ADEL Taarabt scored his fourth league goal in AC Milan colours, as the Rossoneri thrashed Livorno in Serie A this weekend.





Taarabt notched Milan’s second goal in their 3-0 win, firing home Mario Balotelli’s through ball at the San Siro.





The victory lifted Milan into seventh place in the Italian top-flight.





Elsewhere in Europe, Stephane Mbia was amongst the goals as Spanish side Sevilla thumped Granada 4-0.





The Cameroon international slotted home from the edge of the six-yard box, as Unai Emery’s side consolidated fifth place in the Primera Liga.





Also in Spain, Esteban Granero – having returned from an ACL injury earlier this month – was an unused substitute in Real Sociedad’s 2-1 win versus Espanyol. They jumped up to sixth with the victory.





Ji-Sung Park was also an unused sub as PSV Eindhoven lost 2-0 to in-form Feyernoord in Holland. The result left PSV in fifth place in the Eredivisie.





In the Premier League, Loic Remy returned from injury, entering the fray as a 40th minute substitute in Newcastle United’s 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City.





In the Football League, Michael Doughty's Stevenage side succumbed to a 3-1 defeat to Bristol City at home, resulting in relegation from League One.





Only a victory would have kept alive Boro's slim hopes of avoiding the drop, but City's superior quality in the final third told, as Graham Westley's side’s fate was sealed.





In the same division, Michael Harriman failed to feature for Gillingham, as they shared the spoils with Walsall. Tom Hitchcock was also an unused substitute in Rotherham’s 1-0 win against Port Vale, which lifted them into third place.



