Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid served up a thrilling spectacle as they played out a 3–3 draw in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off tie.
Hansi Flick's tenure at Barcelona continues to gather momentum as the German coach prepares his side for Thursday night's Copa del Rey clash against Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid remain just a point behind Barcelona in the race for the LaLiga title after both sides won at the weekend.
Atletico Madrid delivered a ruthless away performance to crush Real Betis 5-0 and book their place in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, extending their unbeaten away run to eight matches.
New Atletico Madrid signing Rodrigo Mendoza has promised to carve out his own identity after completing a 16 million euros move from Elche on transfer deadline day.
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Real Sociedad and Deportivo Alaves all made decisive moves in a busy La Liga round on Sunday, with emphatic home wins shaping the title race, European places and the relegation battle.