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Milan wreck Juve's perfect start, Chelsea march on
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-31 09:04 French champions Lyon, who also lost on penalties in the League Cup in
midweek, opened up a similar size gap over Girondins Bordeaux at the top of
Ligue 1 after Florent Malouda scored the only goal of their game against
Sochaux.
Germany captain Michael Ballack once again showed his value to Bayern Munich,
a headed goal 16 minutes from time sealing a 2-1 win at Cologne and keeping the
champions two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
Werder Bremen stayed within striking distance after coming from behind to
beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1.
Third-placed Hamburg SV ended Schalke 04's unbeaten start to the season,
Mehdi Mahdavikia getting the only goal of the game.
As if stung into action by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's description of his
midfielder Frank Lampard as the best player in the world, Brazilian Ronaldinho
was on top form in the drubbing of Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp on Sunday.
The FIFA and FIFPro world player of the year scored twice after setting up
Dutchman Mark van Bommel for the opening goal as the Spanish champions closed in
on surprise early leaders Osasuna, who stayed top with a 2-0 win over Espanyol.
Third-placed Real Madrid beat Real Betis 2-0 on Saturday, goals from Robinho
and Alvaro Mejia bringing an end to their two-match losing streak in the league.
CELTIC TOP
Celtic restored Glasgow's pre-eminence in Scotland by taking advantage of the
2-0 defeat of league leaders Hearts at the hands of Edinburgh rivals Hibernian.
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