{"id":299177,"date":"2023-11-12T23:26:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T23:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=299177"},"modified":"2023-11-12T23:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T23:26:45","slug":"robert-lewandowski-rescues-barcelona-as-inter-milan-retake-serie-a-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/robert-lewandowski-rescues-barcelona-as-inter-milan-retake-serie-a-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Lewandowski rescues Barcelona as Inter Milan retake Serie A top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Spanish champions Barcelona recovered from an early shock to beat Alaves 2-1 in LaLiga on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Teenager Samu Omorodion stunned Barca when he struck after just 18 seconds at the Olympic Stadium following a mistake by Ilkay Gundogan.<\/p>\n
Samu then missed a gilt-edged chance to double the lead but the hosts hit back with a Lewandowski header in the 52nd minute and then won it when the Pole added a penalty 12 minutes from time.<\/p>\n
Barca remain third in the table, four points adrift of leaders Girona and two behind Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
Fourth-placed Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat Villarreal 3-1 with goals from Axel Witsel, Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino. Gerard Moreno had given Villarreal a 20th-minute lead at the Civitas Metropolitano.<\/p>\n
Ayoze Perez cancelled out an Ivan Rakitic opener as Real Betis claimed a 1-1 draw in their derby at Sevilla.<\/p>\n
Italian champions Napoli conceded a late goal to slip to a surprise 1-0 home loss to Empoli. Viktor Kovalenko scored the clincher for the visitors in stoppage time, leaving Napoli fourth in Serie A.<\/p>\n
Inter Milan returned to the top of the table as they beat Frosinone 2-0 with goals from Federico Dimarco and Hakan Calhanoglu, the latter from the penalty spot, either side of half-time.<\/p>\n
Fiorentina beat Bologna 2-1 to climb above their opponents in the table. Nicolas Gonzalez scored the winner from the penalty spot after 48 minutes.<\/p>\n
The Lazio-Roma derby clash ended goalless while Ederson\u2019s stoppage-time equaliser ensured Atalanta left Udinese with a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed leadership of the Bundesliga with an emphatic 4-0 win over bottom side Union Berlin.<\/p>\n
Alejandro Grimaldo, Odilon Kossounou, Jonathan Tah and Nathan Tella were all on target for Xabi Alonso\u2019s side, who moved back above Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n
An early goal from Xavi Simons gave RB Leipzig a 1-0 win over Freiburg while Werder Bremem and Eintracht Frankfurt played out a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n
In France, struggling Lyon finally claimed their first Ligue 1 win of the season as a Jake O\u2019Brien header gave them a 1-0 win at 10-man Rennes.<\/p>\n
The hosts had Guela Doue sent off for a dangerous tackle after just five minutes and Lyon eventually made their numerical advantage count through Irishman O\u2019Brien in the 67th minute.<\/p>\n
Lille moved up to fourth with a 1-1 draw at home to Toulouse while Clermont won their basement battle with Lorient 1-0. Metz beat Nantes 3-1 and Lens edged out Marseille 1-0 with a last-minute Jonathan Gradit winner.<\/p>\n