James Maddison ended his 610-day Premier League goal drought with a spectacular strike to break an historic long-range record, while Omar Marmoush and Ben Davies fired Tottenham to a 3-1 victory against Coventry. Spurs earned a much-needed triumph to relieve early-season pressure, finally jumping to 16th place in the table with a vital six points.
The national team striker and Italy’s record champions continue to stumble through the new season. It is a very different story for Gennaro Gattuso and Lazio.
Heart of Midlothian were just minutes away from the title last May. But two late Celtic goals in the “decider” in Glasgow shattered the underdogs’ dream. The pitch invasion that followed at Parkhead only made the nightmare worse.
Bayern Munich remain top: High-flying SC Freiburg have missed out on a swift return to the top of the table – and go into their clash with the record champions “only” as challengers.
A dazzling victory over the autumn blues: thanks to Luis Díaz, Bayern Munich have emphatically got back on track just in time for their Champions League showdown with Arsenal.
Jubilation in the north, gloom for the European specialists from Swabia: Hamburger SV have deepened VfB Stuttgart’s “league crisis” and celebrated a third successive Bundesliga win.
Can Uzun had to watch for 90 minutes as his team-mates secured a badly needed win: after their 6-0 debacle against RB Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt beat 1. FC Köln on Friday evening.
The spell is broken: Deniz Undav scored his first goal of the season in VfB Stuttgart’s Champions League victory over Slovan Bratislava – and set a remarkable personal record in the competition.