Winners and Losers: Arsenal and Real Madrid suffer costly defeats as Inter impress

[p][a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bKrj6jFW4ojSfwKSOAi0y?si=7cDJZpVQQwmkbfZ2n_eh8g" target="_blank"][i][b]Listen to the article with Spotify.[/b][/i][/a][/p][h2]Winner: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gianniotis-andreas/t4Y5xi3l/"]Andreas Gianniotis[/a][/h2][p]It was a rare moment in Turkish football in the 28th round of the Super Lig when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kasimpasa/dOlaIG4l/"]Kasimpasa[/a] goalkeeper Gianniotis scored a spectacular goal against Kayserispor.[/p][p]In the 66th minute, the Greek goalkeeper cleared the ball powerfully from his own half, trying to set up his team-mates in attack. But the ball took a surprising trajectory: after hitting the turf near the opposition goal, it skimmed over goalkeeper Bilal Bayazit and into the net.[/p][embed guid="7891affc-645a-4d81-a313-0e2d6a5c3443" url="https://x.com/kasimpasa/status/2040464961659396165" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Loser: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mallorca/4jDQxrbf/"]Mallorca[/a] dramatically defeated Real Madrid [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mallorca-4jDQxrbf/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=0fPtXr1S"]2-1[/a], thanks to Vedat Muriqi's decisive late goal, a result that lifts the hosts out of the relegation zone and sets Real back in the title race.[/p][p]Madrid dominated and missed several chances and were punished before half-time through Morlanes' goal. Although Eder Militao equalised in the 88th minute, Mallorca struck in extra time through Muriqi to secure an important victory.[/p][p]It is only the second win in the last eight games for Mallorca and the first this season against a top-seven team, while Real Madrid, after breaking a run of five straight victories, fall seven points adrift in the title race.[/p][image alt="Top of LaLiga" id="9a5f3e86-5e06-43ad-9152-edbf859ceb12" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="99a9151e-64c3-4ce8-a0cc-b9cde408ad32" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][h2]Winner: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a][/h2][p]Leaders Inter Milan ran out emphatic [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/as-roma-zVqqL0ma/inter-Iw7eKK25/?mid=p6VnLWWO"]5-2[/a] winners over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]AS Roma[/a] after a spectacular match at the San Siro, marked by decisive moments from the opening whistle.[/p][p]Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring quickly from Marcus Thuram's pass, and after Gianluca Mancini equalised, the hosts went back in front just before half-time through Hakan Calhanoglu's spectacular long-range strike.[/p][p]The second half was clearly dominated by Inter: Martinez doubled the lead after a Thuram set-up, who also scored, and Nicolo Barella made it 5-1. Roma pulled one back through Lorenzo Pellegrini, but it did little to change the course of a game the hosts controlled.[/p][p]The win consolidates Inter's dominance in head-to-head encounters. Cristian Chivu's side have now won 10 of their last 12 head-to-head meetings, while Roma remain winless in their last five Serie A away matches.[/p][embed guid="ab52c1e0-4db9-4bab-a447-b5eb06ab0337" url="https://x.com/Inter_en/status/2040925000346038574" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Loser: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/southampton/WdKOwxDM/"]Southampton[/a] produced the surprise in the FA Cup quarter-finals, eliminating Arsenal [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"] 2-1[/a] to end a 14-match unbeaten run away from home for the Gunners. The hosts opened the scoring through Ross Stewart and Arsenal had several missed chances, including Max Dowman and Martin Odegaard.[/p][p]Key changes brought goals for Southampton: Viktor Gyokeres continued his international form with an accurate shot, before Shea Charles scored the winner. [/p][p]Coach Tonda Eckert became only the third club manager to win their first four FA Cup games, and Southampton go through to the semi-finals as Arsenal miss out on another chance at the trophy.[/p][embed guid="c6cff977-53f7-4451-a4fb-eb0683a6774a" url="https://x.com/EmiratesFACup/status/2040685872450826270" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Winner: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/messi-lionel/vgOOdZbd/"]Lionel Messi[/a][/h2][p]Messi scored at the opening of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter-miami/0AheRyBg/"]Inter Miami[/a]'s new stadium, but his side drew [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/austin-fc-IeT6JBE3/inter-miami-0AheRyBg/?mid=YV93HnO9"]2-2[/a] with Austin FC. The visitors opened the scoring quickly in the sixth minute through Guilherme Biro, but Messi levelled soon after with a header from Ian Fray's cross.[/p][p]Austin went back in front in the second half after a play that started from a Messi recovery and finished by Jayden Nelson.[/p][p]Inter Miami equalised in the 81st minute through Luis Suarez, who came on in the second half, scoring from close range after a Messi corner. Suarez scored again late on but the goal was disallowed for offside.[/p][embed guid="40877ec4-9e95-4fbe-8628-b46dd7948fc1" url="https://x.com/InterMiamiCF/status/2040833359979393164" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Loser: Luis Garcia[/h2][p]Luis Garcia Plaza's start in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sevilla/h8oAv4Ts/"]Sevilla[/a] dugout couldn't have been more difficult.[/p][p]The Spanish coach suffered defeat in his first official match, losing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/oviedo-SzYzw34K/sevilla-h8oAv4Ts/?mid=GKUBRMOk"]1-0[/a] away to Oviedo in a game that the Andalusians failed to deliver. More worrying than the result itself was the team's attacking performance, as Sevilla didn't manage a single shot on goal throughout the entire match.[/p][p]A devastating statistic, which makes Garcia Plaza the first club coach to start without a shot on target since at least the 2003/04 season. A wake-up call the new coach cannot afford to ignore.[/p][embed guid="284669ea-dde8-41d5-b257-b72165c99d6d" url="https://x.com/OptaJose/status/2040865421721587741" social-type="twitter" /]