• Napoli, the undisputed leader of Italy’s A series, did not replace goalkeeper Alex Meretta in the starting line-up after defeating Turin’s “Juventus” (5:1) and in the 18th minute conceded at home against “Cremonese”, the bottom of the A series. In the first half, “Napoli” took the lead – Juan Jesus and Giovanni Simeone scored within three minutes, but they missed the victory in the 87th minute – the 19-year-old, substituted and “Roma” striker Félix Afena-Gyan scored, drawing 2:2.
• In overtime, “Napoli” won the majority, but could not pull out the victory and lost in penalty kicks – Slovakian Stanislavs Lobotka made the only mistake from both teams. “Cremonese” will next play against “Roma”.
• “Liverpool” continues to defend the FA Cup, which reached the fourth round or 1/16 final with the second round. Wolverhampton “Wanderers” failed to beat the bottom team of the Premier League at home (2:2), but won 1:0 in the away game.
• 19-year-old Harvey Elliott scored the only goal in the 13th minute with a great long shot. “Liverpool” made eight changes in the starting line-up after the defeat in Brighton (0:3) and ended a streak of three unbeaten games (0-1-2). Next, “Liverpool” will meet directly with the recent opponent “Brighton”.
• Real Sociedad of San Sebastián, the owner of the third place in LaLiga, became the first quarter-finalists of the King’s Cup of Spain, who defeated “Mallorca” 1:0 at home in the battle of the top league clubs and celebrated their eighth victory in a row. Robert Navarro scored the only goal in the 5th minute.
• Sevilla, who are having a terrible season and are only 18th in LaLiga, then beat second-tier Alaves 1-0 away. Ivan Rakitic scored at the start of the second half.
• “Liverpool” will go to Brighton again, while “Real Sociedad” and “Sevilla”
Italian Cup, 1/8 final
| The game | The result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|
| Inter – Parma (2) | 2:1 pag. | Martinez 88′ Acerbi 110′ – Juric 38′ |
| Milan – Turin | 0:1 page | Adopt 114′ |
| Fiorentina – Sampdoria | 1:0 (1:0) | Barak 25′ |
| Rome – Genoa (2) | 1:0 (0:0) | Diwali 64′ |
| Naples – Cremona | 2:2; 4:5 pen. | Žezuss 33′ Simeone 36′ – Pikels 18′ Afena-Gjans 87′ |
| Atalanta – Spice | 19.01. | |
| Lazio – Bologna | 19.01. | |
| Juventus – Monza | 19.01. |
Spanish Cup, 1/8 final
| The game | The result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|
| Real Sociedad – Majorca | 1:0 (1:0) | Navarro 5′ |
| Alaves (2) – Seville | 0:1 (0:0) | Rakitic 48′ |
| Gijon (2) – Valencia | 18.01. | |
| Athletic Bilbao – Espanyol | 18.01. | |
| Real Betis – Osasuna | 18.01. | |
| Levante (2) – Atletico Madrid | 18.01. | |
| Ceuta (3) – Barcelona | 19.01. | |
| Villarreal – Real Madrid | 19.01. |
FA Cup 3rd round, play-offs
| The game | The result | Goal scorers |
|---|---|---|
| West Brom (2) – Chesterfield (5) | 4:0 (1:0) | Swift 23′ Rogic 49′ Livermore 54′ Malcolm 90’+1 |
| Wigan Athletic (2) – Luton Town (2) | 1:2 (0:0) | Osgors 47′ – Vudrovs 50′ Adebajo 90’+8 |
| Wolverhampton – Liverpool | 0:1 (0:1) | Elliott 13′ |
| Swansea (2) – Bristol (2) | 1:2 pag. | Cooper 74′ – Sykes 62′ Bell 112′ |
| Forest Green Rovers (3) – Birmingham (2) | 1:2 (1:0) | Stevenson 8′ – Jutkiewicz 49′ Long 65′ |
| Leeds United – Cardiff (2) | 18.01. | |
| Accrington Stanley (5) – Boreham Wood (5) | 24.01. |
