Interesting narratives in Europe's top five leagues during the weekend as Arsenal return to winning ways in the North London derby, while Barcelona and PSG reclaimed the summit in LaLiga and Ligue 1. Inter extended their lead to 10 points in Serie A.

Summary of actions during the weekend 

Premier League 

Arsenal returned to winning ways in the league after back-to-back draws, which has seen Manchester City close the gap to just five points despite having a game in hand.

The Gunners were desperate for the win, especially after surrendering a two-goal lead at Wolves in midweek, a result that has again given rise to the bottler narrative, as City looks unbeatable and ready to take over.

The visitors, who have won seven of the previous North London derby matches, including the last three at Spurs, started on the front foot as the hosts were left chasing shadows in the early minutes of Igor Tudor's era.

Arsenal took the lead through Eberechi Eze two minutes after the half-hour, but the host strike back through Randal Kolo Muani's first-ever Premier League goal after a Declan Rice error just outside the penalty box.

However, it was all Arsenal after the break, with Viktor Gyokeres scoring a brace between Eberechi Eze's second of the night as it finished 4-1 to the league leaders, who have now won four consecutive away Premier League North London derbies for the first time since the 1950s.

Manchester City took advantage of Arsenal's recent slips as they return to league action on Saturday against Newcastle United, whom they beat again to extend their winning streak at home in the fixture to 16.

Nico O'Reilly was the star of the night in the Etihad as the youngster scored a brace between Lewis Hall's equalizer for the visitors as City ran out 2-1 winners to pile more pressure on Arsenal at the top of the table.

Tammy Abraham's late equalizer helped Aston Villa avoid a home defeat to Leeds United, who took a first-half lead through Anton Stach's free-kick, leaving the hosts with just one win in their last five games across all competitions.

Liverpool was second best to Nottingham Forest but it was Arne Slot's charge who won it at the death thanks to Alexis Mac Allister's first Premier League goal of the season, moving the defending champions level on points with fourth-place Chelsea.

Chelsea meanwhile had to settle for another disappointing home draw against Burnley as Zian Flemming's late header canceled out Joao Pedro's early goal in Stamford Bridge, meaning the Blues failed to win any of their three home games against the newcomers this season.

Fulham move into the top ten after becoming just the second team to beat Sunderland at the Stadium of Light this season, while Regis Le Bris' charges drop to 12, followed by Brighton and Crystal Palace, who both won during the weekend.

Tottenham are just four points off a relegation place, while Nottingham Forest remain on 27 points after conceding the late goal against Liverpool, allowing West Ham to close the gap to just two points.

LaLiga

Barcelona reclaimed the league summit from Real Madrid after easing to a comfortable 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday afternoon in Camp Nou, extending their home run in the fixture to 14 straight wins.

Hansi Flick's charges were presented the opportunity to reclaim the lead they lost in the previous Matchday after Real Madrid's loss in Osasuna on Saturday, and they made their intentions known with two first-half goals.

Marc Bernal opened the scoring four minutes into the game, while Frenkie de Jong helped establish a cushion two minutes after the half-hour, before Fermin Lopez came off the bench to add a third nine minutes from time.

Real Madrid failed to keep their spot at the summit after just one week of taking over from Barcelona as they yet again stumbled in Osasuna, after a Dani Ceballos error handed their host the winner in the closing stages.

The host took the lead from the spot through Ante Budimir, after the Croatian was brought down in the box by Thibaut Courtois, but Vinicius Junior restored parity to continue his recently rediscovered form in the 73rd minute.

As Real Madrid searched for the match-winner, Dani Ceballos gave the ball away in the 90th minute while they played out from the back, and Raul Garcia ended up restoring the hosts' lead, with no time for a Madrid comeback.

Atlético Madrid return to winning ways in the league after back-to-back defeats thanks to their big striker Alexander Sorloth, who bagged a double in a 4-2 comeback victory over Espanyol.

Diego Simeone's team fell behind in the sixth minute, but scored the next four goals through Sorloth's brace, Giuliano Simeone, and Ademola Lookman, who has now scored in all three competitions he's played in for Los Colchoneros, to establish a 4-1 lead.

Espanyol, who are winless in the league since the turn of the year pulled one more back 10 minutes from time through substitute Edu Esposito, but nothing was to deny Atlético the win as they keep alive their Champions League dreams.

