'This weekend, another round of matches took place in the strongest European football leagues. Although most favorites managed to defeat their opponents, and some of them even did so convincingly, we also witnessed some unexpected results. Eurofootball.com presents all the results of the Top 5 European leagues for this weekend along with the most interesting facts from the matches.
Premier League
The sixth round of the English championship was particularly successful for the favorites - all the teams that aimed for the top goals celebrated victories.
Manchester City club secured another crushing victory. This time, the 'Citizens' defeated the still point-less Crystal Palace team 5-0 at home. With 16 points after six rounds, Manchester City tops the league table.
Neighboring Manchester United also collected 16 points in six rounds. Unlike their rivals, they had to fight for victory throughout the 90 minutes and managed to defeat Southampton away with a minimal 1-0 margin.
Chelsea secured a confident victory on Saturday. Alvaro Morata scored a hat-trick, while the 'Blues' schooled Stoke City 4-0 away.
Another London team, Tottenham Hotspur, won a tough city derby against West Ham United. Having a three-goal lead towards the end of the match, Tottenham's lead was reduced to one, and the hosts almost took advantage but ended up succumbing to a 2-3 defeat.
Liverpool finally broke their unsuccessful streak by winning 3-2 against Leicester City away. However, they came very close to leaving the match winless for the third time in a row: in the 73rd minute, with the score at 3-2, Leicester City's striker Jamie Vardy missed an 11-meter penalty.
Meanwhile, London's Arsenal will play their sixth-round match against West Bromwich Albion at home on Monday.
Here are all the results of the sixth round of the Premier League: - West Ham United 2 : 3 Tottenham Hotspur - Burnley 0 : 0 Huddersfield - Everton 2 : 1 Bournemouth - Manchester City 5 : 0 Crystal Palace - Southampton 0 : 1 Manchester United - Stoke City 0 : 4 Chelsea - Swansea 1 : 2 Watford - Leicester City 2 : 3 Liverpool - Brighton 1 : 0 Newcastle United
Upcoming matches from this round: - September 25 (Monday) at 10:00 PM: Arsenal vs. West Bromwich Albion
Interesting facts from the sixth round of the Premier League: - Harry Kane scored 11 goals in the last five matches in the Premier League. - Javier Hernandez has scored 40 goals in the Premier League, all from penalties. - Of Dele Alli's 18 assists, 12 were for Harry Kane. - Leroy Sane scored his first goal and provided an assist in the same match in the Premier League. - Of the first 12 goals of Chelsea this season, 10 were scored by Spanish players. Alvaro Morata scored 6, Marcos Alonso 2, and Cesc Fabregas and Pedro each scored one. - Christian Eriksen has scored 33 goals and became the highest-scoring Danish player in the Premier League history. - In the first six matches for Chelsea, A. Morata directly contributed to 8 goals (6 goals and 2 assists). Diego Costa is the only player in this club's history who scored so successfully in the Premier League in their debut with this club.
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling scored at least one goal in three consecutive matches for the first time in his career. - In just 97 minutes played for Tottenham Hotspur, Serge Aurier received a red card, ending an 83-match streak without a red card for the team. The last player to receive a red card for Tottenham was Vlad Chiriches, 868 days ago. - Romelu Lukaku has scored six goals in the first six matches for Manchester United. He is the only one apart from Louis Saha to achieve this result in the club's history. - Cesar Azpilicueta has already provided 4 assists this season in the Premier League, more than any other defender in the league. - Chelsea is the most unfavorable for Stoke City. In the league's history, they have faced the most failures against 'Blues,' which was evident in the weekend's match, where 'Stoke' experienced a crushing defeat. - Sergio Aguero scored his 300th career goal this weekend. - Tottenham Hotspur started the season with three consecutive away wins in the Premier League for the first time.
La Liga
In Spain, the top three teams from last season continued their winning streaks: Barcelona extended their victory streak in this season's La Liga, Atletico still haven't lost points in their new stadium, and Real achieved a record-breaking away victory.
After the La Liga matchday, Barcelona is already four points ahead of their nearest competitors. On Saturday, the Catalans defeated Girona 3-0 and haven't lost any points in the Spanish league.
