Guiu snatches Barca win over Athletic

Teenage debutant Marc Guiu snatched champions Barcelona a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao just seconds after coming on from the bench on Sunday in La Liga, taking the Catalans up to third. Xavi’s Barca will face leaders Real Madrid next Saturday in the Clasico just one point behind their bitter rivals, and second-placed Girona, who beat Almeria 5-2.
For a long time it seemed like Barcelona would not find the breakthrough against their Basque visitors but striker Guiu, 17, netted under a minute after being thrown on by Xavi. The forward was slipped in by the silky Joao Felix and slotted past Unai Simon, who got a hand to his shot but could not keep it out.
Guiu became the latest on a conveyor belt of youths to make their debuts for Barca as their La Masia academy continues to produce gems. Barcelona’s victory takes them above Atletico Madrid, fourth, while Valverde’s Athletic are sixth.
Monaco retake Ligue 1 top spot, Lyon fall to bottom
Aleksandr Golovin scored twice as Monaco battled back from a goal down to defeat Metz 2-1 on Sunday and return to the Ligue 1 summit, as winless Lyon slumped to the foot of the table.
Monaco had started the weekend at the top of the table, but wins for Paris Saint-Germain and Nice had seen them slip to third place. Lamine Camara gave struggling Metz a surprise lead in the fourth minute. But Adi Huetter’s Monaco did not panic and almost equalised through Mohamed Camara, before Russian Golovin hammered home in the 42nd minute.
Golovin curled in a brilliant free-kick around the wall early in the second half to give the hosts the lead and they held on with ease. Monaco moved back one point clear at the top from second-placed Nice, with reigning champions PSG a point further back in third.
Lille beat Brest 1-0 with an early goal from Yusuf Yazici which saw them climb above their opponents into fourth on goal difference.
Elsewhere, Toulouse and Reims played out a 1-1 draw, while Nantes saw off Montpellier 2-0. On Saturday, PSG cruised past Strasbourg 3-0 and Nice edged out 10-man rivals Marseille 1-0.
Locatelli sinks 10-man Milan as Juve close in on Inter
An emotional Manuel Locatelli fired Juventus to within two points of Serie A leaders Inter Milan with the only goal in Sunday’s 1-0 win at 10-man AC Milan, the Italy midfielder’s boyhood club.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side prevailed at a packed San Siro thanks to Manuel Locatelli’s long-range strike in the 62nd minute, seven years to the day after scoring the winning goal for Milan against Juve. Juve, who like Milan were missing a clutch of first-choice players from their starting XI, stay third but are closing in on Inter and a point behind Milan who have surrendered top spot to their local rivals.
Milan youth product Locatelli broke down in tears at the final whistle but his shot wouldn’t have got past third-choice goalkeeper Antonio Mirante had it not been for a massive deflection off substitute Rade Krunic.