In the early morning of March 5, Beijing time, the five major European leagues ended a number of key matches, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Bayern, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and other giants all played in this round, and several giant teams had their own sorrows and joys.
Paris Saint-Germain vs Nantes
Paris opened the game with a super-dominant finish, with Messi scoring and his own forward point to push the goal, and Nuno Mendes shot from a tight angle to create an own goal from Agaham. With two goals in hand, Paris once again exposed their defensive instability, with Blas pulling back a goal with a near-zero volley, followed by Morais equalising with a header from Ganag. In the second half, Kylian Mbappe crossed to assist Andreas Pereira's header and Kylian Mbappe turned around in stoppage time to win 4-2 in Paris. Mbappe surpassed Edinson Cavani with 201 goals to become the team's all-time top scorer. Messi, who scored one goal in this match, scored in five consecutive games for the first time in nearly two years, scoring the 799th goal of his career, bringing him to the 1,000-goal milestone of his club career. In addition, he has scored 30 goals and assisted 20 times this season, and for the 14th time in a single season, he has been involved in 50+ goals. Messi has scored 13 league goals and assisted 12 times this season, making him only two players in the top five leagues to be involved in producing 25+ league goals, the other being Haaland.
Atletico Madrid vs Sevilla
Atletico were completely in the round, the attacking end was bursting with firepower, and in the first half, Depay single-handedly pushed the goal, and then shot a world wave from outside the box to score twice, and Nesri grabbed a point in front of the goal to pull a goal back for Sevilla. In the second half, Atletico's attack was unabated, Griezmann shot the world wave from the box, Barrios assisted Carrasco's late push from the back point of the low cross, Griezmann assisted Morata with two consecutive shots to push an empty goal, Morata scored another goal in stoppage time, and finally, Atletico beat Sevilla 6-1 to move up to third place with 45 points, one point ahead of Real Sociedad.
FORENTINA VS AC MILAN
AC Milan, who have won four consecutive games in all competitions, away to 12th-placed Fiorentina, have failed to continue their good form, being pressed by the home side in the first half of the first half and goalkeeper Menion in a brave run to defuse the danger. Just before half-time, Milan's attack picked up slightly, with Giroud's volley from inside the box being saved and Messias' header flying overhead. Fiorentina continued to press in the second half, and in the first three minutes, Fikayo Tomori sent a foul in the box, and Gonzalez scored a penalty to give the home team the lead. In the second half, Icone headed straight at the ball, Dodo crossed from the right to assist Jovic's header, and in the last minute, Salemakorz assisted Te'o's burst from the left side of the penalty area, and in the end, Fiorentina won 2-1 at home to win three in a row, and AC Milan's four-game winning streak was ended.
Stuttgart vs Bayern
Thanks to Dortmund's win in this round, Bayern must win to return to the top of the table, with the firm belief of taking all three points, Bayern took the initiative to besiege in front, Musiala was blocked with consecutive dribbling shots in the box, and De Ligt knocked Stuttgart's goal with a long-range shot from a heavy cannon 2 minutes after the savior. In the second half, Bayern played a series of mercury-like passes, Mueller should send a wonderful pass in front of the box, and Schupomotin followed up with a single push. Bayern rotated to build up for the midweek Champions League, with Thomas taking the opportunity to cross and assist Perea's header to recover a goal, and Bayern won 2-1 and returned to the Bundesliga first place with 49 points on goal difference.
Wolves vs Tottenham
Against Wolves in the middle and lower rankings, Tottenham need only a win to open the gap with Newcastle United, but the team has not yet emerged from the shadow of the midweek loss to Sheffield United, and the game has created many good chances to score, in the first half, Boro's free-kick hit the crossbar and Son Heung-min hit the goal frame. In the second half, Wolves continued to create threatening attacks, Jimenez header was saved, Neves heavy artillery shot was blocked, in the 83rd minute, Jimenez volleyed outside the box was saved, Traore volleyed into the goal to score the killer goal, Tottenham lost 1-0 to Wolves suffered two consecutive defeats. With Newcastle United losing the game, Tottenham Hotspur are still four points ahead of Newcastle and fourth with 45 points, four points behind Manchester United, who are two games away. Wolves scored a valuable three points to move up to 13th.
Chelsea v Leeds United
Chelsea started the game aggressively, with Raheem Sterling's direct ball creating a great one-handed chance after successive crosses were parried, but Kai Havertz's shot was blocked by goalkeeper Merrier. Raheem Sterling's wide pass then created another chance for his team-mates, with Felix pushing a shot into the post. In the second half, Chilwell assisted Fofana's header from a corner kick and Chelsea won 1-0 over Leeds United to end a six-game winless run and three defeats in all competitions, the Blues' third victory since the World Cup and their second in 2023. Chelsea scored a goal in the game to equalise their all-February tally and break a goal drought of 396 minutes.
Arsenal v Bournemouth
It was supposed to be a one-sided game, but there was a lot of suspense, and the visiting team Bournemouth completed the blitzkrieg as soon as they started, and it took less than 10 seconds from the halfway kick-off to Billing's goal, which is the second fastest goal in Premier League history with 9.1 seconds. In the opening 10 minutes of the second half, Senesi scored a header from Senesi. Arsenal, who were trailing by two goals, fought back, Thomas received a ball assist to push the goal, Ben White received a cross from Nelson and volleyed, Nelson scored in the last minute of stoppage time, Arsenal chased three goals in a row to win 3-2. Arteta was a god substitution, with all three goals made by substitutes. According to statistics, Arsenal have scored 15 points from falling behind in the Premier League this season, ranking first in the league. Arsenal delivered 31 shots on goal, setting a new record for shots in a single Premier League game this season.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
Manchester City played a dominant game, with the opening consecutive attacks to suppress the away team, Foden front with the ball on the right flank with the ball inside cut through 4 people rushed into the small box to push the goal, Bernardo received Haaland penalty area line cross down the ground to shoot, Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2-0 at home, 58 points to secure 2nd place, Newcastle United suffered a 5-game winless game in all competitions, ranking 5th in the Premier League. Manchester City scored their 1,000th home goal in the Premier League, becoming the sixth team in Premier League history to reach the 1,000 goal milestone. Manchester City scored 29 consecutive goals against Newcastle, breaking the record held by Manchester United against Leicester City for the longest consecutive score against the same team. Foden has contributed four goals and one assist in the last three games, and Ederson has kept his 100th clean sheet in the Premier League.