By Emre Asikci
ISTANBUL (AA) - AC Milan beat Sampdoria with a narrow 1-0 win to climb to the top of Serie A.
Portuguese striker Rafael Leao gave the Rossoneri a home victory after an amazing assist by Mike Maignan.
Inter Milan were held to a 1-1 draw against Napoli as Lorenzo Insigne converted a penalty goal for Napoli and Edin Dzeko produced a goal for Inter.
AC Milan are at the top of the Italian league standings with 55 points, followed by Inter Milan, who have a game in hand with 54 points, and Napoli with 53 points.
- Premier League
Manchester City hammered Norwich City 4-0 as Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick. The Sky Blues increased their points to 63 in the English league.
Liverpool gained a 1-0 away victory to record a fourth consecutive Premier League win as they have 54 points with a game in hand.
Chelsea are in third place with 47 points.
- La Liga
Real Madrid were held to a goalless draw against Villarreal at the La Ceramica stadium.
Sevilla beat Elche 2-0 to cut the lead to four points while Real Betis defeated Levante 4-2 to reach 43 points in the Spanish league standings.
Atletico Madrid had a 4-3 victory over Getafe as Turkish international Enes Unal netted two goals for the losing side.
Barcelona drew with Espanyol 2-2 at Estadi Cornella-El Prat.
Real Madrid remained at the top of the standings with 54 points.
- Bundesliga
Bayern Munich suffered a surprise defeat to Bochum as first-half goals helped Bochum beat the Bavarians.
Borussia Dortmund claimed a 3-0 victory over Union Berlin, while Bayer Leverkusen beat Stuttgart 4-2.
Reigning German champions Bayern Munich are atop of the standings with 52 points as Borussia Dortmund sit second with 46 points.
Third-place Bayer Leverkusen collected 41 points.
- Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain beat Rennes with a stoppage time goal from Kylian Mbappe at Parc des Princes.
Olympique Marseille claimed a 2-1 away win over Metz, while Olympique Lyon defeated Nice 2-0.
Paris Saint-Germain are at the top of the French league with 59 points, followed by Olympique Marseille with 46 points, and Nice with 42 points.