The European football season is heating up, with thrilling matches and stunning upsets dominating the headlines. In the Premier League, Manchester City’s unbeaten streak continued, while Manchester United suffered a disappointing defeat at home. Liverpool surged to the top of the table, and Arsenal secured a dramatic stoppage-time win. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer stole the show with an incredible performance.
Across the continent, Osasuna pulled off a massive upset in La Liga, handing Barcelona their first loss of the season. The Madrid derby ended in a nail-biting draw, while Bayern Munich fought hard to secure a point against reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
Let’s dive into the fascinating stats from the weekend:
• Manchester City’s unbeaten run in the Premier League now stands at 29 games, just one shy of their all-time record.
• Tottenham’s 5 wins at Old Trafford tie them with Arsenal for the fourth most by any team in Premier League history against Manchester United.
• Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United have suffered four Premier League losses by 3+ goals at Old Trafford, matching Sir Alex Ferguson’s record.
• Bruno Fernandes received his third career red card, and his first since September 2019.
• Brentford made history as the first team to score in the opening minute in three consecutive Premier League games.
• Cole Palmer became the fourth player to score 4 goals in a half, achieving the feat in just 20 minutes – the fifth-fastest in Premier League history.
• Palmer’s 42 Premier League goal contributions since the start of last season tie him with Erling Haaland for the most in that span.
• Raúl Jiménez became the second Mexican international to score 50 Premier League goals.
• Liam Delap became the first Ipswich Town player to score a brace in a Premier League match since Marcus Bent in March 2002.
• Osasuna scored four goals against Barcelona for the first time in 40 years, and only the second time in La Liga history.
• Lamine Yamal tied Raúl González for the 5th-most goals by a player before turning 18 in La Liga history.
• Juventus remains the only team in the Top 5 European leagues to go without conceding a goal this season.
• Christian Pulisic has a goal contribution in all but one match for AC Milan this season.
• Bayer Leverkusen extended their Bundesliga unbeaten streak vs Bayern to 4 games, the longest in top-flight history.
• Harry Kane failed to record a shot in a game for the third time as a Bayern Munich player.
• Lionel Messi scored his 15th goal in 16 league matches this season, helping Inter Miami push their unbeaten streak to eight straight Major League Soccer matches.
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