After another weekend, another round of matches was played in the European Top 5 leagues. After intriguing battles, we present the 25 most interesting facts about last weekend's matches.
Mohamed Salah became the first Premier League player this season to score 20 goals in all competitions;
After scoring a goal over the weekend, Marek Hamšik repeated Diego Maradona's record. Now they both, representing the Napoli club, have each scored 115 goals;
Bernardo Silva last experienced a losing streak exactly a year ago (December 18, 2016). During this period, he did not face failure on the field in 36 consecutive matches (33 wins, 3 draws);
The French Ligue 1 championship is the only one among the European Top 5 leagues where six players have already scored at least 10 goals. This mark has been reached by Edinson Cavani (18), Radamel Falcao (14), Mariano Diaz (13), Nabil Fekir (12), Neymar (11), and Mario Balotelli (10);
The Liverpool team became the first team in the history of the Premier League to win four away matches by three or more goals;
In the German championship, Bayern has already achieved its third consecutive victory with an identical result - 1:0;
Gareth Barry, who scored a goal after coming off the bench over the weekend, last did so 6813 days ago in April 1999;
After Inter's 1:3 defeat to Udinese, there is no longer a single team in Serie A that has not experienced defeat;
After the victory against West Bromwich Albion, Jose Mourinho extended his successful series: in 19 matches away from home against teams in the relegation zone, the Portuguese-led team has not yet suffered a defeat (15 wins, 4 draws);
In the last five La Liga matches, Eibar has earned 13 points, surpassing all other teams in the league except for Atletico, who have also earned 13 points in the same period;
The team led by Antonio Conte, Chelsea, has already scored seven goals from direct free kicks in the Premier League. This is the best performance in the league;
Nice is the most unstable team in Ligue 1: after experiencing four consecutive defeats in October, they now have a streak of four consecutive victories;
Watford became the first team in the Premier League since 2015 to receive a red card in three consecutive league matches;
Schalke has not lost in eleven Bundesliga matches in a row. Their last defeat was back in September;
Playing against the current Premier League champions, Southampton has only won twice in 40 games played;
In the match against Verona, Milan had 30 shots on goal (opponents - 6), controlled the ball for 68% of the match, and had 13 corner kicks (opponents - 4). Despite this, the final score was 0:3 in favor of Verona;
Arsenal has won nine consecutive Premier League matches against Newcastle United. In these matches, they scored 22 goals and conceded none;
After a streak of thirteen unbeaten matches in La Liga, Valencia has now suffered two defeats in the last three rounds;
Christian Benteke's goal ended a 237-day streak in the Premier League during which Crystal Palace failed to score away;
Augsburg striker Alfred Finnbogason has scored more goals (11) in 16 matches this season than in the previous two seasons combined (10);
Even before the halfway point of the Premier League season, Manchester City has already collected more points (52) than in their last seven seasons combined;
Franck Ribery, who has played 366 matches for Bayern, has become the player with the most appearances in this team who is not from Germany;
Pep Guardiola now holds records of three of the five strongest winning streaks in European leagues: in Germany (Bayern - 19 consecutive wins), Spain (Barcelona - 16 consecutive wins), and England (Manchester City - 16 consecutive wins);
RB Leipzig has not won four Bundesliga matches in a row. This is their longest streak without a win in the German championship;
Wilfred Ndidi became the first Premier League player since 2015 to receive a red card on his birthday in a match.
