Gonzalo Higuain struck again with a trademark goal to give Serie A leader Juventus a 1-0 win over AS Roma in a tense top-of-the-table match which put it seven points clear Saturday. The Argentine's 10th goal of the season and his third in the last two games gave Juve its 25th successive home league win and put it on course for a sixth successive Serie A title. Roma, forced to chase the game after Higuain struck in the 14th minute, had long periods of possession which it failed to turn into real chances and now faces another long chase after the Turin side. With one match to go before the Christmas break, Juventus has 42 points from 17 games, followed by Roma on 35 and AC Milan on 33 after it was held 0-0 at home by Atalanta. Empoli, which had failed to score in 13 games this season, beat Cagliari 2-0 in a match which pitted the league's worst attack against its leakiest defense. Brace by Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic was again at his irrepressible best with another double earning Jose Mourinho's increasingly confident Manchester United a 2-0 win at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League Saturday. The 35-year-old Swede told the TV cameras beforehand that he felt as sprightly as a 20-year-old kid before going out and silencing the Hawthorns within five minutes when nodding home Jesse Lingard's superb half-volleyed cross. Wayne Rooney was denied the chance to equal Bobby Charlton's all-time United record of 249 goals when his 23rd-minute shot was tipped brilliantly on to the bar by Ben Foster. Ibrahimovic sealed the win in the 56th minute. It was the first time since the start of the season that sixth-placed United had strung together four wins in a row and it thrust it on to the same points total as Tottenham Hotspur which is fifth. Sevilla second A stunning four-goal blitz in 10 minutes allowed Sevilla to leapfrog Barcelona into second in La Liga Saturday as Luciano Vietto scored twice in a 4-1 win over Malaga. Atletico Madrid registered a first win in four games as Saul Niguez's excellent 25-yard strike earned a nervy 1-0 victory against Las Palmas. However, Atletico end the year in sixth after wins for Villarreal and Real Sociedad at Sporting Gijon and Granada respectively maintained its one-point lead over Diego Simeone's men. Sevilla edges a point ahead of Barca and to within five of league leader Real Madrid. PSG shocked at Guingamp French title favorite Paris Saint Germain slumped to a 2-1 loss at Guingamp Saturday to stay four points adrift of leader Monaco and make it just one point in its past three games. The win delighted Guingamp counterpart Kombouare, who PSG sacked five years ago to make way for Carlo Ancelotti even though it was top of the table at the time. The big-spenders lost out to Montpellier that season but has dominated the league ever since. Nice tops the table with 40 points from 17 games. Monaco is second a point off the pace with PSG three points behind them.
