Man United

ESPN correspondents Julien Laurens, Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and Luis Miguel Echegaray break down the most interesting and important stuff you need to know ...

[Girona](/soccer/team?id=9812), [Getafe](/soccer/team?id=2922) and Atletico given that they've been without one of the best goal scorers on the planet, [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski). And it's not going to get easier anytime soon: next up it's a trip to the Bernabeu to play [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86). [Bruno Fernandes](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/124091/Bruno-Fernandes)' whipped cross from the right was inviting a touch and Fred did it with a bit of flair -- flicking the ball into the net and making a superb bit of skill look casual. [Roma](/soccer/team/_/id/104), they were 2-0 up with three minutes to go and they drew 2-2. There was still work to do for the Japanese winger, however, as [Alisson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196876/Alisson) was rightly in place, ready to react. The pressure on [Thomas Muller](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/123465/Thomas-Müller) & Co. 8, a 1-0 win at [Valencia](/soccer/team?id=94) on Oct. Coming after a 1-0 Copa del Rey victory over [Real Sociedad](/soccer/team?id=89) and a 1-0 win over [Getafe](/soccer/team?id=2922), this was the first time in 43 years that Barca have won three consecutive games by that scoreline. [Southampton](/soccer/team?id=376) are rock bottom of the Premier League table and manager Nathan Jones is trying to kick-start a survival bid in the cups. Tony Tapalovic, the goalkeeping coach and [Manuel Neuer](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/84774/Manuel-Neuer)'s best friend, was let go last week in a power move from Nagelsmann. [Serge Gnabry](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/178980/Serge-Gnabry) was reprimanded and benched [for going to the Paris Fashion Week on his day off](/soccer/bayern-munich-gerbayern_munich/story/4862401/serge-gnabry-dropped-to-bayern-munich-bench-over-fashion-trip-fallout). [Germany](/soccer/team?id=481)?