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Cristiano Ronaldo sends Juventus nine points clear at the top of Serie A

Relive all the action from the Serie A fixture at the Allianz Stadium

Kishan Vaghela
Saturday 24 November 2018 13:04 EST
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Juve will be looking for another win in Serie A
Juve will be looking for another win in Serie A (AP)

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal and helped set up the second as Juventus extended their unbeaten start in Serie A with a 2-0 win over promoted SPAL on Saturday.

Ronaldo's latest goal was his ninth in Serie A, matching Genoa's Krzysztof Piatek in the race for the golden boot.

The goal came near the half-hour mark when Ronaldo beat everyone to redirect in a free kick from Miralem Pjanic.

In the 60th, Ronaldo's pull back on the counterattack set up a shot for Douglas Costa, whose effort was swatted into the path of Mario Mandzukic who scored from the rebound.

Juventus moved nine points ahead of second-place Napoli, who host Chievo Verona on Sunday.

AP

What time does it start?

Juventus vs SPAL kicks off at 5pm (BST)

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Eleven Sports 2 from 4:50pm.

Fans can also watch the match on Eleven Sports through iOS mobile and tablet apps as well as on Android mobiles.

Highlights will be shown at 3:30am on Eleven Sports 2.

Player to watch…

Cristiano Ronaldo: The 33-year-old has not played for Portugal since they were knocked out at the last 16 stage of the World Cup by Uruguay, but he has been a regular figure in the Juventus side this season. From 12 appearances, the former Real Madrid man has scored eight goals and registered five assists, including a first goal at the San Siro in the 2-0 win over AC Milan last time out. With tough fixtures against Inter Milan and Roma coming up, the Old Lady will require Ronaldo to keep his goalscoring form up against SPAL.

Form guide…

Juventus: DWWWLW

SPAL: LLWLLD

Odds…

Juventus to win: 1/8

SPAL to win: 19/1

Draw: 13/2

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

Prediction...

Juventus 3-0 SPAL: Home win without too much fuss, you'd think.

87 min: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona

Time is running out for Barcelona, and they aren't creating much at the moment. Malcom has come on for Arturo Vidal in Valverde's last throw of the dice. 

Kishan Vaghela24 November 2018 21:34

GOAL! Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona (Dembele 90')

He hasn't had his greatest game today, but a single touch from Messi makes the key difference. 

He appears to have miscontrolled a pass, but a deft touch takes two defenders out the game and plays in Dembele, who composes himself before slotting home with his left foot via a huge deflection off Lucas Hernandez.

Kishan Vaghela24 November 2018 21:37

90+2 min: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona

Two minutes into four added minutes here at the Wanda. Is there time for a dramatic, late twist?

Kishan Vaghela24 November 2018 21:40

Full time: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona

Barcelona hang on to top spot, but only just. 

The first half was a dour affair but the game ended in the most dramatic of circumstances.

Diego Costa popped up with a header 13 minutes from time and it looked like Diego Simeoner was on course for his first league victory over Barcelona as Atletico manager.

But right at the death Ousmane Dembele scored yet another crucial goal to ensure that Barcelona keep their position as league leaders, at least for the time being.

Kishan Vaghela24 November 2018 21:41

Thank you very much for joining us today for another weekend of European action.

There were no shocks to talk about, but both Paris-Saint Germain and Juventus were made to work for their 1-0 and 2-0 victories over Toulouse and SPAL respectively.

Atletico's clash against Barcelona was on paper the highlight of the fixtures, but after a dull first half, Diego Costa seemed to have secured a victory to take them top of the league.

But Barcelona rescued something again through Ousmane Dembele and it is now advantage Sevilla to take top spot for this week.

Thank you again for joining us and have a good evening and be sure to check out all our content over the next few days. 

Kishan Vaghela24 November 2018 21:46

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