Atletico: Atletico Madrid turned up the heat on Barcelona when they fought back from a goal down to secure a 2-1 win at home to Athletic Bilbao that put them level on 35 points with the La Liga pacesetters. Bilbao took a 27th-minute lead when Aymeric Laporte netted at a corner before Atletico midfielder Saul Niguez levelled with a header from a corner on the stroke of half-time. A closely-fought encounter appeared destined for a draw until the ball broke kindly for Antoine Griezmann in the 67th minute and the France forward curled a superb shot into the corner of the net.

Ajax lose: Utrecht midfielder Yassin Ayoub scored three minutes from time to stun Dutch league leaders Ajax and seal a 1-0 home victory. Ajax stay on 38 points after 16 matches, two points ahead of second-placed Feyenoord, while defending champions PSV Eindhoven, held 1-1 by lowly Roda JC on Saturday, are a further point back.

Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund came from a goal down to crush 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 yesterday, tightening their hold on second place and staying on the heels of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. Alex Meier put the visitors ahead with an early goal, before Henrikh Mkhitaryan levelled with a 24th-minute tap-in. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mats Hummels and Adrian Ramos all netted in a scintillating second half for Borussia Dortmund.

Monaco: Monaco bounced back from their Europa League exit when Fabinho’s late penalty gave them a 1-0 win against 10-man St Etienne yesterday. Fabinho converted from the spot after a Pierre-Yves Polomat handball in the 82nd minute and Monaco now have 31 points from 18 games, 17 behind leaders Paris St Germain who trounced Olympique Lyon 5-1 last night.

Football results

Primera Liga
Las Palmas vs Real Betis - 1-0
Rayo Vallecano vs Malaga - 1-2
Eibar vs Valencia - 1-1
Atletico Madrid vs A. Bilbao - 2-1
Villarreal vs Real Madrid - 1-0

Leading standings: Barcelona, Atl. Madrid 35; Real Madrid 30; Celta Vigo 28; Villarreal 27; Deportivo 23; Sevilla 22; Valencia, Ath. Bilbao, Eibar 21.

Ligue 1
Monaco vs Saint-Etienne - 1-0
Angers vs Bordeaux - 1-1
Marseille vs Ajaccio - 1-1
Paris SG vs Lyon - 5-1

Leading standings: Paris SG 48; Angers, Monaco 31; Caen 30; Nice, Lyon, Saint-Etienne 26; Lorient 25; Marseille, Rennes 24.

Bundesliga
Augsburg vs Schalke 04 - 2-1
B. Dortmund vs Ein. Frankfurt - 4-1

Leading standings: B. Munich 43; Bor. Dortmund 38; Hertha Berlin 29; Wolfsburg, Bor. M’gladbach 26; B. Leverkusen, Mainz, Schalke 24.

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