This weekend, the magic of the FA Cup was akin to the sorcery of an episode of "Stranger Things." It was an Upside Down in which the biggest teams in England's grandest division fell victim to -- or survived narrow escapes -- against seemingly no-hopers from the lower leagues.
In Germany, Borussia Dortmund weren't the beneficiaries of the patented "new manager bounce," with the Schwarzgelben falling in Niko Kovau010d's debut in the dugout.
Meanwhile in LaLiga, Barcelona took advantage of the stalemate in the Madrid derby on Saturday to close in on the league's leading pair with a victory that now sees the top three clubs in Spain separated by just two points.