I would like to believe that Roma will go on to win just a fourth Scudetto in their history at the end of this season.

But as things stand, the Serie A side lost ground to league leaders Juventus for the second weekend running.

This time, the Giallorossi drew 1-1 with Palermo.

A few hours later Paul Pogba set Juve on their way to a comfortable 4-0 victory over Hellas Verona in typically brilliant fashion...

Carlos Tevez's finish in that game wasn't half bad either come to think of it: 

His compatriot Gonzalo Higuain made light of a tight angle as Napoli leapfrogged Lazio to go into the top three:

And let's not forget La Liga, where Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo plundered five goals between them.

However, none of their goals matched this one scored by Denis Suarez for fourth-placed Sevilla in a 2-0 win over Malaga: