The weekend’s European club football action was filled with drama and excitement, with top teams in various leagues securing crucial wins ahead of the international break. In the Premier League, Liverpool maintained their top spot with a win over Crystal Palace, while Arsenal and Manchester City also recorded important victories.
Meanwhile, in LaLiga, Barcelona and Real Madrid occupied the top two spots with their respective wins, while Atletico Madrid drew against Real Sociedad. In Italy, Napoli continued to lead the table, followed closely by Inter Milan, Juventus, and Lazio. In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich drew against Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bayer Leverkusen shared points with Holstein Kiel.
Let’s dive into some fascinating stats from the weekend’s matches:
* Tottenham’s loss to Brighton marked the 10th time they’ve lost a Premier League game after leading by 2+ goals, a record in the competition’s history.
* Manchester United’s eight points from their opening seven matches is their lowest tally since the 1989-90 season, when they finished 13th under Alex Ferguson.
* Arne Slot became the first Liverpool manager to win nine of his first 10 games in charge, a remarkable feat.
* Chelsea’s Cole Palmer has more goal contributions (43) since the start of last season than Erling Haaland (42).
* Kai Havertz scored in four consecutive games for Arsenal, his longest scoring streak since 2020.
* Bukayo Saka overtook Robert Pires for the seventh-most assists in Arsenal’s Premier League history with 42.
In LaLiga, Luka Modric made his 546th career appearance for Real Madrid, equaling Marcelo’s record. Robert Lewandowski scored his 50th LaLiga goal for Barcelona, joining an elite group of players. Federico Valverde has scored the most goals from outside the box in all competitions since January 2022 among LaLiga players.
In Serie A, Romelu Lukaku has been involved in the most goals in his first five appearances for Napoli, with six goals and three assists. In the Bundesliga, only two clubs have two players who have already scored five goals this season: Barcelona and Schalke 04.
Finally, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 10th goal in his last 11 games for Al Nassr, continuing his impressive form this season.
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