PSG beat Toulouse; remain unbeaten in Ligue 1 BY Reuters Sat Feb 15 2025 22:48:41 - Fabián Ruiz - 52' PSG remain unbeaten in Ligue 1 with win at Toulouse Fabián Ruiz's second-half strike secured a 1-0 win for Paris Saint-Germain at Toulouse on Saturday, extending the visitors' unbeaten run as well as their lead at the top of Ligue 1. PSG, who have not lost in the league all season, top the table with 56 points from 22 games, 10 ahead of second-placed Marseille. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Lee Kang-in, Désiré Doué and Lucas Hernández all had chances to break the deadlock in the first half as Toulouse struggled to find their rhythm. The visitors finally found the net seven minutes after the break when Willian Pacho's header hit the crossbar and the rebound fell to Fabian Ruiz, who slotted home from close range. PSG, who won the first leg of their Champions League tie against Brest 3-0 on Tuesday, will meet their French opponents again on Wednesday in the return. Game Information - Referees: - Willy Delajod Link to the original article Ancelotti: 'There's a problem' with LaLiga refs BY Alex Kirkland and Rodrigo Faez Sat Feb 15 2025 22:02:51 Carlo Ancelotti said that "there's a problem" with LaLiga referees after Jude Bellingham was sent off in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw at Osasuna on Saturday. Madrid were leading 1-0 after Kylian Mbappé's opener when Bellingham was sent off in the 39th minute at El Sadar, with Ancelotti blaming a translation error from the referee for the midfielder's dismissal. The hosts then levelled in the second half, thanks to a Ante Budimir penalty awarded after a VAR check on Eduardo Camavinga's challenge on the forward, as Madrid dropped two more points in the title race. "In a football sense, we started well and ended well, with one player fewer," Ancelotti said in his post-match news conference. "In our last three games, things have happened that everybody has seen. But I don't want to say anything more about that, because I want to be sat on the bench for the next match." Madrid's draw at Osasuna follows another 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid a week earlier -- when Atlético were also awarded a penalty after a VAR check -- and before that, a 1-0 defeat at Espanyol, after which Madrid sent a formal complaint on the referee's performance to the Spanish football federation. "Everyone has seen it," Ancelotti said, when asked to expand on his comments. "In the last three games, the VAR has looked at things in our penalty area, and not in the other box. There were two or three things he should have looked at, and didn't. "I think there's a problem [with referees]. In the last three games something has happened that shouldn't have happened. We have to keep fighting, playing well, and that's what we'll try to do." Madrid have frequently voiced complaints about refereeing decisions, and their open letter to the federation earlier this month described the system as "completely discredited" and subject to "manipulation and adulteration." Other LaLiga clubs condemned the letter, with the league filing a complaint of their own over Madrid's claims. Link to the original article Bayern keep 8pt lead after draw with Leverkusen BY Reuters Sat Feb 15 2025 19:49:10 Bayern keep 8 point lead atop Bundesliga after Leverkusen draw Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich had to survive some relentless pressing from champions Bayer Leverkusen to escape with a 0-0 draw in their top-of-the-table clash on Saturday and maintain their eight-point advantage at the summit. Leverkusen, in second place and desperate to cut Bayern's lead, completely outplayed the visitors in the first half, with their high pressing game wreaking havoc in the Bayern defence. The hosts twice hit the woodwork through Jeremie Frimpong and Nathan Tella, with Florian Wirtz orchestrating almost every attack that kept their opponents pinned in their own half. It was much of the same after the break, with Leverkusen pressing high and the Bavarians, who did not have a single effort towards goal for more than 70 minutes, working overtim