Domestic action 1/16/11.

Well, first off, in Italy, Lazio edged out Sampdoria thanks to an 84th minute goal from Libor Kozak. Juventus were likewise able to edge out their opponents, winning 2-1 over Bari. Juventus' Alessandro Del Piero opened the scoring two minutes before the break while Gergely Rudolf brought Bari level in the 57th minute. Alberto Aquilani was the man who got Juventus the three points with his strike in the 79th minute. Cagliari and Brescia were other successful hosts as they beat Palermo and Parma respectively 3-1 and 2-0. Francesco Bega and Alessandro Diamanti were on the scoring sheet for Brescia in their victory while Alessandro Matri and Davide Biondini scored for Cagliari as Antonio Nocerino of Palermo scored an own-goal. Javier Pastore was the only Palermo player to score in the correct goal. Catania and Chievo tied 1-1 with a Maxi Lopez penalty kick conversion opening the scoring account. Sergio Pellissier was the man who replied for Chievo, in the 65th minute. Finally, for visiting teams who found success: Udinese defeated Genoa at Genoa 4-2 in a very exciting match which was kick started by Pablo Armero's 27th minute goal which put the away side ahead. Omar Milanetto equalised in the first minute of stoppage time of the first half for Genoa to put the sides level for the break. Antonio Di Natale put Udinese back in the lead with a 56th minute strike, but another equalising goal, by Mattia Destro, came in the next minute. This, however, was the last for Genoa as Alexis Sanchez and German Denis each scored one for Udinese to make it 4-2 at the end of the match. Roma were also successful away from home, albeit very luckily, winning 1-0 against Cesena thanks to an own goal from Maximiliano Pellegrino in the 89th minute. As I write this, Lecce are tied with AC Milan, 1-1, thanks to a strike from Zlatan Ibrahimovic which put AC Milan ahead before Ruben Olivera equalised in the 82nd. North in Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt lost quite handily to Hannover thanks to two first half goals, from Mohammed Abdellaoue in the 15th and Christian Schulz in the 21st, and a second half goal by Didier Ya Konan in the 89th. The other German game, between Kaiserslautern and Koln, finished 1-1. Both sides were playing well, but Lukas Podolski couldn't be stopped in the 29th minute when he opened the scoring emphatically. The Red Devils then lost Srdjan Lakic in the 39th to a red card, narrowing down their offensive capabilities. Nonetheless, Jan Moravek stepped up to the plate and slotted home in the 51st to level the two sides and salvage something from the game. In England, level scorelines were the name of the game as Tottenham played out a goalless draw with Manchester United, who still remain undefeated, while Birmingham tied with Aston Villa 1-1 with goals from Roger Johnson and James Collin for the respective sides. Sunderland and Newcastle tied as well, with Kevin Nolan scoring for the visitors in the 52nd before Sunderland's Asamoah Gyan equalised in the fourth minute of stoppage time in the second half. Finally, the big match between Liverpool and Everton also ended in a tie as Raul Meireles and Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool while Sylvain Distin and Jermaine Beckford scored for Everton. Back to mainland Europe, Spain saw both of its big two play today. It truly was a big day though as Almeria somehow managed to draw with Real Madrid, even going so far as to open the scoring in the 60th minute thanks to the efforts of Ulloa. Real eventually equalised, but that isn't the kind of result they want when they are already playing catch-up with Barcelona, who currently lead Malaga 4-1. Andres Iniesta scored very early, in the 8th minute, before David Villa added another ten minutes later. Pedro Rodriguez then added a third in the 36th to make things 3-0. But Duda brought Malaga one back with a strike in the 68th. David Villa made light work of that though, scoring a second with just about 15 minutes to go. Finally, Valencia defeated Deportivo 2-0 today, with goals from Jeremy Mathieu and Pablo Hernandez. Quickly, in the Portuguese League, Maritimo beat Vitoria 4-2; Porto maintained dominance as they defeated Naval 1 Maio 3-1; Nacional edged out Rio Ave 1-0; Beira-Mar thrashed Leiria 3-0, while Benfica currently lead Academica 1-0 in their game.