Cristiano Ronaldo set a new Juventus record by scoring in a 10th consecutive league game, which, however, was not enough to save the guests from a defeat.
* Ruslan Malinovskiy helped Atalanta consolidate fourth place in Serie A with the winner in a 2-1 win at Fiorentina that ended their 27-year away winless run against the Tuscan club.
* A bizarre own goal from Watford's Adrian Mariappa allowed relegation rivals Brighton & Hove Albion to take a precious point in a 1-1 draw at the Amex Stadium that left both sides facing a continued struggle to stay in the Premier League.
* Atletico Madrid ended a barren run of five games in all competitions without a win with a narrow 1-0 victory at home to Granada in La Liga on Saturday, inspired by returning captain Koke.
* Getafe took another step towards Champions League qualification on Saturday (Feb 8) as Jorge Molina scored twice in a sensational 3-0 win over fellow top-four contenders Valencia.
* Dimitri Payet helped Marseille maintain their hot streak with the only goal in a 1-0 win over rock-bottom Toulouse on Saturday (Feb 8) that maintained their grip on second place in Ligue 1.
* Leon Bailey scored one late goal and made another on Saturday (Feb 8) as Bayer Leverkusen earned a stunning 4-3 win over Borussia Dortmund to deny the visitors the chance to move level on points with Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
* Top seed Gael Monfils beat Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 7-6(4) 6-2 on Saturday to set up a final showdown with Vasek Pospisil at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier.
* Naomi Osaka watched on as Japan were denied a place in the Fed Cup finals by Spain on Saturday (Feb 8). Spain won the tie 3-1 and Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium also triumphed to join already-qualified Australia, France, Czech Republic and Hungary in the 12-team finals in Budapest in April.
* World silver medallist Mondo Duplantis realised a lifetime dream when he broke the pole vault world record on Saturday by soaring 6.17 metres on his second attempt at a World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting in Torun in Poland.
* Gareth Bale will return to the Real Madrid squad for the first time in five games on Sunday (Feb 9) when Zinedine Zidane's side take on Osasuna in La Liga.
