Chelsea moved into third place in the Premier League as a quick-fire blitz from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and David Luiz inspired a vital 3-0 win over Watford on Sunday.
Maurizio Sarri’s side was booed off after a sloppy first half, but two goals in three minutes from Loftus-Cheek and Luiz lifted the mood at Stamford Bridge.
Gonzalo Higuain added the third and Chelsea is now one point clear of fourth placed Tottenham after its first win in four games in all competitions.
Embarrassing draw
Meanwhile, Manchester United’s hopes of Champions League football next season were ended after an embarrassing 1-1 draw at already relegated Huddersfield on Sunday.
United has now won just two of its last 11 games in all competitions as Huddersfield ended a run of eight straight defeats.
In Saturday’s late night game, Divock Origi headed Liverpool back to the top despite losing Mohamed Salah to a head injury in a thrilling 3-2 win at Newcastle.
At the other end of the table, Cardiff was relegated after its 3-2 defeat against Crystal Palace.
The results:
Premier League: Chelsea 3 (Loftus-Cheek 48, Luiz 51, Higuain 75) bt Watford 0; Huddersfield 1 (Mbenza 60) drew with Manchester United 1 (McTominay 8).
La Liga: Getafe 2 (Jorge Molina 16, Rodriguez Diaz 77) bt Girona 0; Eibar 1 (Angel 45+1) bt Real Betis 0.
Serie A: Empoli 1 (Farias 54) bt Fiorentina 0; Parma 3 (Gazzola 2, Kucka 67-pen, Bastoni 71) drew with Sampdoria 3 (Quagliarella 28-pen, 61, Defrel 38); Lazio 1 (Parolo 3) lost to Atalanta 3 (Zapata 22, Castagne 58, Wallace 76-og); Sassuolo 2 (Ferrari 66, Boga 78) drew with Frosinone 2 (Sammarco 8, Paganini 36).
Bundesliga: Schalke 0 lost to Augsburg 0.
On Saturday: Premier League: Cardiff 2 (Kelly 31-og, Reid 90) lost to Crystal Palace 3 (Zaha 28, Batshuayi 40, Townsend 70); Newcastle 2 (Atsu 20, Rondon 54) lost to Liverpool 3 (Van Dijk 13, Salah 28, Origi 86).
La Liga: Espanyol 3 (Godin 45+1-o.g., Iglesias 52, 89-pen) bt Atletico Madrid 0; Alaves 0 lost to Real Sociedad 1 (Willian Jose 24); Celta Vigo 2 (Gūmez 67, Aspas 88-pen) bt Barcelona 0.
Serie A: Chievo 0 lost to SPAL 4 (Felipe 8, 55, Floccari 47, Kurtic 81); Udinese 0 drew with Inter Milan 0.
Bundesliga: Werder Bremen 2 (Mohwald 70, Pizarro 75) drew with Borussia Dortmund 2 (Pulisic 6, Alcacer 41).