Callum Hudson-Odoi found the net for the first time for Bayer Leverkusen in a dramatic Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid. In an entertaining match, Hudson-Odoi put Leverkusen 2-1 up just before the half-hour mark, with his deflected shot beating the goalkeeper after Atletico had given the ball away at the back.

However, the Spaniards equalised in the second half and a dramatic ending saw VAR award them a penalty after the final whistle, which was then saved, keeping Leverkusen’s chances of a Europa League spot alive.

Hudson-Odoi then came off the bench away at Leipzig in the Bundesliga on Saturday, as Leverkusen succumbed to a 2-0 defeat.

Romelu Lukaku scored on his return from injury for Inter Milan. The striker came off the bench in their Champions League group game at home against Viktoria Plzen for his first appearance since August, and put the icing on the cake in an emphatic victory.

It took the Belgian just four minutes to get his name on the scoresheet after being introduced late on, combining well with Joaquin Correa before finishing clinically to make the final score 4-0, a result which secured Inter’s place in the last 16. Lukaku then continued his comeback by featuring for the last 20 minutes of their 3-0 win over Sampdoria in Serie A, making his 100th appearance for the club.

A pair of late winning goals saw Ian Maatsen and Burnley go top of the Championship table by making it five victories in their last six games. First they hosted Norwich City in an even game last Tuesday, which was decided in their favour by an 82nd-minute penalty. The Clarets were at home again over the weekend, beating a Reading side featuring fellow Chelsea loanee Baba Rahman 2-1, thanks a dramatic goal in the fourth minute of added time.

An impressive performance by Nathan Baxter wasn’t enough for Hull City to prevent high-flying Blackburn Rovers recording their fourth consecutive win in the Championship. Baxter did well to deny Ben Brereton Diaz twice from close range and Sam Gallagher one-on-one with excellent saves, but in reality it was merely damage limitation, as Hull rarely threatened an equaliser after Blackburn had taken a first-half lead, seeing out a 1-0 win in comfort.

Lucas Bergstrom produced some important saves as Peterborough secured two home wins in a week to maintain their promotion push in League One. First the Posh had to come from behind against Accrington Stanley to win 3-1, with Bergstrom producing a brilliant stop to turn a close-range header onto the crossbar with his side leading by one.

Peterborough then hosted fierce rivals Cambridge United in the first league derby between the two sides in 21 years. The home side were gifted a narrow 1-0 lead when a corner bounced in off a defender’s shoulder and managed to hold it until the end, but they had Bergstrom to thank for beating away a Jack Taylor shot after his defenders had given the ball away in a dangerous area.

Goalkeeper Jamie Cumming and defender Henry Lawrence helped MK Dons keep back-to-back clean sheets. The first came in a big upset, when MK Dons ended their run of five straight league defeats by beating a Charlton Athletic side unbeaten in five 2-0, helped out by a second-half red card and penalty. The second was less eventful, with a 0-0 draw away at Cheltenham Town, the highlight being a fine low save by Cumming to secure that clean sheet.

Bryan Fiabema started for Forest Green Rovers as they secured a point away at Fleetwood, in a 1-1 draw, but was powerless to prevent them succumbing to a 2-0 defeat in their first-ever meeting with Barnsley, after coming off the bench for the last 20 minutes.

Jayden Wareham made his first league start for Leyton Orient and came close to opening the scoring as they hosted Gillingham in League Two. His effort only found the side-netting but they triumphed 2-0 regardless, making it 11 wins in a row to remain a point clear at the top of the table.

Ethan Ampadu thought he had set up a crucial equaliser for Spezia, but was hugely unlucky to end up on the losing side as they were beaten 2-1 by Fiorentina. The Welsh international knocked down a Kevin Agudelo cross for Gyasi Nzola to smash in a deserved goal from close range, after Spezia had been denied by a string of saves from the Fiorentina keeper. However, a VAR intervention to change a booking to a red card for Dimitrios Nikolaou saw Spezia reduced to 10 men before Fiorentina scored a last-minute winner from a rebound after a double-deflection and save.

Malang Sarr started for Monaco against Angers over the weekend, as they shifted to a back three, but was withdrawn at half-time in a tactical reshuffle before the home side went on to win the game 2-0 with a pair of second-half goals.