Newly-promoted Granada are the shock leaders of La Liga, just months after securing their return to the top flight. The Andalusians beat regional rivals Real Betis 1-0 on Sunday, meaning Diego Martinez’s side took advantage of the cancelled Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid to take their place at the summit in Spain.
Granada are only the third promoted team to ever lead the way this late into a campaign, and the unlikely scenario is just the latest chapter in the rapid rise of one of their key men. Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva has been a revelation in Spanish football so far this term, keeping clean sheets in six of his team’s ten matches.
Portuguese defender Rúben Semedo scored his fourth goal of the season as Olympiacos won the weekend’s big clash in Greek football with a 2-0 victory over AEK Athens in Piraeus.
Paulo Fonseca’s Roma defied a lengthy list of absentees to beat rivals AC Milan 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico this evening, leaving the Portuguese boss delighted with his team’s efforts.
Portuguese international midfielder Manuel Fernandes opened his account for new club Krasnodar with the equalising goal in his side’s 1-1 draw with Orenburg on Sunday afternoon.
Two of the early season surprise packages faced off in the Polish Ekstraklasa on Friday evening, with Cracovia Krakow moving up into second place after beating leaders Pogon Szczecin 2-0 at the Jozef Pilsudski Stadium.