Serie A leaders AC Milan win again but Bayern Munich held in Bundesliga

Serie A leaders AC Milan consolidated their position at the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Empoli at San Siro.

Pierre Kalulu struck on 19 minutes after Olivier Giroud’s free-kick had hit the wall, clipping his shot back into the far bottom corner from 20 yards.

The Rossoneri are five points clear of Inter, although having now played two games more.

Alvaro Morata scored twice as Juventus won 3-1 at Sampdoria to move within two points of the Nerazzurri.

An own goal from Maya Yoshida gave Juve the lead, with Morata adding another from the spot on the half-hour.

Sampdoria saw a penalty from Antonio Candreva saved by Wojciech Szczesny before substitute Abdelhamid Sabiri pulled a goal back through a deflected free-kick with six minutes left, but Morata settled matters late on when he nodded in at the back post.

Spezia secured a much-needed 2-0 win over relegation rivals Cagliari, with second-half goals from Martin Erlic and Rey Manaj.

Bottom club Salernitana fought back to draw 2-2 against 10-man Sassuolo with a late goal from Milan Djuric.

Gianluca Scamacca’s header and Hamed Junior Traore’s curling effort had cancelled out Federico Bonazzoli’s close-range early opener from the hosts as Sassuolo led at the break.

Giacomo Raspadori, though, was sent off for a second caution on the hour and Djuric nodded in with nine minutes left to level things up.

Villarreal kept themselves in the hunt for European qualification with a 1-0 win over Celta Vigo in their LaLiga clash at El Madrigal.

Dani Parejo struck a scrappy goal just after the hour which proved enough to leave the Yellow Submarine in sixth, now three points behind fourth-placed Barcelona.

An early goal from veteran midfielder Fidel gave Elche a 1-0 win at strugglers