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Real Madrid booked a Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona after beating city rivals Atletico Madrid on Thursday, with early goals from Federico Valverde and Rodrygo either side of halftime setting them on course for victory, Reuters reported. 

Xabi Alonso's side will face Barca on Sunday in Jeddah in a repeat of last year's final, which their bitter rivals won, after the Catalans eased past Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.

Real Madrid struck 75 seconds into the game when captain Valverde unleashed a powerful free kick from 25 yards out into the top corner, with goalkeeper Jan Oblak only able to get a faint touch, according to Reuters. 

Arsenal missed the chance to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League in a turgid 0-0 draw with champions Liverpool at a rain-drenched Emirates Stadium on Jan 8, Reuters reported. 

Mikel Arteta’s side had won seven successive home league games and were expected to take advantage of title rivals dropping points but were subdued against a Liverpool side who extended their unbeaten league run to nine games.

Injury-hit Liverpool began slowly but grew in stature and came closest to breaking the deadlock when Conor Bradley struck the crossbar in the first half, according to Reuters. 

Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of the Serie A standings with a 2-0 win at Parma on Wednesday, with Federico Dimarco and Marcus Thuram netting the goals to claim all three points in heavy fog at the Stadio Ennio Tardini, Reuters reported. 

Inter moved to 42 points, four ahead of both AC Milan, who host Genoa on Thursday, and Napoli who were held to a 2-2 draw by Hellas Verona earlier on Wednesday. Parma are 15th in the standings on 18 points.

Parma were pinned back into their own half from the off as Inter created early chances, with Francesco Pio Esposito's header failing to trouble Parma keeper Edoardo Corvi, according to Reuters. 

Arsenal's Premier League title prospects were enhanced without them even kicking a ball on Wednesday as their closest challengers Manchester City and Aston Villa both dropped points, Reuters reported. 

Erling Haaland scored his 150th goal for City as he put them in front against Brighton and Hove Albion from the penalty spot but Kaoru Mitoma equalised for the visitors on the hour with the game finishing 1-1.

It was the third successive draw for stuttering City who were held by Sunderland on New Year's Day and by Chelsea at the weekend when they also conceded an equaliser, according to Reuters.