Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez was at a loss to explain his side's terrible first-half performance after they slipped to a third defeat in five league games at Villarreal on Sunday.

Madrid now trail leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid by five points after failing to respond to Roberto Soldado's eighth minute winner against his old side.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he must wait to discover the extent of Dejan Lovren’s injury after attempting to play down a touchline row with West Bromwich Albion counterpart Tony Pulis.

A bad-tempered 2-2 draw at Anfield was overshadowed by an injury to central defender Lovren, who was carried off on a stretcher after being caught by Albion midfielder Craig Gardner.

Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala struck late as champions Juventus continued their Serie A fightback with a stunning 3-1 win over Fiorentina in Turin on Sunday.

Juventus, claiming their sixth consecutive league win following a disastrous start to the season, moved up to fourth place at the expense of Roma to sit six points behind leaders Inter Milan.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic took his tally to 14 goals in his last 11 Ligue 1 games as Paris Saint-Germain outclassed Lyon 5-1 on a gloomy Sunday night in the French capital.

Ibrahimovic and Serge Aurier both netted in the first 17 minutes for Laurent Blanc's side before a shocking error by goalkeeper Kevin Trapp allowed Jordan Ferri to pull one back for Lyon.

The Golden State Warriors suffered their first defeat of the season Saturday with a shocking 108-95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, halting their season-opening win streak at 24 games.

The stunning defeat came at the end of a grueling seven-game road trip for the weary Warriors, who needed a double overtime marathon to beat the Boston Celtics on Friday and extend the streak to 28 straight regular season wins dating back to last season.

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu basked in the glory of another record-breaking night at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final as Mao Asada suffered a meltdown on the Barcelona ice.

The 21-year-old Hanyu took an unprecedented third straight men's gold with Spain's world champion Javier Fernandez taking silver, as he had last year, and Japanese newcomer Shoma Uno taking bronze.

Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill will draw hope from his side's remarkable recent win over Germany after they were handed a tough Euro 2016 draw on Saturday.

The Irish were pitted alongside Belgium, Italy and Sweden in Group E at the finals, arguably the toughest section of all.

England coach Roy Hodgson welcomed Saturday's draw for Euro 2016 made in Paris that threw up three unfamiliar opponents for the much-traveled Three Lions boss.

England, who have twice reached the semi-finals of the European Championship in 1968 and 1996, were placed in Group B alongside Russia, Slovakia and fellow home nation Wales.

Louis van Gaal admits Manchester United must bounce back immediately from defeat at Bournemouth if they are to retain any hope of challenging for the Premier League title.

The 2-1 loss on Saturday left Van Gaal’s side in fourth place and without a win in their last five matches, including the defeat in Wolfsburg that ended their interest in the Champions League.

Manuel Pellegrini believes Manchester City showed the spirit they will need to maintain their Premier League title challenge after securing a late 2-1 win over Swansea.

Pellegrini's side looked set to drop two points at home to their managerless opponents on Saturday when substitute Bafetimbi Gomis drove in a 90th-minute equalizer for his first goal since August.