Emery explains Garnacho omission as Villa beat Man City
Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday, with Unai Emery explaining Alejandro Garnacho's omission and praising Nicolas Jackson and Zion Suzuki.

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park on Saturday, with Unai Emery explaining Alejandro Garnacho's omission and praising Nicolas Jackson and Zion Suzuki.

Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 in their LaLiga derby, with Georges Mikautadze scoring in added time after Alex Freeman's equaliser.

After Southampton's 3-2 win at West Ham, Tonda Eckert said he is hopeful Flynn Downes and Cyle Larin will be involved against QPR.

Al-Ittihad travel to Uzbekistan on Monday to face Navbahor in the AFC Champions League Elite, with GOAL reporting Steven Bergwijn is back in the squad.

Racing Santander beat Espanyol 2-1 on Saturday in the Spanish league, with Yasser Zabiri scoring the late winner and reaching eight goals for the season.

Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 in the Bundesliga, moving three points clear at the top before the Klassiker against Bayern Munich.

Real Madrid went into the Clásico on 25 October unhappy with the appointments of Juan Martinez Munuera as referee and Javier Iglesias Villanueva on VAR.

Two Schalke players suffered head injuries and were taken to hospital during a goalless German second division match against Cologne.
