PREMIER LEAGUE (HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HEADLINES)
Reds make it a sweet sixteen in Sheffield. Mahrez magic baffles Blues. Foxes flay Magpies. Dire draw as Devils denied. Ten-man Tottenham save Serge’s blushes. Brighton beaten at the Bridge. Wolves devour Hart in basement battle. Hammers fashion a draw at Bournemouth. Clarets and Blues end up 2-2. Ailing Canaries can’t storm Palace fortress.

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Barca turned things around this week with a couple of victories, but Messi is out injured again just after coming back. Real and Atletico battled to a goalless draw in the Madrid derby after midweek wins; this leaves Real top of the table after Sociedad and Athletic both missed the chance to lead after losing to Sevilla and Valencia respectively at the weekend. Granada continued their excellent early season form to sit second on 14 points, while Villarreal knocked in 5 against Betis after losing to Barca. At the bottom of the table, things are looking worrying for Leganes, Mallorca and Espanyol, with Celta a solitary point clear of the drop zone.

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Inter Milan made it six wins from six as Conte’s charges continued their ominous early season form, but Juve are hanging onto their coattails; the top two are up against each other this coming weekend. Strong away wins at Roma and Sassuolo saw third-placed Atalanta return to free scoring form after their early season jitters, while Napoli lie fourth after a shock loss in Sardinia. Cagliari are up to seventh, just behind the two capital clubs in fifth and sixth. Fiorentina had a great week climbing out of danger as Franck Ribery excelled in the San Siro, condemning the 16th-placed Rossoneri to their worst start to a season since the 1930s. SPAL and Samp are at the foot of the table with 3 points apiece.

BUNDESLIGA HIGHLIGHTS
Leipzig were unceremoniously knocked off top spot as David Wagner’s Amine Harit inspired Schalke dominated in a 3-1 win at the Red Bull Arena. Bayern were made to sweat for a 3-2 away win at lowly Paderborn as Lewandowski made it 10 in 6 matches, a new Bundesliga record. Monchengladbach and Bayer enjoyed solid away victories to stay in touch, while Freiburg left it late before claiming the points in Dusseldorf to move up to third. Hertha, Wolfsburg and Eintracht also won on the road, with Borussia Dortmund the only home side not to lose, drawing 2-2 with Bremen. The Koln and Hoffenheim managers will be feeling the pressure to turn things around quickly, as will Mainz boss Sandro Schwarz, who became the first manager in Bundesliga history to be given a red card.

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Neymar took a break from papering over the PSG cracks as they fell to Reims at home, before scoring the winner in Bordeaux on Kylian Mbappe’s return. Lyon are officially in crisis after taking just a solitary point against Brest and Nantes, the latter flying high in 3rd place with Angers a shock 2nd after four points from two matches. Monaco have finally woken up, scoring seven times in two games to garner six points and move out of the relegation zone. St Etienne managed a win in Nimes after falling to Metz, whilst Lille, Nice, Marseille and Rennes are all staying in the mix at the top. Dijon just aren’t cutting the mustard this season, and remain bottom.

PREMIER LEAGUE (HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HEADLINES)
Canaries claw a central defence shaped hole in City’s ship. Klopp’s red machine rolls relentlessly on. Sonsational Spurs back at it. David Luiz right at home in Arsenal’s crumbling defence as Quique’s Hornets rediscover their sting. Maguire repels the Foxes. Chelsea in danger of becoming likeable again for the first time since the Zola/Vialli era. Potter’s magic runs out in stoppage time. Cherries pick up points as Toffees’ sticky away form continues. Djenepo’s deft dribbling slices open the Blades. David Cameron derby about as interesting as his biography.

LA LIGA HIGHLIGHTS
Sevilla moved to the top of the standings courtesy of a 1-0 win at Alaves as Atletico’s time basqueing at the summit ended in defeat to Sociedad. Elsewhere, Valencia’s new boss failed to prevent his side’s demolition at the hands of Barca with 16-year-old prodigy Ansu Fati once again on the scoresheet. Real did their best to throw away a three goal lead but held on for a 3-2 win over Levante. The Yellow Submarine sunk Leganes 3-0 away as Celta, reduced to nine men in the first half, succumbed to Granada at Balaidos. Espanyol won at Eibar and the remaining 3 fixtures ended in run of the mill draws.

SERIE A HIGHLIGHTS
Antonio Conte remains in first place in the battle to see who will be the best ex-Chelsea manager with his newly resilient Inter maintaining their 100% record. Ancelotti’s Napoli recovered from their disappointment against Juve with victory over Samp, while Juve’s newly recovered (from pneumonia) Sarri saw his side drop points in Florence. Zapata’s last minute screamer saw Atalanta pick up 3 points in Genoa. Roma saw off Sassuolo, but city rivals Lazio fell again to their SPAL bogeymen. Elsewhere, Milan ended Hellas Verona’s unbeaten start and there were excellent away wins for Lecce, Cagliari and Bologna.

BUNDESLIGA HIGHLIGHTS
Table toppers Leipzig fought back to secure a 1-1 draw against Bayern, while Dortmund put their shock slip-up against Union behind them in a 4-0 dismantling of Leverkusen. Union fell at home to the undefeated Wolves while the Foals bettered the Billy Goats in the Rhineland derby. David Wagner got more goals in a game than he normally got in a month at Huddersfield as Schalke smashed Paderborn 5-1. Freiburg humbled Hoffenheim 3-0 away in the Baden-Wurttemberg derby. Elsewhere, Mainz got their first points on the board, Augsburg downed the Eagles and Fortuna and Werder shared the spoils.

LIGUE 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Neymar was harangued by the PSG faithful on his return but clinched the points with a late overhead stunner. Lyon’s profligacy cost them in Amiens. Osimhen continued his impressive start in another Lille victory. Nicolas who? Monaco were undone by a Marseille comeback in a 4-3 goalfest that leaves them in the relegation zone again. Second-placed Rennes were held at Brest in the Breton derby while Nantes moved up to third thanks to a strong Coulibaly finish. Elsewhere, there were home wins for Montpellier and Girondins, while both Dijon vs Nimes and St Etienne vs Toulouse ended up level.