Chelsea's Spanish midfielder Pedro (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Chelsea at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on January 14, 2017. A
Doha: This weekend saw all of the leaders in European leagues stumble, except for Chelsea who managed to beat title holders Leicester 3-0.
The win put Chelsea seven points ahead of Tottenham and Liverpool, with 17 weeks left to go. The Blues have defender Marcos Alonso to thank for the win after he scored a brace. Former Barcelona winger scored the third. The win put pressure on Liverpool to beat arch-rival Manchester United, which they ultimately failed to do and drew 1-1. Tottenham won today and leapfrogged Liverpool after they won 4-0, with Harry Kane scoring a hat-trick.
Next week will see Chelsea playing relegation-battlers Hull City. Liverpool have a relatively easy tie as well, with Swansea. Its Tottenham however who face a tricky tie, travelling away to Manchester City. City will look to bounce back next week after their humiliating defeat to Everton 0-4.
In Spain, Real Madrid suffered their first loss of the season after losing 1-2 to Sevilla. Los Merengues have been on a historic run going for 40 matches without a loss. The run is the second-longest in the history of European football. The longest was Celtic's when they went two years unbeaten starting 1915. They played 62 matches then.
The win also cemented Sevilla's position as a title challenger this season. They moved ahead of Barcelona to second place with 39 points, one less than Real Madrid having played a game more. Stevan Jovetic came off the bench in the second half and hit a long range drive in extra time to gift the three points to the Andalusian club.
