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Ozil brace sees Real come from behind

Mesut Ozil's brace was decisive as Real Madrid twice came from behind to win at Valladolid. Manucho twice put the hosts ahead from corners, but Madrid equalised through first Karim Benzema and then, on the stroke of half-time, Ozil.

Comfortable Bayern cruise as Dortmund slip

Bayern Munich extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 11 points with victory at Augsburg today as defending champions Borussia Dortmund slipped yet further off the pace. It was a routine win for Bayern against the league's second bottom team, with a 39th-minute Thomas Muller penalty and a Mario Gomez effort after 63 minutes sealing a 2-0 win.

Atalanta clinch narrow Parma win

Atalanta boosted their Serie A survival hopes courtesy of a 2-1 win over Parma with all the goals coming in the first half at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. German Denis gave the Bergamese club the lead in the fourth minute and Federico Peluso made it two in the 38th minute. Amauri brought Parma back into the game on the stroke of half-time but, despite their efforts, they were unable to find an equaliser in the second half.

Ibra strikes again as PSG rout Evian

Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck his 14th league goal of the season as Paris Saint-Germain secured a much-needed 4-0 victory over Evian on Saturday, easing some of the pressure on under-fire manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Braces for Torres, Arteta, Norwich win goalfest

Fernando Torres scored twice at Sunderland to end his nine-match goal drought and give Rafael Benitez his first Premier League win in charge of Chelsea. It was hoped Benitez's appointment would help Torres get back to his best and the Spanish striker looked sharp in today's 3-0 win at the Stadium of Light, bagging a brace to add to the two he scored against Nordsjaelland in midweek.