13 things we loved this weekend: Messi, Mane, Odegaard, Klich…

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Planet Football
2nd December 2019

Liverpool strengthened their position at the Premier League summit over the weekend, but things are a lot more competitive at the top end of some of the other major leagues.

Barcelona needed a late winner from Lionel Messi – who else? – to stay ahead of Real Madrid on goal difference in La Liga, while Inter Milan capitalised on Juventus’ home draw against Sassuolo to move a point clear at the top of Serie A.

And, as always, there was plenty of action that caught our eye away from the showpiece fixtures too…

Lionel Messi

Not of this world.

Jeremie Boga

You’ve got to love a dink.

Lautaro Martinez

Another two goals took him to 13 for the season. Romelu Lukaku has got 11. Inter are flying.

Martin Odegaard

Skip to 42 seconds. He’s turning into one hell of a player.

💙⚽️ Le Normand
💙⚽️ Oyarzabal
💙⚽️ Willian Jose
💙⚽️ Ødegaard

Don't miss #RealSociedadEibar highlights and @martinio98's wonderstrike (0:42)! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/QbnCznkpbS

— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) November 30, 2019

Rayan Cherki

We don’t care it’s for the reserves. This free-kick is sexy AF.

Le doublé de @rayan_cherki avec la réserve lors de l'Olympico face à Marseille !

Quel coup franc ! ⚡ pic.twitter.com/DAZFJMYpwR

— Olympique Lyonnais (@OL) December 1, 2019

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Huntelaar brought up his 150th goal for Ajax with this beauty, becoming the first player to reach that landmark since Marco van Basten in 1987.

Noa Lang

The first player to score a hat-trick on their league debut for Ajax in 60 years. And a fine bit of comedy to set it up.

Sadio Mane

We’ll never get tired of Mane copying his team-mates’ celebrations.

Mateusz Klich

Just lovely.

😱 | WHAT. A. HIT.

‘KLICH IS SCORING GOALS…!’ 🎵 #LUFC #MOT #ALAW pic.twitter.com/AAC0bMrdc8

— All Things Leeds 💙💛 (@AllThingsLeeds1) December 1, 2019

Jack Grealish

Jack Grealish is dead good. Pass it on.

3⃣ goals
4⃣ assists

Jack Grealish has been directly involved in seven goals this season.

That's more than any other English midfielder in the Premier League.

👉 https://t.co/7iVsNK5gui #bbcfootball #MUNAVL pic.twitter.com/VbfOxxb5Gj

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) December 1, 2019