Football PIX: Madrid lose; Bayern widen lead

Real Madrid lose at Betis to hand top spot back to Barca IMAGE: Real Betis' Cristian Tello scores their second goal Real Betis' Cristian Tello scores their second goal. Photograph: Marcelo Del......

PICS: Ronaldo strikes as Juventus extend Serie A lead

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo scores Juventus's first goal against Bologna during Saturday's Serie A match, at Allianz Stadium, in Turin, Italy. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo......

PIX: World Champions France held to a draw; Spain crush Wales

World champions France escaped with a 2-2 draw against Iceland in a friendly, while Spain crushed Wales 4-1 and Argentina routed Iraq 4-0.Sweden held Russia to a 0-0 draw in their Nations League......

PIX: Bayern thumped at home; Dortmund top Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund stayed top of the Bundesliga by beating Augsburg 4-3, while titleholders Bayern Munich were thumped 3-0 at home by Borussia Moenchengladbach. IMAGE: Bayern Munich's Robert......

Why Nordics must ignore criticism of defensive football

'It's about playing to your strengths and trying to win' 'We play our way and it's brought us success. People can have their opinion about it, but we really don't care' IMAGE: Iceland's Albert......