Colombian striker Radamel Falcao scored twice as Monaco thrashed Bastia 5-0 to move top of Ligue 1 Saturday, while French champion Paris Saint-Germain crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat at Montpellier. However, the day's action in France was scarred when the game between Metz and Lyon was abandoned after Portuguese goalkeeper Anthony Lopes was hit by a firecracker, prompting fears that the Lyon star may have lost his hearing. PSG's five-match winning run in the league was ended in stunning fashion by Montpellier as the 2011-12 champions struck just before half-time through Paul Lasne with Ellyes Skhiri adding a second shortly after the break. Ryad Boudebouz capped a remarkable afternoon at the Stade de la Mosson with a terrific individual goal 10 minutes from time as Unai Emery's PSG remained a point behind both Monaco and Nice. Guingamp climbed into fourth after a 2-0 win over second-bottom Nantes. Leipzig reamins top RB Leipzig again knocked Bayern Munich from top spot in the Bundesliga table Saturday as its 2-1 win at home to Schalke 04 left it three points clear. Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern had regained the lead with a 3-1 win at Mainz Friday night, but Leipzig replaced it less than 24 hours later. Bayern and Leipzig are set to meet at Munich's Allianz Arena on Dec. 21 in a mouth-watering pre-Christmas showdown. A second-half own-goal from Schalke's Bosnia international Sead Kolasinac sealed Leipzig's win, its 10 league victory, extending its record unbeaten run to 13 matches in its first Bundesliga season. Kashima Antlers bag 8th J-League title Kashima Antlers earned their J-League title by beating Urawa Reds 2-1 in the second leg of the final Saturday. Antlers lost the first leg 1-0 Tuesday but clinched the title on the away goals rule after the final finished 2-2 on aggregate. Shinzo Koroki put Urawa ahead with a right-footed volley in the seventh minute but Mu Kanezaki equalized with a header for the visitors five minutes before the break. Kanezaki sealed the win with 11 minutes remaining when he scored from the penalty spot after Urawa defender Tomoaki Makino took down substitute Yuma Suzuki. In the regular season, Kashima was third, 15 points behind Urawa. The result also secured Kashima a place in the Club World Cup in Japan next week.
