LONDON, NOV 1: John Toshack's future as Real Madrid coach was in the balance yesterday after his team's 3-1 defeat by Derby rivals Atletico in the Spanish First Division.In Italy, Lazio's lead was cut to a point after Juventus beat Piacenza 1-0 thanks to a late penalty while Bayern Munich moved top of the Bundesliga courtesy of a 5-0 victory over VFL Wolfsburg.Leeds still lead the English Premier League after a 1-0 win over West Ham and Sunderland moved to third yesterday, beating Tottenham 2-1.ItalyAlessandro Del Piero converted a late penalty to give Juventus a 1-0 win over Piacenza on Sunday and cut Lazio's lead at the top of Serie A to a point.The Turin side have 17 points from eight matches, one behind Lazio, who needed a 90th minute equaliser to save their unbeaten record at Inter Milan on Saturday in a 1-1 draw.But AC Milan and AS Roma both missed the chance to gain ground on the leaders with disappointing draws.EnglandSunderland beat Tottenham 2-1 at the Stadiumof Light yesterday to leap to third in the English Premier League with two solid volleys from Irish striker Niall Quinn in the first half enough to wrap up the points.Manchester United continued their return to form following their midweek win at Croatia Zagreb with a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa. David Beckham set up goals for Paul Scholes and Andy Cole. Roy Keane scored the other.Chelsea crashed 3-1 to struggling Derby and Arsenal showed signs of a champions league hangover, drawing 0-0 with Bobby Robson's Newcastle.Leeds stayed top after their 11th win in the last 12 matches. Ian Harte got the goal that sank West Ham.SpainLeaders Barcelona crashed 2-1 at Deportivo Coruna and Real Madrid were toppled 3-1 at home to neighbours Atletico.Rayo Vellecano took advantage to go top with a 2-1 win at Valladolid, defender Carlos Llorens snatching the winner with seven minutes to go with a fierce left-foot drive.Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink of Atletico scored two goals to floor Realand put coach John Toshack's job in serious jeopardy.Barcelona went down to a double strike from another Dutchman, Roy Makaay.GermanyBrazilian Elber fired a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed VFL Wolfsburg 5-0 to go top of the Bundesliga.Elber scored in the 11th, 26th and 78th minutes, with Paraguayan Roque Santa Cruz netting in the 15th and Michael Wiesinger adding a fifth a minute before time.Bayern now head Borussia Dortmund, who drew 1-1 with Hamburg SV, on goal difference while Bayer Leverkusen, who could also have gone top with a victory, conceded a last-minute goal against TSV 1860 Munich to draw 1-1.FranceAJ Auxerre reclaimed top spot in the French First Division when they extended their perfect home record to seven victories by beating Montpellier 2-1.Strikers Steve Marlet and Stephane Guivarc'h, with his ninth goal of the season, scored in each half before former French international Patrice Loko pulled one back near the end.Auxerre have 26 points and agame in hand over second-placed Olympique Lyon, who are on 24 after being upset 2-0 at Sedan on Friday. Monaco, 3-0 winners at Nantes on Friday, are third on 23.NetherlandsDutch leading scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy netted twice yesterday to help PSV back to the top of the First Division with a 3-0 victory over AZ Alkmaar.The win took them two points clear of Ajax who suffered their first league defeat of the season on Friday at the hands of Roda JC Kerkrade.Mark Luypers scored in injury time to earn Roda a 2-1 victory, their first over the Amsterdam giants in 21 years.
