Having scored a goal for Rayo Vallecano, Nobel Mendy was the standout Senegalese player of the weekend. The starting defender capped his team's resounding 3-0 victory over Atlético Madrid by scoring the third goal in the 76th minute.

France

The overview begins in French Ligue 1 with the 22nd matchday. Without Ibrahim Mbaye, who remained on the bench, Paris Saint-Germain lost in Rennes (3-1).

At the Louis-II stadium, AS Monaco, with Lamine Camara in the starting lineup and Krépin Diatta coming on in the 76th minute, beat Nantes (3-1).

Paris FC, with Moustapha Mbow coming on in the 74th minute, suffered a heavy home defeat against RC Lens (0-5). Abdallah Sima, who entered the game in stoppage time (90+1), contributed to Lens' attacking onslaught.

Thanks to a brace from Issa Soumaré, Le Havre beat Pape Demba Diop's Toulouse (2-1). For Le Havre, Mort Diaw and Rassoul Ndiaye were substituted in the 46th and 90+5 minutes respectively, while Arouna Sanganté was sent off in the 2nd minute.

In Ligue 2, FC Lorient, with Bamba Dieng starting before giving way to Sambou Soumano, won against Angers (2-0).

FC Metz, with Habib Diallo as captain, lost at home against Auxerre (1-3).

At Groupama Stadium, Olympique Lyonnais, with Moussa Niakhaté, dominated Nice, with Antoine Mendy and Yehvann Diouf remaining on the bench (2-0).

England

In the FA Cup round of 32, Mamadou Sarr made his second consecutive start for Chelsea FC, who were the big winners against Hull City (4-0).

Habib Diarra scored a penalty, securing qualification for Sunderland against Oxford United (1-0).

Spain

In the 24th round of La Liga, Rayo Vallecano outclassed Atlético Madrid (3-0). Nobel Mendy started the match and scored the third goal. Pathé Ciss was absent.

Villarreal CF, with Pape Guèye, lost to Getafe (2-1).

Italy

In Serie A (25th matchday), Lazio, with Boulaye Dia coming on in the 80th minute, lost to Atalanta (0-2).

Idrissa Gana Guèye, who came on in the 86th minute, could not prevent Udinese's defeat against Sassuolo (1-2).

Parma, without Abdoulaye Niakhaté Ndiaye, beat Hellas Verona with Cheikh Tidiane Niasse (2-1).

Cremonese, without Mikayil Ngor Faye, were held to a draw by Genoa (0-0).

Türkiye

On the 22nd day, Galatasaray, without Ismaël Jakobs who remained on the bench, largely dominated Eyüpspor (5-1).

Starting the match, Chérif Ndiaye could not prevent Samsunspor's defeat against Antalyaspor (3-1).

Belgium

In Jupiler Pro League (25th matchday), RSC Anderlecht, with Ilay Camara coming on in the 54th minute, were held to a draw by RAAL La Louvière (0-0).

In the weekend's big match, Union Saint-Gilloise, without Ousseynou Niang, snatched a point from Standard Liège (1-1).

Saudi Arabia

For the 22nd day, Al Ahli Saudi, with Édouard Mendy as captain, won on the field of Al Shabab (5-2).

Providing the decisive assist for Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané contributed to Al Nassr's victory against Al Fateh (2-0).

Finally, Al Hilal, with Kalidou Koulibaly in the starting lineup, dominated Al Ettifaq (2-0).