Wolverhampton Wanderers completed a double over Premier League champions Manchester City by coming from two goals down to win a classic encounter 3-2 at Molineux on Friday evening.

The visitors were reduced to ten men early on but looked to be in command early in the second half with a 2-0 lead, but Nuno Espírito Santo’s side staged a late comeback to take all three points and continue their impressive form.

Rounding up some of the last action of 2019, it proved a typically mixed weekend for some of Portugal’s main coaching exports. The biggest story saw Jorge Jesus and Flamengo push European champions Liverpool to extra time in the World Club Cup, before succumbing to a 1-0 defeat in Doha on Saturday.

Elsewhere, there was better news for Paulo Fonseca at Roma and Andre Villas-Boas at Marseille, both of whom are enjoying fine form with their new sides, while in Greece champions PAOK top the table at Christmas after Abel Ferreira’s side hammered Atromitos 5-0 to reach the summit of the Super League at the expense of Pedro Martins’ Olympiacos.

South Korea won the E-11 Football Championship on Wednesday after beating defending champions Japan 1-0 in Busan, giving Portuguese boss Paulo Bento his first silverware since taking charge last year.

The four-team tournament pitted Bento’s men against Japan, China and Hong Kong and Korea managed wins against all three sides to clinch the trophy having been runners up during the last two editions of the East Asian competition.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal with a remarkable header as Juventus won 2-1 at Sampdoria on Wednesday evening to move the Bianconeri three points clear at the top of Serie A.

The Portugal captain rose to nod home Alex Sandro’s deep cross just before half time, powering his finish past Samp goalkeeper Emil Audero having reached a remarkable height during his jump. Paulo Dybala had put Juve ahead with a superb left-footed finish before Gianluca Caprari levelled, but Ronaldo’s goal proved decisive for the visitors.