European Football Roundup: Madrid, Dortmund, and Napoli Win

Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Napoli all won their respective matches this weekend, while Atletico Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, and Eintracht Frankfurt all suffered defeats.

Real Madrid 4-1 Las Palmas

Real Madrid came from behind to beat Las Palmas 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu. Fábio Silva put the visitors ahead in the first minute before Madrid, led by an irrepressible Kylian Mbappé, turned on the style. Mbappé levelled from the penalty spot, Brahim Díaz made it 2-1, Mbappé added a third, and Rodrygo increased their lead to 4-1. Mbappé was denied a hat trick by VAR, and both Jude Bellingham and Fede Valverde had late goals chalked off for offside, too.

Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Eintracht Frankfurt

Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, their third consecutive league loss since the end of the Christmas break. Dortmund's back five was disorganized against a reworked Frankfurt attack in which Hugo Etitiké, Marmoush's former partner up front, played as a lone striker supported by a "double 10" in Mario Götze and Ansgar Knauff. Dortmund could barely stop any effective passing plays that Frankfurt created from the wings and half-spaces.

Napoli 3-2 Atalanta

Napoli beat Atalanta 3-2 away from home to lay the gauntlet back down for their title rivals. It's fitting that Romelu Lukaku scored the winner for Napoli late on, too. Not only is he a symbol of Antonio Conte's best version of football, but he's clearly the figurehead of this team now. Even before "Kvara" left, much of the play was funnelling through the burly target man, which means he'll now be an even more important part of what Naples hopes can still be a Scudetto chase. (They lead Inter by five points with 17 games remaining.)

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