In Italy, Zinedine Zidane scored a superb goal as Juventus won 2-0 at Reggina yesterday to open up a three-point lead at the top of Serie A. The Turin side, unbeaten in their last 14 league matches, lead Lazio, who were held to a 0-0 draw at Cagliari on Saturday.
The champions Milan came back from 2-0 down at the San Siro to force a 2-2 draw with Lecce, thanks to second-half goals from their captain Paolo Maldini and Oliver Bierhoff.
Roma, 2-1 winners over Piacenza at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, remain third. Inter recovered from a 1-0 deficit to beat Verona 2-1 with a second-half winner from the substitute Roberto Baggio.
In Spain, Brazil's Rivaldo, who is expected to be named Fifa world player of the year today, scored the only goal against Racing Santander to push Barcelona into second place in the league yesterday.
They are three points behind leaders Deportivo La Coruna who beat Real Betis 2-0 on Saturday. Real Madrid lost further ground as they were held 0-0 at Numancia.
