Despite it being the first weekend after the devasting earthquake in Italy, there is trouble at the Rome derby

There is also discontent on the pitch where several players and both managers are sent off during the course of the game

Lazio eventually emerge victorious over Roma with Swiss defender Stephan Lichtsteiner getting among the scorers in the 4-2 win

Leaders Inter Milan find themselves 2-0 up against Palermo thanks to Mario Balotelli's strike and a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty

Despite having to see them concede goals and settle for a 2-2 draw, Jose Mourinho's side extend their lead at the top to 10 points

This is because second placed Juventus slip up on their visit to Genoa despite a late equaliser from Vincenzo Iaquinta

The striker's 84th-minute goal looks like being enough for a point until Raffaele Palladino scores even later to secure a 3-2 win

Elsewhere, a solitary goal from Dutch veteran midfielder Clarence Seedorf is enough for AC Milan to clinch a 1-0 at Chievo to stay third

In Germany, table topping Wolfsburg keep their good results going with a 2-1 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach

Bayern Munich put their midweek thrashing by Barcelona behind them by handing out a 4-0 drubbing to Eintracht Frankfurt to go second

Martin Jol's Hamburg side drop to third after conceding a Mario Gomez goal deep into injury time to lose 1-0 at Stuttgart

Poor form continues to blight former leaders Hertha Berlin who fall five points adrift of title pace with a 2-0 defeat at Hannover 96

Andres Iniesta's strike and a Nasief Morris own goal see Barcelona beat Recreativo Huelva 2-0 to stay top in Spain

Raul opens the scoring against Valladolid as Real Madrid win 2-0 in front of a watching David Beckham at the Bernabeu

Arsenal's Champions League opponents Villarreal suffer a 2-0 defeat to Malaga and also lose influential midfielder Marcos Senna to injury

Goals from Fernando Menegazzo and Wendel help Bordeaux win 2-0 at Auxerre as they move ahead of Lyon at the top of the French league

However, they drop back down again when a brace from Taye Taiwo helps Marseille to a 4-1 over Grenoble

After giving away a goal at Man Utd on Tuesday, Bruno Alves scores for Porto as they beat Amadora 3-0 to stay top in Portugal

Trouble at Lyon - chasing an eighth consecutive title the leaders stumble to a 2-2 draw with Monaco

Lyon need a late acrobatic equaliser from Frederic Piquionne to salvage a draw, but the champions now trail Marseille

Getafe grind out an impressive 1-0 win at Sevilla to boost their survival chances