Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann doubles for Barcelona, Erling Haaland nets twice for Borussia Dortmund | Football News

Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi every scored twice as Barcelona moved third in La Liga with a cushty 4-0 win at Granada, extending their unbeaten run to eight video games.

Granada had an early likelihood when Antonio Puertas’ shot was tipped over by Barca keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Barcelona, although, had been quickly forward when Griezmann slotted residence within the eleventh minute. The Frenchman was in an offside place however the aim was given as Granada ahead Roberto Soldado sliced the ball to him.

Messi doubled Barcelona’s lead within the thirty fifth minute. Griezmann turned supplier with a ahead run into the Granada half earlier than feeding the Barcelona captain, who positioned a shot into the highest nook.

The Argentina playmaker all however wrapped issues up two minutes earlier than half-time with a well-taken free-kick.

With a defender on the ground behind the wall, Messi as a substitute shot low into the far nook on the opposite aspect of the aim which noticed him turn out to be La Liga’s prime scorer this season on 11.

Granada regarded to regroup on the break and had one other opening early within the second half, however Ter Stegen saved Puertas’ shot from simply contained in the penalty space. Frenkie De Jong despatched a shot over the crossbar after working to the sting of the Granada penalty space.

It was 4-0 within the 63rd minute when Griezmann collected a go from Ousmane Dembele to ship an angled half-volley into the web.

With the job executed, Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman gave Messi a relaxation as Martin Braithwaite got here on for the closing levels.

Within the 78th minute, Granada had substitute Jesus Vallejo despatched off for tripping Braithwaite on the sting of the penalty space. The Denmark ahead virtually added a late fifth, however fired simply huge after being picked out by Junior Firpo.

Youssef En-Nesyri scored a hat trick as Sevilla beat Actual Sociedad 3-2 in a thriller that featured 4 objectives within the opening quarter of an hour.

En-Nesyri opened the scoring within the fourth minute from a go by Fernando. Only one minute later, an personal aim by Sevilla’s Diego Carlos got here when he tried to knock the ball away from Aleksander Isak.

Whereas his first aim was a easy faucet into an open web, En-Nesyri’s second aim within the seventh minute was a piece of magnificence. The Morocco striker dribbled previous three defenders earlier than beating the Sociedad goalkeeper with a low strike.

Isak then made it 2-2 from a nook kick that reached him unmarked on the far submit. However En-Nesyri netted the winner within the forty sixth minute, after firing in a low cross by Lucas Ocampos.

Earlier, a heavy blizzard pressured the postponement of Atletico Madrid’s residence sport in opposition to Athletic Bilbao.

Bundesliga – Haaland double in Dortmund win

Erling Haaland scored twice for Borussia Dortmund to disclaim RB Leipzig prime spot within the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win.

Leipzig hoped to benefit from Bayern Munich’s 3-2 loss at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday however stay some extent behind the league leaders after slumping to their first residence defeat of the season.

Neither aspect impressed in a cagey first half earlier than Dortmund seized the initiative within the second. Jadon Sancho adopted up his first league aim of the season in opposition to Wolfsburg final weekend with the opener within the fifty fifth minute. Marco Reus arrange Sancho along with his heel and the England ahead fired contained in the left submit.

Haaland struck the crossbar and Dani Olmo responded by hitting the submit for Leipzig.

Haaland went one higher within the 71st minute when Sancho set him as much as rating with a header after some high quality crew interaction from Dortmund. Then Reus despatched the Norwegian by to spherical goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi and seal the win late on.

Substitute Alexander Sorloth’s 89th-minute strike was too little, too late for Leipzig. Dortmund climb to fourth, three factors behind RB Leipzig, after their third win in 4 video games underneath new coach Edin Terzic.

American ahead Matthew Hoppe scored a hat-trick in Schalke’s first victory for nearly a 12 months, serving to his membership keep away from matching Tasmania Berlin’s outdated Bundesliga file for consecutive winless video games.

Schalke’s 4-0 win over visiting Hoffenheim ended their 30-game look ahead to a league win. Tasmania had gone 31 straight video games and not using a win throughout the 1965/66 season.

The 19-year-old Hoppe had not scored earlier than for Schalke, however he opened his account with a superb chip over Oliver Baumann within the forty second minute, then rounded the Hoffenheim goalkeeper, earlier than finishing a sport to recollect along with his third aim within the 63rd minute. All three had been arrange by Amine Harit, who rounded off the scoring late on.

Bo Svensson’s debut as Mainz coach led to a 2-0 defeat to visiting Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg routed relegation-threatened Cologne 5-0 at residence, Bayer Leverkusen drew at residence with Werder Bremen 1-1, and Union Berlin and Wolfsburg drew 2-2.

Serie A – Wins for Atalanta and Genoa

Josip Ilicic seems to be again to his finest after inspiring Atalanta to a 4-1 win at Benevento in Serie A.

Ilicic scored Atalanta’s opener, hit the submit and had a hand in one other two objectives for Rafael Toli and Duvn Zapata after Marco Saus equaliser. Luis Muriel netted a spectacular fourth for Atalanta.

Genoa moved out of the relegation zone after beating Bologna 2-0.

Bologna dominated possession however struggled to create something of be aware. Genoa midfielder Miha Zajc and Mattia Destro scored.

Genoa transfer two factors above 18th-placed Torino. New coach Davide Ballardini has received two of his 4 matches in cost since changing Rolando Maran final month.