Matchweek three of the top five leagues in Europe saw some thrilling and exciting action as Barcelona looked like their own, scoring five against a decent side in Real Betis, while Tottenham came from a goal down against Brentford to win the game right at the death. There were a lot of comebacks in the Premier League this weekend as Liverpool, Tottenham, and Manchester City all came back from a goal down to eventually win the game.
After the weekend matches, Manchester City sit at the top of the Premier League standings with 15 points, and Bayer Leverkusen are in the top spot in Germany after four games. Here is a summary of the results of all the important games in Europe over this weekend:
Premier League:
Wolves 1:3 Liverpool:
Jurgen Klopp’s men showed their mental strength as they came back from a goal down to eventually comfortably get the win against Wolves.
Tottenham 2:1 Sheffield United
This was Richarlision’s best game in a Spurs shirt, as he scored the equalizer in the 98th minute and assisted the winner in the 100th as Tottenham came back from a goal down in the final moments of the game.
West Ham 1:3 Manchester City
A James Ward Prowse goal gave the Hammers the lead, but the champions came back in style with goals from Jérémy Doku, Bernardo Silva, and Erliing Halaand.
Manchester United 1:3 Brighton
Coming into this game, it was almost expected that De Zerbi’s men would blow past Manchester United, which is rare since they have had an impeccable home record, but such was their form. The expectations matched the reality, as Danny Welbeck, Pascal Groß, and João Pedro were on the scoresheet for the visitors, taking the three points home.
Newcastle 1:0 Sheffield United
A Callum Wilson penalty gave Newcastle the win, and they will now prepare for their first Champions League game in their history.
Bournemouth 0:0 Chelsea
It was another disappointing day for Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea labored against a solid Bournemouth defense. All the Chelsea forwards have been misfiring and have scored only five goals this season, three of which have come against newly promoted Luton Town.
Everton 0: 1 Arsenal
Arsenal had lost on their previous three trips to Goodison Park, twice to horribly out-of-form Everton teams but things turned around this season as a beautiful finish from Leandro Trossard gave the Gunners the three points.
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La Liga:
Barcelona 5:0 Real Betis
The new signings came to life as Barcelona looked the most fluid they have been this season. Both the Joaos got their first goals in a Barcelona shirt with Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, and Raphinha getting on the scoresheet too.
Real Madrid 2:1 Real Sociedad
Madrid had a tough game against Sociedad, and their former player Takefusa Kubo caused the hosts a lot of problems as he assisted for the goal and had a sensational long-range goal cancelled by VAR. Federico Valverde and Joselu scored for Madrid to put them back at the top of the La Liga table.
Valencia 3:0 Atletico Madrid
A first-half brace from Hugo Duro and a goal from Javi Guerra earned Valencia an upset over Athletico Madrid. Valencia, who came off two successive losses, outplayed an Atletico side hampered by injuries and lacking pace after the suspension of their match against Sevilla last month before the international break.
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Ligue 1:
PSG 2:3 Nice
Terem Moffi and Kylian Mbappé starred in a five-goal thriller but Moffi came out on top with two goals and an assist to help Nice win 3-2 at Paris Saint-Germain.
Lorient 2:2 Monaco
AS Monaco missed the chance to go four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 as Romain Faivre scored a late equaliser for Lorient to salvage a 2-2 draw.
Marseile 0:0 Toulouse
A tame 0-0 draw against 13th-placed Toulouse for Marseille pushed them back to third in the Ligue 1 table.
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Bundesliga
Bayern Munich 2:2 Bayer Leverkusen
Harry Kane scored his 300th career club goal as Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen drew a Bundesliga thriller. Bayern and Leverkusen both lost their 100% starts to the season but maintained their unbeaten records.
SC Freiburg 2:4 Borrussia Dortmund
Mats Hummels scored a brace, including an 87th-minute goal, to guide last season’s Bundesliga runners-up to a nervous 4-2 win at Freiburg.
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Serie A:
Inter Milan 5:1 AC Milan
Inter Milan continued their perfect start to the Serie A season as they thrashed AC Milan in the Milan derby. Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a brace, having opened the scoring before the clock had reached five minutes. Marcus Thuram doubled Inter’s lead before the break when he thundered home a spectacular long-range effort. Rafael Leao pulled one back for AC Milan but Mkhitaryan, Hakan Calhanoglu, and Davide Frattesi put the game to rest.
Juventus 3:1 Lazio
Juventus made it three wins from four at the start of this Serie A season with a comfortable win over Lazio. Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa put Juve in command in the first half before Luis Alberto reduced the deficit after the break but Vlahovic put away his second to finish off Lazio who lost for the third time this campaign.
Genoa 2:2 Napoli
Goals by Giacomo Raspadori and Matteo Politano helped champions Napoli come from behind to rescue a 2-2 draw at promoted Genoa.
Roma 7:0 Empoli
Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma earned their first win of the 2023-24 season with a thrashing of bottom-placed Empoli at home.
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Saudi Pro League
Al Raed 1: 3 Al Nassr
Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, and Anderson Talisca saw Al Nassr secure a comfortable victory, with Al Raed finding the lone goal from the spot by Mohammed Fouzair.
Major League Soccer:
Atalanta United 5-2 Inter Miami
A Messi-less Inter Miami lost 5-2 to Atlanta United last week, putting a dent in the team’s hopes of inching closer to postseason qualification. The eight remaining matches provide them with a maximum of 24 possible points with which to put pressure on their playoff rivals, but they would also need some help from those around them to make up ground.
