Paul Pogba struck a late goal to send Juventus 11 points clear at the top of Serie A as the Frenchman continues to show why he 's one of Europe 's most coveted midfielders . Juve scraped past Sassuolo on Monday as the playmaker scored his seventh league goal of the campaign and gave them a clear lead over nearest rivals Roma with 12 games left to play . The papers in Italy were keen to praise Pogba after his match-winning performance with Corriere dello Sport saying : ' A moment of magic from the Frenchman defeats Sassuolo to unlock a difficult match and gift the victory . ' Corriere dello Sport praised Paul Pogba after his late goal sent Juventus 11 points clear at the top of Serie A. Pogba ( left ) fires Juventus into the lead in the 82 minute and earned praise from all over the sporting world . The midfielder 's love-in continued as his picture dominated the front of the Italian pages and Tuttosport joined Corriere in praising his goal , ' A moment of magic from Pogba defeats Sassuolo . 'The Frenchman ( who will miss the match against Palermo due to suspension ) decides it with a great shot from outside the area . 'Finally Juve hit a winner on match point and Roma are further away . ' The Gazzetta dello Sport also led on Pogba but had an interesting line on former Juventus boss Antonio Conte 's comments proclaiming , 'With me they 'd be 20 points clear . ' The Gazzetta dello Sport also praised the Frenchman but included controversial quotes from Antonio Conte . The highly-coveted midfielder celebrates his winning goal as his side look likely to win the Serie A title . Carlo Ancelotti claims his front three of Cristiano Ronaldo , Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale are undroppable . The expensive front three have come under increasing scrutiny over there recent poor performances . While things for their European rivals going well , Real Madrid have come under scrutiny in recent weeks - with their heavily priced forward line feeling the brunt . But Carlo Ancelotti has backed his stars and AS 's headline states that Cristiano Ronaldo , Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema 's first team places are 'non-negotiable . ' Marca included the quote from the Real Madrid boss but led on Luka Modric 's imminent return to the first team saying , 'The Croatian will get half an hour against the Germans . ' With Barcelona finding their form and now top of La Liga , Mundo Deportivo called them 'The Perfect Leader , ' and described them as 'the best of the teams that dominate the big European Leagues , with more points , more goals for , less conceded and the Pichichi ( Marca 's trophy awarded to the top goalscorer ) are their arguments . Luka Modric is set for a return to first team action and could get a run in their Champions League clash . Mundo Deportivo have described Barcelona as the 'perfect leaders ' after they went top of La Liga . Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez have formed an impressive partnership which has helped propel Barca top .
Paul Pogba scored a late goal to send Juventus 11 points clear of Real Madrid . Former boss Antonio Conte claims he would have Juve 20 points ahead . Serie A boss Carlo Ancelotti says his front three are 'non-negotiable ' Luka Modric is set for a run out against Schalke in the Champions League .