TROY PARROTT SCORED his 16th goal of the season for AZ Alkmaar as they secured a 2-0 win over PEC Zwolle this afternoon.
The Republic of Ireland international produced a clever, dinked finish in the 56th minute to make sure of all three points.
Victory saw AZ return to fourth place – a European spot – and leapfrog Feyenoord after their 3-0 triumph yesterday.
Parrott’s impressive form means he now has 11 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie and is joint-second in the goal scorer charts.
As his season goes from strength to strength, international teammate Gavin Bazunu made his first senior start for 10 months after suffering a ruptured Achilles in April 2024.
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The Southampton goalkeeper is on loan with Standard Liege in Belgium and they are trailing 2-1 at half-time.
Elsewhere, in Ligue 1, Ireland U19 international Ike Orazi came off the bench late on for Reims to make his debut against Lyon.
The 17-year-old joined the club from Shamrock Rovers in 2023. Lyon were comfortable 4-0 winners under new boss Paulo Fonseca to climb back into the European places.
Meanwhile, Napoli missed the chance to extend their lead over Inter Milan at the top of Serie A to six points as Antonio Conte’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese on Sunday.
Scott McTominay put the hosts ahead in the first half at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalised shortly afterwards and Napoli could not find a winner.
Napoli were given the opportunity to stretch their advantage at the top of the table by Inter’s 3-0 loss at Fiorentina in midweek — a game which was originally stopped in December after home midfielder Edoardo Bove suffered a heart attack.
Reigning champions Inter could cut the gap back to three points when they host Fiorentina on Monday.
Atalanta are also still in the hunt for their first-ever Scudetto, sitting just five points behind Napoli after their 5-0 thrashing of Verona on Saturday.
In Spain, Barcelona cut the gap on La Liga’s top two with an entertaining 4-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday, despite playing out the final half-hour with 10 men after Fermin Lopez’s red card.
Robert Lewandowski, Lopez, Raphinha and Eric Garcia struck for the Catalans, who were able to capitalise on leaders Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with second-placed Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
Troy Parrott scores 16th goal of season while Gavin Bazunu makes first start in 10 months
LAST UPDATE | 9 Feb
TROY PARROTT SCORED his 16th goal of the season for AZ Alkmaar as they secured a 2-0 win over PEC Zwolle this afternoon.
The Republic of Ireland international produced a clever, dinked finish in the 56th minute to make sure of all three points.
Victory saw AZ return to fourth place – a European spot – and leapfrog Feyenoord after their 3-0 triumph yesterday.
Parrott’s impressive form means he now has 11 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie and is joint-second in the goal scorer charts.
As his season goes from strength to strength, international teammate Gavin Bazunu made his first senior start for 10 months after suffering a ruptured Achilles in April 2024.
The Southampton goalkeeper is on loan with Standard Liege in Belgium and they are trailing 2-1 at half-time.
Elsewhere, in Ligue 1, Ireland U19 international Ike Orazi came off the bench late on for Reims to make his debut against Lyon.
The 17-year-old joined the club from Shamrock Rovers in 2023. Lyon were comfortable 4-0 winners under new boss Paulo Fonseca to climb back into the European places.
Meanwhile, Napoli missed the chance to extend their lead over Inter Milan at the top of Serie A to six points as Antonio Conte’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese on Sunday.
Scott McTominay put the hosts ahead in the first half at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalised shortly afterwards and Napoli could not find a winner.
Napoli were given the opportunity to stretch their advantage at the top of the table by Inter’s 3-0 loss at Fiorentina in midweek — a game which was originally stopped in December after home midfielder Edoardo Bove suffered a heart attack.
Reigning champions Inter could cut the gap back to three points when they host Fiorentina on Monday.
Atalanta are also still in the hunt for their first-ever Scudetto, sitting just five points behind Napoli after their 5-0 thrashing of Verona on Saturday.
In Spain, Barcelona cut the gap on La Liga’s top two with an entertaining 4-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday, despite playing out the final half-hour with 10 men after Fermin Lopez’s red card.
Robert Lewandowski, Lopez, Raphinha and Eric Garcia struck for the Catalans, who were able to capitalise on leaders Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with second-placed Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
- Additional reporting, AFP
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