Juventus lost ground in Serie A with a 1-1 draw at Atalanta. Juve went behind to Alex Pinardi's 40th-minute goal before Marco Di Vaio’s header salvage a point.
Deportivo kept up the pressure at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 away win at Real Betis. Both goals came in the second half with a goal-a-piece from Tristan and Makaay.
With the Swiss league still on winter break Basel took on Partizan Belgrade in a friendly. Belgrade, managed by the ever-unpopular Lothar Matthas, were held to a 1-1 draw.
Elsewhere
the former Luton player, Raddy Antic took over as coach of Barcelona at the weekend and saw his new side lose 3-0 away to Athletico Madrid on TV. Barca have certainly picked a man for the job, with the club hovering above the relegation trap door the hankie-wavers will be comforted in the knowledge that Antic has seen it all before having been relegated in 2000 with Atletico and in 2001 with Oviedo.Klaus Toppmöller’s future as Bayer Leverkusen's coach is in serious danger after a 2-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund left them a point above the relegation zone.