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European roundup: Napoli draw inspiration from Diego Maradona to beat Roma

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Napoli wore shirts honouring their former player Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday.

Napoli found inspiration in their departed hero Diego Maradona as they climbed to fifth in the Serie A table with a 4-0 victory over Roma.

Naples has been in mourning this week following the death of Maradona and reminders of the great Argentinian were everywhere at the San Paolo on Sunday.

He was remembered before the game and in the 10th minute, when his image was shown on the stadium screens in celebration of the famous number 10 shirt he wore.

The Napoli team, meanwhile, wore a special blue-and-white-striped shirt designed to echo the close bond between the club, Maradona and Argentina.

The performance was a fitting one, with Napoli climbing above Roma into fifth in the table thanks to goals from Lorenzo Insigne, Fabian Ruiz, Dries Mertens and Matteo Politano.

Roma's defeat means AC Milan lead the table by five points after a 2-0 victory over Fiorentina.

Alessio Romagnoli opened the scoring in the 17th minute and Franck Kessie added the second from the penalty spot 10 minutes later.

Lazio were beaten 3-1 at home by Udinese while Bologna defeated bottom side Crotone 1-0 and Cagliari and Spezia played out a 2-2 draw.

Lionel Messi paid his own tribute to Diego Maradona after scoring a late goal in Barcelona's 4-0 LaLiga win over Osasuna.

In Barca's first home game since the death of their former player, Messi celebrated his 73rd-minute goal by taking off his shirt to reveal the number 10 jersey of his youth team, Newell's Old Boys, in tribute to his fellow Argentinian, who represented the same club towards the latter stages of his career.

Martin Braithwaite opened the scoring just before the half-hour mark, with Antoine Griezmann doubling Barca's advantage with a stunning volley shortly before half-time. Philippe Coutinho made it three on 57 minutes before Messi sealed matters.

Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann celebrates after scoring his side's second goal (Joan Monfort/AP)

Leaders Real Sociedad and third-placed Villarreal played out a 1-1 draw in San Sebastian, with both goals coming from the penalty spot.

At the bottom of the table Celta Vigo scored a valuable 3-1 win over Granada, while Getafe and Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1.

Lyon, Monaco and Montpellier all closed to within two points of Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain.

Lyon and Monaco both claimed 3-0 victories over sides reduced to 10 men, the former seeing off Reims while the latter defeated Nimes.

Montpellier needed Petar Skuletic's 79th-minute strike for a 1-0 victory away at Lorient.

Lille made it a four-way tie on 23 points by coming from behind to draw 1-1 with St Etienne.

Other results saw Angers win 3-1 at Lens, bottom side Dijon upset Nice by the same scoreline and Metz lose 2-0 at home to Metz.

In the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen dropped two points when they were held to a goalless draw by Hertha Berlin, while Mainz and Hoffenheim played out a 1-1 draw.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid17113330151536
2Atletico MadridAtletico1411212752235
3Real Sociedad1785426121429
4Villarreal177822217529
5Sevilla158341811727
6Barcelona1574429151425
7Granada157351923-424
8Celta Vigo176562224-223
9Real Betis176292031-1120
10CadizCadiz165471120-919
11AlavesAlaves164661418-418
12Real Valladolid174671624-818
13Athletic Bilbao165381819-118
14Levante164662123-218
15Getafe164571217-517
16ElcheElche143741317-416
17EibarEibar163761216-416
18Valencia163672224-215
19Osasuna153481424-1013
20Huesca161961425-1112
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Ligue 1 Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Lyon17106134142036
2Lille17106131121936
3Paris Saint-GermainPSG17112439102935
4Rennes179442619731
5Marseille158432215728
6MonacoMonaco178362825327
7Lens168352624227
8Montpellier HSCMontpellier178362928127
9Angers178362326-327
10Metz176561917223
11Brest177282831-323
12Nice166462122-122
13Bordeaux176471820-222
14Saint-EtienneSt Etienne174671825-718
15Reims174582428-417
16NantesNantes173681830-1215
17StrasbourgStrasbourg1742112232-1014
18Lorient1733111731-1412
19Dijon172691226-1412
20Nimes1733111434-2012
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