In away matches, Madrid's Real continues to play confidently. The representatives of the Spanish capital defeated Alaves 2-1 and continued their away match winning streak. However, they are down to fifth place in the league table due to their poor home performance after this weekend's fixture.
In the intriguing La Liga match, Atletico hosted Sevilla. The hosts won the clash of the top two teams 2-0, jumping to second place in the Spanish league table, pushing Sevilla down a notch.
Here are all the La Liga matchday results: - Atlético 2 : 0 Sevilla - Alaves 1 : 2 Real Madrid - Malaga 3 : 3 Athletic - Girona 0 : 3 Barcelona - Espanyol 4 : 1 Deportivo - Getafe 4 : 0 Villarreal - Eibar 0 : 4 Celta - Las Palmas 0 : 2 Leganes - Real Sociedad 2 : 3 Valencia
Upcoming matches from this round: - September 25 (Monday) at 10:00 PM: Real Betis vs. Levante
Interesting facts from La Liga matchday: - Antoine Griezmann is enjoying playing in the new Atletico stadium. He scored in both matches at the 'Wanda Metropolitano' field and added his name to the list of scorers both times. - Real Madrid reached a new club record - achieving 12 consecutive victories in the La Liga championship, playing away from home. - Montpellier broke their streak of 461 minutes without conceding a goal. Following two goals against Atletico, they failed to score for the first time this season. - In the last five matches, Atletico has kept their goal 'dry' four times. - Atletico has not lost in 22 home matches in a row (15 victories, 7 draws). Throughout these matches, they managed to keep their net untouched 12 times. - Wolfsburg achieved a draw after leading by two goals at Bayern's Allianz Arena; the last time Bayern conceded more than one goal at home was in the spring of 2004. - Hoffenheim continues its unbeaten streak at home, now 22 matches in a row (15 wins, 7 draws). They managed to keep a clean sheet 12 times during these matches. - Wolfsburg achieved a draw against Bayern for the first time this season. - Bayern suffered two goals at home for the first time since 2001. - Hoffenheim has not lost in the last 22 matches in all tournaments. - Hoffenheim has not lost in the last 22 home matches in a row.
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga's seventh matchday was a delight for Borussia and their fans - not only did they win an impressive victory, but they also moved away from their main rivals in the German championship.
Borussia players didn't hold back this weekend, easily dispatching Gladbach 6-1. With 16 points after six matchdays, Borussia is three points ahead of Bayern Munich.
This allowed Borussia to extend the lead further thanks to unexpected draws by their Bavarian rivals. After leading 2-0 at halftime in the home match, Bayern players failed to maintain their advantage and ended up with a 2-2 draw.
Hoffenheim continues their impressive season performance. Still unbeaten, they defeated Schalke 2-0 at home and climbed to second place on the league table.
RB Leipzig ended their two-match winless streak by defeating Eintracht 2-1. They now rank sixth after seven rounds.
Here are all the Bundesliga matchday results: - Bayern 2 : 2 Wolfsburg - Mainz 1 : 0 Hertha - Hoffenheim 2 : 0 Schalke - RB Leipzig 2 : 1 Eintracht - Werder 0 : 0 Freiburg - Stuttgart 0 : 0 Augsburg - Borussia 6 : 1 Gladbach - Hannover 0 : 0 Koln - Bayer 3 : 0 Hamburger Sports Club
Interesting facts from the Bundesliga matchday: - Robert Lewandowski scored his 14th goal against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga championship. Among all the league participants in Germany, only Augsburg suffered more (16 goals). - Timo Werner scored his fifth goal of the season over the weekend. No other player aged 21 or younger in the top 5 European leagues has reached this level of productivity. - The last time Bayern failed to win at home despite leading by two goals was in spring 2004. - Hoffenheim has been unbeaten in 22 home matches in a row (15 wins, 7 draws). During these games, they have managed to keep 12 clean sheets. - Wolfsburg achieved a draw against Bayern for the first time since 2001. - In the last five matches, Hoffenheim has secured a clean sheet on four occasions. - For the first time in the history of the Bundesliga, Real Madrid club appeared in the starting lineup of Dani Ceballos. However, she could hardly have expected a better debut. He scored his first goal with his first shot and later added the second and decisive goal for the team in a 1-0 win.
