Top 5 stories of the day: 🥐 Painful draw, fiery derby, controversy...

The month of December kicks off with a fragile Real Madrid, a happy Barcelona, and many news stories you can't miss.

To that end, we bring you up to speed.

Painful Draw for Real Madrid

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The Whites drew against Girona (1-1) and dropped points again. Xabi Alonso's team isn't leaving the best impressions, and there's ongoing "buzz" around the coach.

Goals by Ounahi and Mbappé made the difference. Meanwhile, Real Madrid is upset about a possible penalty on Rodrygo.

Meanwhile, Barça smiles as the new leader of La Liga.

A Heated Derby

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The Seville derby was won by Betis, who triumphed 0-2 at the Sánchez Pizjuán thanks to goals from Pablo Fornals and Sergi Altimira.

The Verdiblancos arrived with the absences of Sofyan Amrabat, Isco, and Antony, but still won on rival ground in a match heavily affected by a temporary suspension.

With only a few minutes left, Sevilla ultras began throwing bottles at Betis players, prompting referee José Luis Munuera Montero to halt the match for several minutes.

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After resuming, the match concluded, unleashing Verdiblanca joy.

A Controversial Derby

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The leader, Arsenal, faced the second, Chelsea, in England, and the match ended 1-1 with goals from Chalobah and Mikel Merino.

The match was controversial because Moisés Caicedo was rightly sent off for a stomp on Mikel Merino, but the referee didn't do the same for an elbow by Piero Hincapié that could have cost him a red card. Hence, this cover from the Daily Star.

Despite being down to ten men, the 'blues' managed to secure a draw that keeps them in the fight to win the Premier League.

Julián Calero, Dismissed

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Levante announced on Sunday morning that they are parting ways with their coach, Julián Calero, who will say goodbye this Monday in a press conference (12:00).

For now, Atlético Levante's coach, Álvaro Del Moral, and club legend Vicente Iborra take the reins of the team. Meanwhile, there's talk of Luis García Plaza's return.

A Thrilling Serie A

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Serie A is extremely close, as shown by the standings. After Roma went into the last matchday as leaders, they lost to Napoli and are now fourth!

Milan and Inter did their homework. Bologna plays today against Cremonese and could also be just one point from the lead.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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