• Ligue 1

    : Messi starts, Angers does not crack, Lille finally winner

It was not a dream.

Lionel Messi, the six-fold Golden Ball, therefore plays in Ligue 1. Entered into play in the 66th minute in place of his friend Neymar, the Argentine prodigy made his great French debut against Stade de Reims.

On the other hand, it was Kylian Mbappé who shone on the pitch.

Two days before the closing of the summer transfer window, the French world champion stood out with a double head (15th) and left foot (63rd), as if nothing had happened.

After this success in Reims, PSG remains king of Ligue 1 with 12 points, the maximum, and Angers for dolphin (10 pts), defender of Rennes.

🔥 𝙑 𝙄 𝘾 𝙏 𝙊 𝙄 𝙍 𝙀



✔️ 4 games, 10 points: thank you guys!

#SCOSRFC 𝟮-𝟬 pic.twitter.com/gtS9CrV6z7

- Angers SCO (@AngersSCO) August 29, 2021

Two points behind, the enthusiastic promoted Clermont clung to the podium by closing a two-goal delay against Metz (2-2), a performance already achieved last week in Lyon (3-3).

Moving away from the red zone was a more immediate priority for Lille, Monaco and Strasbourg, a trio pushed to the bottom of the table at the start of the day.

The goal was achieved thanks to the first victory achieved this season in the league.

Lille, the reigning champion, dominated Montpellier, the Monegasques defeated Troyes (2-1) and Strasbourg gave air against Brest (3-1).

  • Bundesliga: Wolfsburg alone in the lead, Bayern and Borussia in ambush

Wolfsburg took the lead in the German league on their own with three wins in as many matches, having taken the shock of this third Bundesliga matchday 1-0 against Leipzig.

The "Wolves" are two points ahead of a trio of seven-point teams, separated on goal difference: Bayer Leverkusen (2nd), Bayern Munich (3rd) and Freiburg (4th).

Another trio point a length lower, with Borussia Dortmund (5th), Cologne (6th) and Mainz (7th)

  • Premier League: Tottenham in the lead, Manchester United winner while waiting for Ronaldo

Without star rookie Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United suffered at Wolverhampton before winning.

Two days after the announcement of the Portuguese's return in the jersey of United, his club from 2003 to 2009, the "Red Devils" have shown that they badly need the goals of their Portuguese striker to aim high.

They had to wait until the 80th minute to take the advantage against "Wolves" thanks to Mason Greenwood on a pass from French international Raphaël Varane, who was making his Premier League debut after ten years at Real Madrid.

With seven points, Manchester occupies 3rd place in the standings two lengths behind leader Tottenham, the only team to have managed a card full of three wins, all on the smallest of scores.

The north London club have scored three goals since the start of the season and have not conceded any, making them a formidably efficient leader.

✊ Going into the international break unbeaten.

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- Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 30, 2021

At 11 against 10 for 45 minutes, Liverpool could not overcome Chelsea (1-1) while City crushed Arsenal (5-0), red lantern of the championship.

  • Serie A: Giroud scores a brace for his debut

Olivier Giroud consoled himself for his ban from the Blues by conquering his new San Siro stadium with a brace that contributed to AC Milan's large victory over Cagliari (4-1), Sunday at the end of the second Serie A matchday.

Clear strike from the left for the 3-1 (24th) then penalty flush with the post for the 4-1 (43rd): Giroud did not miss the two opportunities that arose and went away to collect his first ovations some 30,000 tifosi.

[# SerieA🇮🇹] BOUUUM!

Olivier Giroud signs his first double with AC Milan!

🔥🔥🔥 # MilanCagliari pic.twitter.com/oU6gxgubVS

- Footballogue⭐️⭐️ (@Footballogue) August 29, 2021

Like Milan, Roma followed with a second victory, facing a very weak formation from Salernitana (4-0).

As for Juventus Turin, the post-Cristiano Ronaldo started in the worst possible way, beaten at home on Saturday by the astonishing promoted Empoli (1-0).

  • Liga: Depay treats Barça, Madrid wins while waiting for Mbappé

Two weeks after his recital against Real Sociedad, Memphis Depay still seduces Camp Nou with the winning goal (2-1) for FC Barcelona against Getafe.

In the first three matches in the Blaugrana colors, the Dutch international has already scored two goals and provided an assist.

He is Barça's most effective rookie since Cesc Fabregas in 2011 (three goals and four assists in his first three La Liga games).

🙌🦁 By being involved on 3 goals (2 goals and 1 assist) in his first 3 matches with Barça, @Memphis became the most decisive recruit upon his arrival since 2011 (Fabregas).

# BarçaGetafe pic.twitter.com/ZhN15uq63P

- FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_fra) August 29, 2021

The reigning Spanish champion, for his part, stalled for the first time this season on his lawn: Atlético Madrid snatched the 2-2 draw at the very end of the match against the winner of the Europa League, Villarreal.

With this first quack, Atlético returns to the level of a small peloton which dominates the standings with 7 points after three days: we find the astonishing promoted Mallorca, Valencia, Sevilla, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, leader in the general goal difference.

Saturday, Real was shy on the Betis field, and only snatched the victory thanks to a healthy volley from the side Dani Carvajal (61st), on a center behind Karim Benzema.

Maybe Kylian Mbappé is missing from Real's attack?

The soap opera of his possible transfer is likely to hold Spain and the football planet in suspense within 48 hours of the end of the transfer window.

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