Top two settle for draw

Even without their biggest names leaders Chelsea still managed to register a 1-1 draw with title rivals Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

The league’s leading scorer and playmaker Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas were both absent, but Loic Remy rose to the occasion to open the scoring on 41 minutes.

However, David Silva equalised on the stroke of half time to precede a low-key second half.

A suddenly on-song Arsenal outfit secured their third win in a row for the first time this season after dumping Aston Villa 5-0 on Sunday.

It was a happy return for Mesut Ozil who scored once and made a sublime assist.

Manchester United 3 – Leicester 1

West Ham 0 – Liverpool 2

Southampton 0 – Swansea 1

No Ronaldo, no problem

With their best player out due to suspension, Real Madrid recorded a comfortable 4-1 win over Real Sociedad.

They were in for a shock when Aritz Elustondo headed Sociedad in front inside the first minute.

However, James Rodriguez, Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema (2) restored normality to complete a rout.

Lionel Messi’s 55th minute strike ensured Barcelona outscored Villarreal 3-2 in an entertaining game at Camp Nou.

It was 1-1 at the break before a frenetic start to the second half saw the visitors take the lead before Rafinha’s timely equaliser and Messi’s winner stole three points.

Eibar 1 – Atletico Madrid 3

Sevilla 3 – Espanyol 2

Levante 0 – Athletic Bilbao 2

Leaders draw blank

Serie A holders Juventus dropped points for only the sixth time this season after ending goalless at mid table side Udinese.

The Scudetto holders will bemoan their missed opportunities as Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente both misfired.

AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia is growing increasingly frustrated with his team’s inability to secure wins of late after their 1-1 draw with newcomers Empoli.

The game saw a red card from both sides within 10 first half minutes of each other. This is the Giallorossi’s fourth consecutive draw.

Genoa 1 – Fiorentina 1

Sassuolo 3 – Internazionale 1

Chievo 1 – Napoli 2

De Bruyne slays defending champions

Second place Wolfsburg exploited Bayern Munich’s high defence line at will to spectacularly win 4-1, the champions’ first defeat of the season.

It was the Wolfsburg show and Kevin De Bruyne was the star with two well taken goals after setting up Bas Dost’s first — a simple through pass created three of Wolfsburg’s goals.

Despite returning to last place, an improving Borussia Dortmund can take heart from their 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen.

Beginning the round in third place, Leverkusen were given a fight as the competitive Dortmund had shown up.

Schalke 1 – Hannover 0

Stuttgart 0 – M’gladbach 1

Augsburg 3 – Hoffenheim 1