Well, first things first the Milan derby was a total waster of time. Devoid of goals and devoid of quality.

So, at least there were decent strikes elsewhere for you to look back at.

Real Madrid made hard work of their 3-1 win over Malaga, with Cristiano Ronaldo missing a penalty.

However, World Cup golden boy James Rodriguez got the most important goal of the match at a time when the game was balanced at 1-0. T'was a decent finish as well - although not a patch on his goal against Uruguay.

Ronaldo is a superb player, but this Messi assist for Luis Suarez against Valencia is just a tiny example why the Barcelona player, in my opinion, will always have the edge on his rival:

For Messi, it seems clear that an assist is almost as good as a goal.

Before any Messi or Ronaldo fanboys bicker, let's move on quickly to something both players excel at - free-kicks.

Memphis Depay of PSV is purportedly a Manchester United target this summer and scored this sumptuous set piece for the newly crowned Dutch champions:

In Serie A, Carlos Tevez continues to be the talisman up front for Juventus and scored this composed goal against Lazio, who started the day in (a distant) second place:

And in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich got a pep in their step (pardon the pun) by beating Hoffenheim 2-0 to give them a boost before a crucial Champions League second leg against FC Porto.

Sebastian Rode contributed with this curled finish: 

And in the month that Cobain: Montage of Heck hit cinemas, there was some teen spirit on show as 19-year-old Leroy Sane's mazy run for Schalke ended with glory: