Where Manchester City left him…

Matches continued over the weekend in England (Premier League), Spain (LaLiga), Italy (Serie A), Germany (Bundesliga) and France (Ligue 1), considered the top 5 soccer leagues in Europe.

Manchester City in England, Real Madrid in Spain, Milan in Italy, Union Berlin in Germany and Monaco in France topped the table.

THE LAST ENGLAND CHAMPION IS ON THE TOP

The champions of the last 3 years, Manchester City, beat Sheffield United 2-1 and took the lead in the third week of the season, which began without defeat.

Despite falling behind in a difficult away game against Newcastle United and with 10 people remaining, Liverpool won 2-1 from the field with goals from Uruguayan star Darwin Núñez in the last 12 minutes.

Manchester United, who fell 2-0 to Nottingham Forest on the ground, won 3-2, while Chelsea beat new league team Luton Town 3-0.

Arsenal drew 2-2 with Fulham in the capital derby.

At the end of the third week of the Premier League, Manchester City, which is in the top with 9 points, was followed by West Ham, Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal with 7 points each.

THE PSG FINDS WITH A VICTORY

Losing Messi and Neymar from their squad, Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated Lens 3-1 on the pitch for their first win this season.

Before the goal, Kylian Mbappé scored both goals for the capital team, which sparked controversy over whether he would stay in the team, while new signing Marco Asensio scored the other goal.

Monaco, who lost 3-1 in the match in which former Galatasaray player Muhammed Mustafa scored twice in a Nantes shirt, managed to emerge with a 3-3 draw away from home.

Olympic Marseille, meanwhile, defeated Brest 2-0.

With these results, Monaco and Olympic Marseille shared the lead with 7 points each. These two teams were followed by Reims, Brest and Strasbourg with 6 points each.

REAL MADRID CONTINUES ITS LEADERSHIP

Real Madrid, invited by Celta de Vigo on the 3rd league day, won the game 1-0 with the goal of their new star Jude Bellingham, in which Rodrygo missed a penalty.

Defending champion Barcelona finished the week without losing, beating Villarreal 4-3 in a game that featured 7 goals.

Girona achieved their second consecutive victory by beating Sevilla, the last UEFA Europa League champions, 2-1. Sevilla is in the last place without points.

After the third day of LaLiga, the leading Real Madrid with 9 points is followed by Girona and Barcelona with 7 points each.

NAPOLI AND MILAN STARTED WITHOUT LOSSES

Defending champions Napoli made a good start to the season by beating Sassuolo 2-0 with 10 players remaining.

Milan defeated Torino with a different score of 4-1, while Hellas Verona defeated Roma 2-1 under José Mourinho.

Fiorentina and Juventus closed the week with a draw.

Completing the first two weeks of Serie A with 6 points, Milan outperformed Napoli and Hellas Verona.

LEADING UNION OF BERLIN IN GERMANY

Bayern Munich, champions of the last 11 years, beat Augsburg 3-1 in a match in which newcomer Harry Kane scored twice.

Beating Mainz 4-1 in the first week, Union Berlin overcame Darmstadt with the same result this week.

Borussia Dortmund, who lost the championship in the last game last season, came back from Bochum with a 1-1 draw.

After the second week of the Bundesliga, the 6-point teams Union Berlin, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg and Freiburg shared the top. (AA)