PSG and OM unfold, Lorient and Lens follow the rhythm
Olympique de Marseille (2nd, 23 points) set the tone at the start of the 9th day of Ligue 1, winning without forcing, Friday, on the lawn of SCO Angers (0-3).
A great architect of Marseille's victory, French international side Jonathan Clauss scored the first goal of the game and delivered two assists.
Chased from the top of the standings for 24 hours by their Marseille rival 15 days before a very promising Clasico, Paris Saint-Germain (25 points) regained their place as leader by beating OGC Nice (2-1), Saturday, thanks to its two stars Lionel Messi, author of a direct free kick, his first with PSG, and the inevitable Kylian Mbappé, entered during the game to unlock the game.
𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹'𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 🚀
The French international has put OM on the right tracks by inscribing its 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘁 under the Olympian colors 🔵⚪️
The full summary 👉 https://t.co/qs9kqfyzzx pic.twitter.com /fx2vMtCN1V
- Olympic Marseille (@
𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹'𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 🚀
The French international has put OM on the right tracks by inscribing its 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘁 under the Olympian colors 🔵⚪️
The full summary 👉 https://t.co/qs9kqfyzzx pic.twitter.com /fx2vMtCN1V
– Olympique de Marseille (@OM_Officiel) October 2, 2022 l) October 2, 2022
Surprise at the start of the season, FC Lorient (3rd, 22 points) continues to keep pace and clings to the podium thanks to its convincing victory against Lille (2-1).
This is the fifth victory in a row for the Hakes.
Finally, the very solid RC Lens (4th, 21 points) smashed Lyon (7th, 13 points) by winning (1-0), Sunday, in a Bollaert-Delelis stadium in fusion.
At the bottom of the standings, nothing is going well in Strasbourg (19th, 5 points), beaten by Stade Rennais at home (1-3).
The Alsatian club, in the fight for European places throughout last season, recorded their fourth defeat of the season and remain the only team to have still not won a league game.
Barça takes advantage of Real Madrid misstep, Sevilla FC in crisis
Real Madrid, despite the return to competition of its providential striker Karim Benzema, lost Sunday, during the 7th day of the Spanish championship, its first two points of the season, hanging at home by Osasuna (1-1) .
A frustrating draw for the Merengue (Benzema missed a penalty at the end of the match) which allows FC Barcelona (19 points, +18) to delight the Madrilenians (19 points, +11) at the head of La Liga unlike goals.
The Catalans had contented themselves with the union minimum on Saturday, winning without shining in Mallorca (0-1), thanks to a new goal from Robert Lewandowski.
The Pole, former Bayern trigger, flies to the top of the scoring charts with 9 goals in 7 league matches.
Barça's winning streak in @LaLiga:
Real Sociedad ✅
Valladolid ✅
Sevilla ✅
Cadiz ✅
Elche ✅
Mallorca ✅
19 goals scored, 1 conceded 👌#ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/HBQ6F8p3PZ
— FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona_fra) October 3, 2022
Earlier, Atlético Madrid won on the field of FC Sevilla FC (0-2), in distress since the start of the season (17th with 5 points).
Antoine Griezmann's club, again a substitute at kick-off, climbed to fifth place, 3 points behind Athletic Bilbao (3rd with 16 points) and Betis Sevilla (4th with 15 points).
Note the very spectacular match between Real Sociedad and Girona won by the Basques in Catalonia (3-5), thanks in particular to a double from Alexander Sorloth, the friend of Erling Haaland in the Norwegian selection.
Bayern return to victory, first defeat for Union Berlin
After four unsuccessful matches in the league, Bayern Munich regained the taste of victory by winning well against Bayer Leverkusen (4-0), opening the eighth day of the Bundesliga on Friday.
Held in check by Borussia Mönchengladbach, in Berlin, by the Union and by Stuttgart, then beaten in Augsburg, the teammates of Senegalese African champion Sadio Mané, scorer against Bayer, reacted in time to avoid the crisis.
The defending champion climbs to 3rd place in the standings (15 points), behind Union Berlin (17 points, +9), the surprise leader of the championship beaten on Saturday on the lawn of Eintracht Frankfurt (2-0) , and Freiburg (17 points, +6), scorer of Mainz (2-1).
They've got the Ⓜ️agic ✨#MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/OKcbWj4nrG
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) October 1, 2022
Finally, Borussia Dortmund (4th, 15 points) missed the opportunity to settle alone at the top of the Bundesliga, after having cracked on the lawn of FC Cologne (3-2), when he was logically leading the debates at half-time.
City feast against Man U, Arsenal offer Spurs
Carried by the insatiable Erling Haaland, Manchester City crushed their rival Manchester United (6-3), during the 9th day of the Premier League, Sunday, at the Etihad Stadium.
This victory and the new brilliance of the young Norwegian striker, author of a new hat-trick and two assists, allows the reigning English champion (20 points) to remain in ambush behind the leader Arsenal (21 points) .
For their part, in the other highly anticipated derby, the Gunners made short work of Tottenham, their historic rival, by winning with style (3-1).
Note that the French international defender William Saliba delivered a new performance of very high level to the delight of Arsenal fans.
What it means ❤️ pic.twitter.com/nVgYJVJ7mH
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 1, 2022
More than average in the league since the start of the season, Liverpool could not do better than a draw (3-3) against Brighton (4th with 14 points).
With only 10 points on the clock, the Reds fall to 9th place in the standings which demonstrates their bad run.
Napoli and Atalanta still undefeated, AS Roma weigh down Inter
Atalanta Bergamo joined Naples, victorious on Saturday from Torino thanks in particular to a double from Cameroonian international André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (3-1), at the top of Serie A by beating Fiorentina (1-0) , Sunday, during an 8th day marked by the first Italian championship match led by a woman, referee Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi.
🚀 Zambo heads us in front
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/IsgFIvdZ6l
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) October 2, 2022
AC Milan waited until the last moments of the match to overcome Empoli (1-3), thanks to two goals scored in added time by two former Lille players, Fodé Ballo-Touré and Rafael Leão.
The defending champions are back in 4th place in the standings, behind ruthless Lazio against La Spezia (4-0).
In the clash of the day, AS Roma (6th) got the better of Inter Milan (1-2), thanks in particular to an achievement by its star Paulo Dybala.
With this defeat, the 4th of the season, the Nerazzurri fell to a very disappointing 9th place.
For its part, in difficulty for a few weeks, Juventus Turin (7th) reassured itself by correcting Bologna (3-0), Sunday evening, thanks to its offensive armada and a new goal from Arkadiusz Milik, the Polish striker on loan by OM.
This is the Bianconeri's first success in over a month.
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