Cristiano Ronaldo sends Juventus nine points clear at the top of Serie A
Relive all the action from the Serie A fixture at the Allianz Stadium
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal and helped set up the second as Juventus extended their unbeaten start in Serie A with a 2-0 win over promoted SPAL on Saturday.
Ronaldo's latest goal was his ninth in Serie A, matching Genoa's Krzysztof Piatek in the race for the golden boot.
The goal came near the half-hour mark when Ronaldo beat everyone to redirect in a free kick from Miralem Pjanic.
In the 60th, Ronaldo's pull back on the counterattack set up a shot for Douglas Costa, whose effort was swatted into the path of Mario Mandzukic who scored from the rebound.
Juventus moved nine points ahead of second-place Napoli, who host Chievo Verona on Sunday.
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What time does it start?
Juventus vs SPAL kicks off at 5pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Eleven Sports 2 from 4:50pm.
Fans can also watch the match on Eleven Sports through iOS mobile and tablet apps as well as on Android mobiles.
Highlights will be shown at 3:30am on Eleven Sports 2.
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Cristiano Ronaldo: The 33-year-old has not played for Portugal since they were knocked out at the last 16 stage of the World Cup by Uruguay, but he has been a regular figure in the Juventus side this season. From 12 appearances, the former Real Madrid man has scored eight goals and registered five assists, including a first goal at the San Siro in the 2-0 win over AC Milan last time out. With tough fixtures against Inter Milan and Roma coming up, the Old Lady will require Ronaldo to keep his goalscoring form up against SPAL.
Form guide…
Juventus: DWWWLW
SPAL: LLWLLD
Odds…
Juventus to win: 1/8
SPAL to win: 19/1
Draw: 13/2
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Prediction...
Juventus 3-0 SPAL: Home win without too much fuss, you'd think.
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of a host of European football on this fine Saturday.
First up, it's Neymar-less PSG up against Toulouse. We'll also have Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus facing off against SPAL too.
And later on, the main event, Atletico Madrid hosting Barcelona at the Wanda Metropolitano.
We'll have all of it for you right here throughout the day.
Let's start with the team news from Paris shall we. As expected, no Mbappe or Neymar for the hosts.
If there is a goal this afternoon anything like Layvin Kurzawa's in this very fixture last season, well, we'll be in for something special won't we?
GOAL! PSG 1-0 Toulouse (Cavani 9')
That's nine goals in nine Ligue 1 games for Cavani. Angel di Maria cuts inside and after Baptiste Reynet fumbles the Argentine's shot, Cavani receives an Adrien Rabiot header, flicks the ball past Kelvin Amian before smashing in at the near post.
14 min: PSG 1-0 Toulouse
Francois Moubandje's wild strike from 35 yards is the closest the visitors have come to a response.
The hosts look very very comfortable but will be aware of the pace of the likes of former Bournemouth forward Max Gradel's.
19 min: PSG 1-0 Toulouse
Cavani heads home for what would be his second after a headed pass from Thiago Silva, but he is rightly flagged offside.
Some interesting attire from the injured Kylian Mbappe today....
Meanwhile, here is the team news from the 5pm kick-off at the Allianz Stadium where Juventus are taking on SPAL.
26 min: PSG 1-0 Toulouse
Bit of a pause here after a clash between Angel di Maria and Christopher Jullien. The game has gone into a bit of a lull but PSG still look in cruise control.
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