action of the Premier League.
The giants of the League, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid, were in action while looking to close the gap to Barcelona at the top of the table after their postponement on Saturday.
In Italy, Napoli needed to win against Fiorentina to keep her hope of winning the title of Series A.
In addition to that, Juventus welcomed Atalanta for a night clash in Turin.
Keep reading to see how each game developed.
Real Madrid 2-1 Ray Vallecano
🏁 @Realmadriden 2-1 @Rayvallecano
⚽ 30 ‘ @Kmbappe
⚽ 34 ′ @Vinijr
⚽ 45 ‘+3 ′ Pedro Díaz
👉 @EMIRATES pic.twitter.com/jfret7wsln– Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) March 9, 2025
Real Madrid moved the level of the points with the leaders of the Barcelona League after ensuring a 2-1 victory in the Bernabéu.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men began brilliantly and almost took an early advantage when Vinicius Jr. hit the post with a low effort. However, his advance reached the half -hour mark when Kylian Mbappe showed his brilliance, cutting inside his right foot before shooting at the farthest corner.
Only four minutes later, Madrid doubled its advantage, this time through Vinicius, who embarked on a good solo career before finishing.
Despite the domain of Madrid, Vallecano withdrew one before part time when Pedro Díaz Cañó’s powerful strike in the crossbar and crossed the line, with the technology of the goal line confirming the strike.
Despite a fall in the intensity of the hosts, they had the best opportunity in half when Luka Modric established brilliantly vinicius, only for the Brazilian to lose a nanny from a short distance.
When the clock ended, Vallecano applied late pressure, but his final deliveries lacked quality to bother Andriy Lunin in the target of Madrid.
López tried a speculative effort from a distance in the dying moments, but he crawled harmlessly, sealing the victory of Madrid.
Getafe 2-1 Atlético de Madrid
Everywhere in Getafe. pic.twitter.com/7ZlNKH8NFQ
– Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) March 9, 2025
Getafe achieved an impressive late return to ensure a 2-1 victory over Atlético de Madrid in a dramatic clash at the Alfonso Pérez Coliseum.
After a tense first half and without goals, Atlético took the lead in the 75th minute through Alexander Sorloth, who turned a penalty after a VAR handle revised by Omar Alderete.
However, the game took a decisive turn in the final minutes. Mauro Arambarri matched in the 88th minute, quickly reacting to a loose ball in the box and shooting home to level the score.
Moments later, Angel Correa was expelled for an reckless challenge, reducing Atlético to ten men and changing the impulse firmly in favor of Getafe.
In the detention time, Getafe completed his return. Arambarri hit again in the 92nd minute, ending from a short distance.
The objective was initially reviewed by VAR, but was confirmed, sending the ecstasy to the local crowd.
Atlético pressed for an equalizer in the frantic final minutes, but Getafe remained for a great victory.
Naples 2-1 Fiorentina
⏹️ Full time: #Neapolitan 2-1 💙
💙 #Forzanpolisempre pic.twitter.com/nfbqinrw5p
– Official SSC Napoli (@SSCNapoli) March 9, 2025
Napoli assured a 2-1 vital victory over Fiorentina to revive his challenge of the title of Serie A, ending a race without five-game victories.
From the beginning, Antonio Conte dominated the procedures. The hosts created early opportunities and finally found the progress in the 26th minute when Romelu Lukaku pounced in a rebound, finishing clinically after David de Gea stopped a scott McTominay shot at his way.
Napoli continued to press forward and almost doubled his advantage before part time. Giovanni Di Lorenzo hit the crossbar with a powerful effort, while Leonardo Spinazzola was denied by the rapid reflexes of De Gea.
In the second half, Napoli reduced the tempo, allowing Fiorentina to return to the game. However, in the brand of the hour, Lukaku showed his strength and vision, retaining his marker before establishing Giacomo Raspadori. The Italian striker, without marking in the box, was placed at home for the double Napoli striker.
Fiorentina responded six minutes later, with Albert Gudmundsson Curling an excellent attack in the corner after an intelligent movie by Moise Kean. The visitors pressed for a draw, but fought to break a disciplined defense of Napoli.
Napoli had the opportunity to seal the victory in the detention time when Giovanni Simeone freed himself from the midline, but the Argentine striker shot directly from Gea. Despite the late Miss, Napoli remained firm to claim a well -deserved victory.
Juventus 0-4 Atalanta
𝑨𝑷𝑶𝑻𝑬𝑶𝑺𝑰 𝑵𝑬𝑹𝑨𝒁𝒁𝑼𝑹𝑹𝑨
One for books ♾️📜@Acqua_lete | #Juvueteanta 0-4 feet #Goatalanto pic.twitter.com/p0Rylrgfxq
– Atalanta BC (@atalanta_bc) March 9, 2025
Atalanta delivered an impressive performance to pull Juventus 4-0 in Turin, leaving the local crowd with disbelief when fans showed up long before full time.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s side was dominant from beginning to end, while Thiago Motta Juventus barely gathered an answer on a miserable night for the Bianconeri.
The visitors opened the score in the 29th minute when Mateo Retegui coldly converted a penalty after McKennie drove inside the box.
Juventus fought to get an attack impulse, not registering a single shot in the objective in the first half, while Atalanta was close to duplicating its advantage before the break with lookman hitting the post and ederson missing by little Range.
Atalanta did not lose the time after the interval, which does it 2-0 within a minute of the restart. Marten de Roon pounced on a loose ball after Di Gregorio stopped the lookman’s shot, hitting him on the network.
From there, the gates were opened.
In the 66th minute, Zappacosta extended the advantage after Kolasinac Backheel’s intelligent assistance, at home from a tight angle. Juventus, now completely deflated, did not offer an answer, and the multitude of Allianz began to lose weight quickly.
The humiliation was completed in the 77th minute strangely. Dusan Vlahovic, just as a substitute, slipped into the central circle, inadvertently sending lookman through the goal. The Nigerian strike deviated from Kelly and snuggled in the lower corner to put the 4-0.
Juventus finally forced Carneecchi to the late action, with McKennie’s header attracting excellent salvation, but it was too little, too late.
