European roundup: Barcelona slump at Valencia, Leipzig shocked by Frankfurt

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• Bilbao’s Williams racially abused during Espanyol draw
• Bundesliga leaders Leipzig’s 13-game unbeaten run ends

The Valencia striker Maxi Gómez scored once and helped produce an own-goal to beat Barcelona 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday.

The loss was the first for Barcelona in three matches under new head coach, Quique Setién, who was hired to replace Ernesto Valverde this week.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/25/valencia-defeat-barcelona-leipzig-lose-eintracht-frankfurt

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