Winners and Losers: Arsenal and Real Madrid suffer costly defeats as Inter impress

From Inter's emphatic victory over Roma to a spectacular goal scored by Kasimpasa goalkeeper Andreas Gianniotis, Flashscore brings you the latest Winners and Losers column.

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Winner:?Andreas Gianniotis

It was a rare moment in Turkish football in the 28th round of the Super Lig when Kasimpasa goalkeeper Gianniotis scored a spectacular goal against Kayserispor.

In the 66th minute, the Greek goalkeeper cleared the ball powerfully from his own half, trying to set up his team-mates in attack. But the ball took a surprising trajectory: after hitting the turf near the opposition goal, it skimmed over goalkeeper Bilal Bayazit and into the net.

Loser:?Real Madrid

Mallorca dramatically defeated Real Madrid 2-1, thanks to Vedat Muriqi's decisive late goal, a result that lifts the hosts out of the relegation zone and sets Real back in the title race.

Madrid dominated and missed several chances and were punished before half-time through Morlanes' goal. Although Eder Militao equalised in the 88th minute, Mallorca struck in extra time through Muriqi to secure an important victory.

It is only the second win in the last eight games for Mallorca and the first this season against a top-seven team, while Real Madrid, after breaking a run of five straight victories, fall seven points adrift in the title race.

Winner: Inter Milan

Leaders Inter Milan ran out emphatic 5-2 winners over AS Roma after a spectacular match at the San Siro, marked by decisive moments from the opening whistle.

Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring quickly from Marcus Thuram's pass, and after Gianluca Mancini equalised, the hosts went back in front just before half-time through Hakan Calhanoglu's spectacular long-range strike.

The second half was clearly dominated by Inter: Martinez doubled the lead after a Thuram set-up, who also scored, and Nicolo Barella made it 5-1. Roma pulled one back through Lorenzo Pellegrini, but it did little to change the course of a game the hosts controlled.

The win consolidates Inter's dominance in head-to-head encounters. Cristian Chivu's side have now won 10 of their last 12 head-to-head meetings, while Roma remain winless in their last five Serie A away matches.

Loser:?Arsenal

Southampton produced the surprise in the FA Cup quarter-finals, eliminating Arsenal 2-1 to end a 14-match unbeaten run away from home for the Gunners. The hosts opened the scoring through Ross Stewart and Arsenal had several missed chances, including Max Dowman and Martin Odegaard.

Key changes brought goals for Southampton: Viktor Gyokeres continued his international form with an accurate shot, before Shea Charles scored the winner.?

Coach Tonda Eckert became only the third club manager to win their first four FA Cup games, and Southampton go through to the semi-finals as Arsenal miss out on another chance at the trophy.

Winner: Lionel Messi

Messi scored at the opening of Inter Miami's new stadium, but his side drew?2-2 with Austin FC. The visitors opened the scoring quickly in the sixth minute through Guilherme Biro, but Messi levelled soon after with a header from Ian Fray's cross.

Austin went back in front in the second half after a play that started from a Messi recovery and finished by Jayden Nelson.

Inter Miami equalised in the 81st minute through Luis Suarez, who came on in the second half, scoring from close range after a Messi corner. Suarez scored again late on but the goal was disallowed for offside.

Loser: Luis Garcia

Luis Garcia Plaza's start in the Sevilla dugout couldn't have been more difficult.

The Spanish coach suffered defeat in his first official match, losing 1-0 away to Oviedo in a game that the Andalusians failed to deliver. More worrying than the result itself was the team's attacking performance, as Sevilla didn't manage a single shot on goal throughout the entire match.

A devastating statistic, which makes Garcia Plaza the first club coach to start without a shot on target since at least the 2003/04 season. A wake-up call the new coach cannot afford to ignore.

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