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Real Madrid hold on without Bape, Bayern lose, Marseille and Juventus draw

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Real Madrid bounced back from being without Kylian Mbappe through injury to fall two goals behind to draw 3-3 at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing out on a chance to go top of LaLiga.

Mbappe picked up a hamstring injury during Madrid’s 3-2 win at Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday and the Spanish champions made a terrible start in the striker’s absence as Unai Lopez opened the scoring for the hosts after four minutes and Abdul Mumin doubled their advantage with a header nine minutes before the break.

After conceding twice from headers, Madrid created the goal of the half when Federico Valverde struck from 25 yards five minutes before half-time.

Jude Bellingham headed home Rodrygo’s cross with seconds of regulation time remaining to level the score at the break and score for the sixth game in a row.

Madrid must have felt their comeback was complete when Rodrigo fired home 11 minutes after the break, only for Florian Lejeune’s long-range effort to deflect off team-mate Isi Palazon and deceive visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois seven minutes later.

The Champions League holders are one point behind Barcelona with 17 games played for the top two. Atletico Madrid, who are a point behind their third-placed city rivals, play their game in hand at home to 15th-placed Getafe on Sunday (13:00 GMT).

Majorca fell behind to Donny van de Beek’s seventh minute goal at home to finish ninth Gironabut Cyle Larin’s double lifted them to fifth with a 2-1 win despite Vedat Muriqi’s 32nd-minute dismissal among their goals.

Seville won at home 1-0 Celta Vigo to move above their mid-table rivals, and health moved up in the seventh with a 0-0 tie in the bottom of the third Espanyol.

Bundesliga results: Bayern lose to Mainz

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich suffered their first league defeat under Vincent Kompany with a 2-1 defeat at Mainzwho moved up to sixth with their latest home win following victories over Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim at the Mewa Arena.

South Korean striker Lee Jae-sung struck in the 41st and 60th minutes, although Leroy Sane replied three minutes from time for Bayern, whose injury absentees include Bundesliga top scorer and England captain Harry Kane.

Second place Bayer Leverkusen closed the gap at the top to four points with a 2-0 win at Augsburg with goals from Martin Terrier and Florian Wirtz, although Eintracht Frankfurt will go one point clear of Xabi Alonso’s side if they win in Leipzig on Sunday (6.30pm .GMT).

Elsewhere, Borussia Monchengladbach went 10th with a 4-1 home win over the second bottom Holstein Kielwhile Werder Bremen is seventh after winning 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth St. Pauli.

Union of Berlin remain 12th after drawing 1-1 at home to the bottom side Bochumwho had sent off Koji Miyoshi in the 13th minute with the scoreline goalless.

Ligue 1 results: Marseille draw boosts PSG

Paris Saint Germain four points away Marseille and Monaco with a game in hand at the top of Ligue 1 after both of their nearest rivals dropped points.

Quentin Merlin put OM’s second in front in the 17th minute at home to fourth-placed Lille, but Baffonte Diakite put the visitors ahead in the 87th minute before a fiery finish to the game, including a 94th-minute red card for Pol Lirola Marseille.

Marseille manager Roberto De Gerby and Lille counterpart Bruno Genesio were both unhappy with referee Willy Delajod, who was escorted off the pitch at full-time.

Monaco tied 0-0 in the 10th Reimswhile Auxerre stepped up in the eighth by scoring twice in a 2-2 home draw Lenswho moved sixth. PSG host fifth-placed Lyon on Sunday (19:45).

More from Serie A to come



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