The weekend of February 7, 2026 delivered drama across Europe's top five football leagues, with Barcelona's 3-0 victory over Mallorca overshadowed by a controversial penalty decision that has reignited debate about VAR consistency in La Liga. Meanwhile, Arsenal extended their Premier League lead, Borussia Dortmund secured a crucial away win, and Napoli survived a red card to claim victory in Serie A.
In Spain, Barcelona cruised to a 3-0 home win against Mallorca at Camp Nou, with Robert Lewandowski opening the scoring before Lamine Yamal added a stunning long-range strike and Marc Bernal completed the rout with his first career goal. However, the match was marred by what many observers called a clear penalty denial when Yamal was fouled by Johan Mojica inside the box, with both the referee and VAR inexplicably ignoring the incident. The victory temporarily extends Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga to four points.
The Premier League saw Arsenal consolidate their position at the summit with a commanding 3-0 win over Sunderland at the Emirates, while Manchester United defeated Tottenham 2-0 at Old Trafford. Chelsea won 3-1 away at Wolves, and Brentford shocked Newcastle with a 3-2 victory at St James' Park. West Ham claimed a 2-0 win at Burnley, Fulham edged Everton 2-1, while Bournemouth and Aston Villa shared the points in a 1-1 draw.
In the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund secured a vital 2-1 away victory at Wolfsburg to keep their title hopes alive, while defending champions Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 1-1 draw at Borussia Monchengladbach. St Pauli stunned Stuttgart 2-1 at home, Hamburg won 2-0 at Heidenheim, Mainz defeated Augsburg 2-0, and Freiburg edged Werder Bremen 1-0.
Serie A produced late drama as Napoli came from behind to beat Genoa 3-2 despite being reduced to ten men. Rasmus Hojlund scored twice including a 95th-minute penalty winner after Juan Jesus had been sent off. Scott McTominay also found the net but was forced off at halftime with a muscular injury. The result keeps Napoli in third place and maintains pressure on the Milan clubs at the top.
In Ligue 1, Lens defeated Stade Rennais 3-1 while Brest won 2-0 against Lorient. The marquee fixture of the weekend comes on Sunday when Paris Saint-Germain host bitter rivals Marseille in Le Classique, with both teams looking to close the gap on league leaders Monaco.
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