Last weekend, another round of matches in the strongest European leagues took place. After the intriguing battles, we present the 25 most interesting facts about last weekend's matches.
Mauro Icardi became the first player since Diego Milito in 2012 to score a hat-trick in the Milan derby;
Of the last eight Villarreal goals in La Liga, Cedric Bakambu scored seven;
In the fantastic match between Real Betis and Valencia, which ended 3:6, not only were nine goals scored, but they were all scored by different players, so nine different individuals put their names on the scoresheet;
It took just 99 seconds from the first to the second yellow card for Andy Carroll;
Napoli has won 13 consecutive games in the Italian championship;
Valencia has scored at least three goals in four consecutive La Liga matches;
Antonio Valencia became the first non-European player to play 300 games for Manchester United;
Since the start of the 2012-2013 season, Kevin De Bruyne has made 67 assists in the local championship. Only Lionel Messi (68 assists) has a better record in the top 5 European leagues;
Of the 51 Premier League matches between Liverpool and Manchester United, only three ended goalless. Two of them were recorded when the current coaches, Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho, were in charge;
Watford became the first team in Premier League history to score a goal in the 90th minute or injury time in three consecutive matches;
Crystal Palace broke a 12-hour and 10-minute 'dry' spell in the Premier League and finally scored. The last time they scored in the country's championship was almost five months ago on May 14;
Real Madrid has made its mark in La Liga history by winning 13 consecutive matches in opponents' arenas;
Valencia striker Rodrigo Moreno has scored a goal in five consecutive La Liga matches;
In this Serie A season, Mauro Icardi has scored three times after Ivan Perisic's assists;
In 2017, only Crystal Palace (29) conceded more goals than Arsenal (26) in the Premier League;
Two impressive series were interrupted in Germany and Italy on Saturday. Both Juventus in Serie A and Borussia in the Bundesliga suffered defeats at home, ending a streak of 41 unbeaten matches in their own stadiums;
David de Gea has kept his goal 'clean' more times (7) this season than any other goalkeeper in the top 5 European leagues;
Petr Cech still hasn't saved a single penalty for Arsenal during his career. All 12 attempts to beat the penalty-taking opponent have been unsuccessful;
Manchester City became only the second club in Premier League history to score at least five goals in three consecutive home matches;
City also equaled a 123-year-old country record with 29 goals in the first eight rounds of the season. Only Everton in the 1894-1895 season has managed to score the same number of goals in this stage of the season in the country's top league;
While coaching Atletico, Diego Simeone has yet to beat Barcelona in La Liga. All 12 of his attempts in the Spanish championship have been unsuccessful (four draws, eight losses);
Watford beat Arsenal twice in a row for the first time since the 1987-1988 season;
RB Leipzig became the first team to beat Borussia in Germany this season;
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has not left his home pitch without scoring a goal this season;
Joe Hart made his first assist in the Premier League during his career last weekend.