Villarreal secured a 2-1 comeback win over Valencia to keep their place in the top three and maintain the three-point lead over Atlético Madrid. Pape Gueye's late first-half penalty proved the winner after Santi Comesana had canceled out Largie Ramazani's opener.

Two late goals from Iago Aspas helped Celta Vigo conquer Mallorca and move into the top six, while Sevilla pulled away from the relegation zone thanks to Djibril Sow's lone goal at 10-man Getafe.

Gorka Guruzeta's double Athletic Club also secured a massive 2-1 victory against Elche to keep their European dreams alive, taking advantage of Real Sociedad's failure to beat Real Oviedo, to trail seventh-place Espanyol by one point.

Serie A

Inter have extended their lead to 10 points after Milan's home defeat to Parma, making it look like an easy run to the Scudetto for the Nerazzurri with 12 games to go.

Cristian Chivu's team had a difficult time overcoming Lecce on Saturday evening, but second-half goals from Henrikh Mikhitaryan and Manuel Akanji secured a massive win as it turned out, after none of their main rivals was able to earn three points.

Argentine defender Mariano Troilo headed home from a corner in the 80th minute to condemn Milan to defeat in San Siro and give Parma all three points, leading to a massive difference at both ends of the table.

Como secured a 2-0 victory at Juventus and now trails their host by one point as the race for Europe intensifies, while Napoli dropped to fourth after losing to Atalanta despite taking the lead.

AS Roma defeated Cremonese 3-0 thanks to goals from Bryan Cristante, Evan N'Dicka, and young substitute Niccolo Pisilli, to leapfrog Napoli to third on goal difference, ahead of the visit of Juventus next Sunday.

Genoa's 3-0 victory over Torino moved them away from relegation danger and ahead of their opponent on goal difference, while Hellas Verona remains at the bottom of the table ahead of Pisa's trip to Fiorentina on Monday night.

Bundesliga 

Bayern Munich won again and this time, extended their lead in the Bundesliga summit to eight points after their closest rivals Borussia Dortmund were held in a 2-2 draw at RB Leipzig during the weekend.

It was a tough one against a tough opposition in Eintracht Frankfurt, but Aleksandr Pavlovic and Harry gave Vincent Kompany's team an early 2-0 lead inside the opening 20 minutes at the Allianz Arena.

Kane completed his brace at the end of the third quarter, but the visitors scored twice through substitutes Jonathan Burkardt and Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga before the 90th minute to ensure a nervous ending, but Bayern held on for the win.

Borussia Dortmund failed to do well to their hopes of catching Bayern in the title race after dropping two points at RB Leipzig, although they will be delighted to come away with a point after trailing 2-0 at halftime.

Christopher Baumgartner gave the host a 2-0 first-half lead, but an own goal from Romulo Cruz helped the visitors half the deficit just five minutes after the restart before Fabio Silva came off the bench to level matters in the fifth minute of added time.

Hoffenheim also failed to capitalize on Dortmund's failure ws they were held in a 2-2 draw at Koln, while Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen also failed to win ws Bayern stayed the only team in the Bundesliga top six to win in Matchday 23.

Ligue 1

Like Barcelona in Spain, PSG also reclaimed the summit in Ligue 1 following a professional display to earn a 3-0 victory over Metz after RC Lens surrendered a 2-0 lead to lose at home to Monaco.

Goals from Desire Doue, Bradley Barcola, and Goncalo Ramos, secured the win for Luis Enrique's team as they extended their winning run against Metz to 16 since they last dropped points in the fixture back in August 2007.

Despite taking a 2-0 lead through Odsonne Edouard and Florian Thauvin, Lens uncharacteristically conceded three goals inside 10 minutes just after the hour mark as AS Monaco overturned a 2-0 deficit to lead 3-2.

Folarin Balogun, Denis Zakariah, and Ansu Fati have the goals to help Monaco return to winning ways ahead of their Champions League elimination playoff return leg at PSG on Wednesday.

Strasbourg ended Lyon's 13-game winning run on Sunday night as goals from Martial Godo, Diego Moreira, and Joaquin Panichelli secured a 3-1 victory for Garry O'Neil's team, ending a run of three wins in the league.

The crisis continues at Marseille as they were beaten 2-0 at Brest, while Lille closed in with a narrow win over Angers. Rennes also hold on to their European spot with a massive 3-0 victory at Auxerre.

Nantes move level on points with Auxerre in the relegation playoff spot after beating Paris FC 2-0, although still trail The Diplomats on goal difference. Metz remain winless in 12 games and remain at the bottom of the table.