Serie A
In the Italian championship, the favorites continued to demonstrate their strength, while four teams have yet to taste defeat in the Serie A season.
Juventus players continue to secure victories confidently. The Turin club easily defeated Torino 4-0 in the Turin derby and won their sixth victory in seven matches.
Napoli players are also unbeaten, with this weekend's win against Spal. With ten minutes remaining in the match, the result was still level, but Napoli players managed to turn the score to their advantage and secured a 3-2 victory.
Inter bounced back to winning ways after two draws. The Milan club won their only goal match against Genoa 1-0.
Both teams from the Italian capital secured comfortable victories. Roma defeated Udinese 3-1, and Lazio beat Verona 3-0.
However, AC Milan, who had high ambitions at the start of the season and spent a considerable amount on transfers, suffered their second consecutive defeat. Sampdoria defeated Milan 2-0 at home.
Here are all the Serie A matchday results: - Roma 3 : 1 Udinese - Spal 2 : 3 Napoli - Juventus 4 : 0 Torino - Sampdoria 2 : 0 Milan - Cagliari 0 : 2 Chievo - Crotone 2 : 0 Benevento - Inter 1 : 0 Genoa - Verona 0 : 3 Lazio - Sassuolo 0 : 1 Bologna - Fiorentina 1 : 1 Atalanta
Interesting facts from the Serie A matchday: - Edin Dzeko, who scored 29 goals in 37 Serie A games last season and became the league's top scorer, is even more efficient this season. He has now scored 11 goals in his first five matches. - Napoli's team has scored at least three goals in ten Serie A matches in a row. - Paulo Dybala scored his 10th goal of the season in Serie A this weekend. It took him only six matches to reach this milestone. - Serie A has the most efficient offense across the top 5 European leagues. For the first time this season, Sampdoria's players were unable to score. - Radamel Falcao has scored 11 goals this season and surpassed 14 Serie A teams in goals. Two teams have scored as many goals as the solo effort in the first seven games.
Ligue 1
Last weekend in the French championship, Paris Saint-Germain stumbled for the first time this season but still holds the top spot in Ligue 1.
PSG was stopped in the away match against Montpellier. Playing without Neymar, the Parisian team failed to score, and the final result was 0-0.
PSG's slip was an opportunity for Monaco to reduce the gap and they managed to cut it to just one point against the leading team in Ligue 1. Monaco secured an easy 4-0 victory against Lille on Friday.
Lyon played out a 3-3 draw for the second time this season. This time, they shared the points with Dijon in the match.
Marseille secured their second consecutive victory and returned to the top five positions. They defeated Toulouse 2-0.
Bordeaux explores the top three and has won two matches in a row, rising to third in Ligue 1.
Here are all the Ligue 1 matchday results: - Nice 2 : 2 Angers - Lille 0 : 4 Monaco - Montpellier 0 : 0 Paris Saint-Germain - Bordeaux 3 : 1 Guingamp - Caen 1 : 0 Amiens - Lyon 3 : 3 Dijon - Metz 0 : 1 Troyes - St Etienne 2 : 2 Rennes - Strasbourg 1 : 2 Nantes - Marseille 2 : 0 Toulouse
Interesting facts from the Ligue 1 matchday: - This weekend, Willem Geubbels became the first player in the 21st century to play a game in the Ligue 1 championship. The Lyon player, born on August 16, 2001, recently turned 16. - For the first time in the season, PSG failed to score a goal. Until that point, their goalscoring rate was one goal every 27 minutes, on average. - The match between Saint Etienne and Rennes was the fifth time this season that Lithuanian Edvinas Gertmonas was on the bench as a substitute for the visiting team. However, 21-year-old goalkeeper has not yet played official matches for Rennes. - Radamel Falcao has 14 goals in Serie A tournaments since 2013-2014. No other Italian championship player can boast of that many goals. - The longest series in Ligue 1 history currently belongs to Nantes, who have secured three consecutive wins. - After the first seven matchdays of Ligue 1, only two clubs have not suffered a defeat: PSG and Bordeaux, who have secured four wins and three draws.
That wraps up all the latest action from the top European football leagues! Stay tuned for more updates and exciting matches next weekend. Enjoy the beautiful game!
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