In a weekend of contrasting fortunes for the teams wearing black and white in Italy, Udinese ran riot in Sicily whilst Juve fell to a defeat, at the feet of a familiar face.
As the top four chase this season's title it seems that at least one of them has to slip up each weekend to keep things interesting. And last weekend was no different, as PSV opened up a gap on second placed Twente and FC Groningen left themselves just holding on to the top four.
The fact that last weekend’s draw between Barcelona and Sport Gijon was highlighted as one of the biggest upsets of the campaign so far, was perhaps the most telling sign yet that the race for the title has become... well anything but a race.
This week it was the turn of the chasers to slip up as wins for both PSV and Twente helped them pull away from the chasing pack, but keeps them level on points at the top of the Eredivisie with Eindhoven's superior goal difference being the only thing separating the two sides.
As a certain songwriter once said, these times they are a changin...
Even the most pessimistic of Liverpool fans can't have failed to get misty eyed about the managerial return of Kenny Daglish on January 8th. And so far the romantic reunion has lived up to expectations.