Real Madrid limped back to the top of LaLiga despite dropping points for only the second time this season after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Girona.

Vinicius Jr. eased the home fans’ frustrations when he made the breakthrough in the 70th minute but 10 minutes later Cristhian Stuani levelled from the spot after a handball by Marco Asensio.

Rodrygo had a late effort ruled out by VAR for a foul on visiting goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, and to compound Real’s sense of injustice they had Toni Kroos sent off deep into injury time.

Two goals in the last four minutes from Juan Cruz and Borja Iglesias helped Real Betis to a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad.

An early Ezequiel Avila penalty and a 19th-minute effort from Moi Gomez proved enough for Osasuna to extend their unbeaten run to three games with a 2-0 home win over Real Valladolid.

Two goals in two minutes from Koffi Djidji and Aleksei Miranchuk towards the end of the first half put the hosts in control and Junior Messias’ response after the break was not enough.

Milan’s loss allowed Atalanta to move into second place in the table after goals from Hans Hateboer and Ademola Lookman earned a 2-0 win at Empoli.

The visitors levelled through a lob by Antonio Candreva before strikes from Federico Fazio and Boulaye Dia secured an impressive 3-1 win for Davide Nicola’s mid-table side.

Arthur Cabral grabbed a last-minute winner as Fiorentina returned to form with a 2-1 win at Spezia.

Cremonese remain bottom of the table without a win after they were held to a goalless draw at home by Udinese.

Union Berlin returned to the top of the Bundesliga in dramatic fashion as they hit back late on to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1.

Freiburg retrieved third place as a Vincenzo Grifo brace saw them win 2-0 at rock-bottom Schalke, while Koln and Hoffenheim shared the points in a 1-1 draw.

Rennes moved into third place in Ligue 1 as goals from Martin Terrier, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Amine Gouiri saw them ease past Montpellier for their fifth straight win.

Alexandre Lacazette grabbed the only goal as Lyon beat Lille 1-0, while second-half strikes from Breel Embolo and Aleksandr Golovin helped Monaco to a 2-0 win over Angers.

Hamza Sakhi’s eighth-minute strike earned Auxerre a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Ajaccio. Both sides finished with 10 men after Auxerre’s M’Baye Niang and Ajaccio’s Cedric Avinel were dismissed in the second half.

Nantes were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Clermont while the match between Brest and Reims ended goalless.