Matchday six of the Premier League saw Arne Slot’s Liverpool overtake Pep Guardiola's Manchester City at the top of the table. Over the weekend, the Citizens could only manage a 1-1 draw at St. James' Park against Newcastle. Josko Gvardiol opened the scoring in the 35th minute, but the Magpies equalized in the 58th minute with a penalty from Anthony Gordon. Liverpool seized the opportunity, passing the test against Wolverhampton at Molineux Stadium.
Ibrahima Konaté put the Reds ahead, but Rayan Ait Nouri leveled the score in the 56th minute. Just five minutes later, Mohamed Salah converted a penalty (his 4th goal and 4th assist this season), securing the victory and first place for Liverpool (Reds on 15 points, with Manchester City and Arsenal at 14, and Chelsea and Aston Villa at 13).
Enzo Maresca's Chelsea celebrated a thrilling 4-2 home win against Brighton. Tottenham put three past Manchester United at Old Trafford (0-3 with goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski, and Dominic Solanke), lifting Spurs to 10 points, while the Red Devils remain at 7.
Premier League, Liverpool soars: Arsenal and City struggle, Tottenham sinks
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Matchday eight in La Liga was full of drama. Hansi Flick’s Barcelona tasted their first league defeat after a perfect run in the first seven games. At El Sadar Stadium in Pamplona, Barcelona fell 4-2, trailing 2-0 at halftime with goals from Ante Budimir and Bryan Zaragoza. Pau Victor reduced the deficit early in the second half, but Osasuna responded with a Budimir penalty and a strike from Abel Bretones to make it 4-1. Lamine Yamal scored a consolation goal in the 89th minute, but it was too late.
In the Madrid derby, suspended midway through the second half due to Atlético fans throwing objects at Courtois, Real Madrid missed a huge opportunity to close the gap to two points behind Barcelona (still leading with 21 points). The Blancos, ahead in the 64th minute thanks to Eder Militao, were pegged back in the 95th minute by Ángel Correa (Real in second with 18 points, Atlético in third with 16).
In Germany, the standout match of the fifth round was at the Allianz Arena between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. Xabi Alonso's side, reigning German champions, took the lead in the 31st minute through Robert Andrich, only to be pegged back eight minutes later by a stunning Aleksandar Pavlovic strike. Despite Bayern’s dominance in possession and multiple shots, the match ended 1-1.
Points were gained by Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2 winners away to Holstein Kiel), Borussia Dortmund (4-2 against Bochum), and RB Leipzig (4-0 against Augsburg). Bayern leads the table with 13 points, followed by Eintracht with 12, Leipzig in third with 11, and Leverkusen and Dortmund both on 10 points.
After their 1-1 draw with Reims in the previous round, Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain returned to winning ways, defeating Rennes 3-1 at home (a double from Bradley Barcola, 6 goals in 6 matches, and Kang-in Lee, with Arnaud Kalimuendo scoring for the visitors from the penalty spot). Only Monaco managed to keep pace with PSG, coming from behind to win 2-1 against Montpellier thanks to goals from Folarin Balogun and Lamine Camara. Both teams are tied at the top with 16 points. Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille (13 points) fell behind, suffering their first league defeat of the season (Strasbourg won 1-0 with a 40th-minute goal from Diego Moreira).
