The giants of the European leagues continued to flex
their muscles this weekend as Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain
maintained their 100% records.
Teenager Lamine Yamal shone for Barca with two goals in
their 4-1 win at Girona while Harry Kane hit his fifth hat-trick in a Bayern
shirt as they thrashed Bundesliga new boys Holstein Kiel.
There were goals for Tammy Abraham and Conor Gallagher too.
Here's what you may have missed across Europe this weekend.
Mbappe finds his feet as Barca lead the way
Barcelona stayed top of the standings in Spain
as Yamal scored twice in a dominant first half.
Dani Olmo and Pedri also found the net before former
Manchester City winger Ferran Torres, who had only been on the pitch for 17
minutes, was shown a red card for a heavy challenge on Yaser Asprilla.
Real Madrid are four points behind after a 2-0
win at Real Sociedad secured with second-half penalties by Vinicius Jr
and Kylian Mbappe.
Real boss Carlo Ancelotti said his side were not dominant
enough to deserve the win despite being without midfielders Jude Bellingham,
Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Ceballos and Aurelien Tchouameni.
"It was a complicated match. We didn't deserve to win,
because Real Sociedad pushed us really hard," he said.
"We held on and suffered, showed character and a lot of
commitment. I value that a lot because it's not easy to find commitment in a
team with so much talent and quality and we did it."
England midfielder Conor Gallagher and former Manchester
City forward Julian Alvarez scored their first goals for Atletico
Madrid as they beat Valencia 3-0.
'Nasty' Fabregas' wait goes on as Napoli go top
Romelu Lukaku made two and scored another as Napoli went
top of Serie A with an impressive 4-0 win at Cagliari.
Premier League exports Scott McTominay and Billy
Gilmour both came on as late substitutes for their debuts as Antonio
Conte's side made it three wins from four.
Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas was
left frustrated after seeing a first Serie A win as head coach slip through his
fingers.
Como, newly promoted to Serie A this season,
squandered a two-goal lead to settle for a 2-2 draw with Bologna on Saturday.
An early own-goal by Nicolo Casale and a second-half finish
by Patrick Cutrone from the edge of the box put them in control but late
strikes by Santiago Castro and Samuel Iling-Junior rescued visitors Bologna.
"We had an important chance to win, we were solid but
we have to be better at closing it out," Fabregas said.
"I have to do more to help the boys be more nasty in
front of goal and close out the game."
Unbeaten Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw
at Empoli but new AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca got his first
Serie A win in style as four goals before the half-hour mark saw them thrash
Venezia 4-0.
Two quick penalties from former Chelsea duo Christian
Pulisic and Tammy Abraham sealed the win.
Champions Inter missed the chance to go
top, drawing 1-1 with Monza.
Kane streak continues as Bayern cruise
Bayern Munich went top of the Bundesliga with
a 6-1 demolition of Holstein Kiel on Saturday as Kane - who
scored twice for England last week - bagged a hat-trick against the
newly-promoted side.
Bayern's hold on the Bundesliga was broken last season
with Bayer Leverkusen winning the title in a record-breaking
undefeated run.
"I have said that this is just three games. I know, I
know, for Bayern it is always important (to be in the top spot) but it is three
games at the moment," coach Vincent Kompany said.
"If we continue as we do now, maybe at the end of the
season - I don't even want to say it... We just have to keep going."
Champions Leverkusen bounced back from defeat by RB Leipzig
a fortnight ago with a commanding 4-1 victory at Hoffenheim.
Dembele at the double
Ousmane Dembele scored twice as Paris St-Germain came
from a goal behind to beat Brest 3-1 and continue their
perfect start to the Ligue 1 season.
Brest took a shock lead against the champions when Romain
del Castillo converted from the penalty spot after Nuno Mendes fouled Ludovic
Ajorque in the area.
But Dembele, who tormented Brest throughout on the right
wing, ensured the teams were level going into the break by nodding home Marco
Asensio's cross.
Two goals in two minutes in the second half then proved the
difference for PSG, with Fabian Ruiz putting the hosts ahead with a superb
strike from distance which he rifled into the top corner.
Dembele then doubled their advantage a minute later,
following up after Randal Kolo Muani had an effort blocked.
