Athletic, who finished fourth in last season's La Liga, have picked up one point in four league games and are currently languishing in 18th in the league standings. They also lie bottom of Champions League Group H, following a midweek 2-1 defeat by BATE Borisov.

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Can the Real resurgence continue? Since suffering back-to-back defeats early in the season, Carlo Ancelotti's side have won five matches in a row, and hammered in 22 goals in the process.

And the bad news for Atletico Bilbao is that Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale have both recovered from minor injuries in time for tonight's encounter.

That wraps up all the major news from around the continent and leads us nicely into the second part of tonight's European adventure.

Real Madrid, with their galaxy of superstars, will be our focus over the next couple of hours. We will sink our teeth into the Spanish giants' home match against Athletic Bilbao, as well as indulging in a rather generous side portion of Paris St-Germain v Monaco in France.

Here's Sam Sheringham to talk you through these tantalising treats....

French Ligue 1

Saint Etienne 0-1 Toulouse

Guingamp 0-1 Nantes

Lyon 3-0 Lille

French Ligue 1

Lyon cruised to a 3-0 Ligue 1 victory over visitors Lille thanks to a hat-trick from France international striker Alexandre Lacazette.

But the beaten visitors held on to third place ahead of the late clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco at the Parc des Princes.

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While the major European leagues are still in their infancy, others are heading towards the business end. And in Sweden, it is Malmo who are celebrating silverware.

Captain Markus Rosenberg fired a late winner against AIK as the defending champions became the first team to retain the Swedish title for 11 years.

His strike sealed a 3-2 win at the Friends Arena in Stockholm earlier.

German Bundesliga

Wolfsburg 1-0 Augsburg

Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1 Mainz

Head over to our European football page to check out how those results affect the Bundesliga table.

German Bundesliga

First up, we'll head over to Germany. Borussia Monchengladbach and Mainz both preserved their unbeaten records in the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw.

Max Kruse gave the hosts the lead, but Jonas Hofmann's penalty earned a point for Mainz.

Gladbach have now gone 12 games without defeat, but were denied the chance to move up to second.

It is time for a quick jaunt around Europe. No need for your passport - let us whisk you around the continent quicker than a low budget airline...

Juventus matchwinner Leonardo Bonucci: "It was a massive three points for us. We reiterated we're Italy's best team against an excellent Roma side.

"We made very few mistakes tonight, they punished us with the only opportunity we allowed them. We reacted strongly and managed to bring home the three points despite falling behind."

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OptaPaolo:, external Juventus have now won 22 home league games in a row, the longest home winning streak in the Serie A history.

Italian Serie A

Empoli 3-0 Palermo

Lazio 3-2 Sassuolo

Parma 1-2 Genoa

Sampdoria 1-0 Atalanta

Udinese 1-1 Cesena

Despite dropping points for the first time this season, Roma remain in second place. The Giallorossi are one point ahead of surprise package Sampdoria, who continued their fine start to the season with a 1-0 home win against Atalanta.

Here's what happened elsewhere in Serie A today...

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Been out gallivanting? You missed a cracker between Serie A heavyweights Juventus and Roma. Let's recap for those at the back.

Five goals. Three penalties (two of which were dubious). Two players sent off. Roma boss Rudi Garcia sent to the stands.

But the most important thing is that Juve won to take command at the top of Serie A.

Andrew Priestley:, external Leonardo Bonucci has clearly been watching videos of Phil Jagielka this week! What a volley!

Italian football journalist Mina Rzouki:, external This was a huge challenge for Juve coach Allegri who had to prove he could get his side to bounce back from Champions League defeat by Atletico Madrid and demonstrate strength versus Roma.

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I still can't get over the quality of Leonardo Bonucci's winner. The man is a centre-back. A centre-back! It was so good that the likes of Carlos Tevez and Francesco Totti would have been sticking the video on their Twitter and Facebook pages. Such is the world we live in...

Ollie Kay:, external Such an overreaction from Manolas. There was absolutely no contact in that challenge.

Something had to give with both Juve and Roma boasting 100% winning records going into round six of the Serie A season. And Leonardo Bonucci's stunning volley means the defending champions are now three points clear of their visitors.

A deafening roar greets the final whistle as referee Gianluca Rocchi calls time on a pulsating, fiery and action-packed match. Juve's players leap high into the Turin air, fist-pumping and hugging each other in celebration. Massive, massive win for the home side.