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Dortmund, Bayern serve up thriller, mixed Madrid fortunes, Liverpool late show: Weekend review

Der Klassiker did not disappoint this weekend, but Barcelona certainly did. Elsewhere, the Simeone family had an up-and-down time of things, while Liverpool left it late and Man City were thankful for a player who almost left the club.

Here are Mark Ogden, Andrew Cesare Richardson and James Tyler with what you need to know from around Europe.

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Four talking points

Der Klassiker delivers drama as Bayern edge Dortmund

The Bundesliga's biggest game had the same result for the seventh straight time, but Bayern's latest win -- this time via a 3-2 scoreline -- only tells some of the story.