Former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson made his Ajax debut as the Amsterdam outfit held Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven to a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
The England international, who moved to the Netherlands last month after cutting short his controversial stint in Saudi Arabia, played the full 90 minutes for John van ‘t Schip’s side.
Ajax, who trail the runaway leaders by 21 points, struck first through Steven Berghuis but were pegged back by a Luuk de Jong equaliser.
Girona missed the chance to reclaim top spot in LaLiga as they were held to a goalless draw by Real Sociedad.
Loved every second of that. Lots of positives to take. On to the next one ❌❌❌ pic.twitter.com/y4cuY5Qj99
— Jordan Henderson (@JHenderson) February 3, 2024
Victory over sixth-placed Sociedad would have taken the Catalan surprise package back above Real Madrid at the summit but they were unable to break down their visitors in a stalemate at the Estadi Montilivi.
The result gives Madrid the chance to move four points clear when they take on city rivals Atletico at the Bernabeu on Sunday.
Third-placed Barcelona gained ground as they won 3-1 at Alaves despite the sending off of Vitor Roque.
Goals from Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan put Barca in control. Samu Omorodion pulled one back but Roque settled the contest just after the hour before he was later dismissed for two bookable offences.
🏁 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟-𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘🔴⚪️ #GironaRealSociedad pic.twitter.com/ve6l0kRpPJ
— Girona FC (@GironaFC_Engl) February 3, 2024
Bottom side Almeria remain 11 points adrift of safety after losing 2-1 at Valencia but fellow strugglers Granada claimed a point with a 1-1 draw against Las Palmas.
Bayer Leverkusen maintained top spot in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win at bottom side Darmstadt but Bayern Munich, with Harry Kane again on the scoresheet, came from behind to keep up the pressure.
Nigeria international Nathan Tella scored in each half for Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten leaders Leverkusen but Bayern stayed within two points as they recovered from a slow start to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1.
Nico Elvedi put Monchengladbach ahead at the Allianz Arena but Aleksandar Pavlovic levelled and Kane headed Bayern in front with his 24th league goal of the season before Matthijs de Ligt wrapped up the points.
Third-placed Stuttgart scored twice in the first seven minutes, through Deniz Undav and Chris Fuhrich, on their way to a 3-1 win at 10-man Freiburg. Maximilian Mittelstadt claimed their third after the sending off of Merlin Rohl.
🗞️ ICYMI: A five-goal thriller in Frosinone 👉 https://t.co/VpUzmjHNip
🗞️ Un'altra rimonta, un'altra partita da rivivere con il nostro match report 👉 https://t.co/yxFUhax6Hh#FrosinoneMilan #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/Y5qCWZLneq
— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 3, 2024
AC Milan scored twice in the final 18 minutes to cut the gap to second-placed Juventus in Serie A to four points with a 3-2 win at Frosinone.
Luca Mazzitelli had given the home side a 2-1 lead after the hour but Matteo Gabbia levelled and Luka Jovic won it for Milan nine minutes from time.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for Milan in the first half but Matias Soule replied from the penalty spot.
Struggling Empoli claimed a point with a 0-0 draw at home to Genoa while the clash between Udinese and Monza also ended in a goalless stalemate. Bologna beat Sassuolo 4-2 in the day’s late game.
In Ligue 1, Rennes won 2-1 at Montpellier and Lens claimed a 1-0 win at Nantes.