Mbappe and Vinicius shine as Real Madrid dispatch Levante 4-1
Real Madrid maintained their flawless start to the season with a swashbuckling 4-1 victory over Levante on Tuesday, as Vinicius Jr orchestrated the first-half demolition before Kylian Mbappe's second-half brace sealed a comprehensive win, Reuters reported.
The result keeps Real Madrid comfortably atop the standings on 18 points after six matches, stretching their lead to five points over reigning champions Barcelona, who have a game in hand ahead of Thursday's clash at Real Oviedo. Levante languish in 16th place on four points.
It was a particularly satisfying night for Vinicius Jr, who was under scrutiny after a mixed start under new manager Xabi Alonso, according to Reuters.
Barca's Gavi to undergo knee surgery on meniscus injury
Barcelona midfielder Gavi will undergo knee surgery to address a lingering meniscus injury, the LaLiga champions said, Reuters reported.
The 21-year-old Spain international, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in November 2023, injured his right knee in training in August after featuring in Barca's opening two matches of the season.
While Barca did not provide a timeline for Gavi's recovery, Spanish media reported that he could be sidelined for five to six weeks, according to Reuters.
Napoli's perfect start continues with battling 3-2 win over Pisa
Napoli were made to work hard but they maintained their perfect start to the Serie A season with a 3-2 home win over Pisa on Monday, which took the holders clear atop the standings, Reuters reported.
Billy Gilmour netted his first goal at senior club level to give Napoli a first-half lead but M'Bala Nzola's penalty on the hour drew Pisa level.
Leonardo Spinazzola and Lorenzo Lucca's goals looked to have wrapped up the win before Lorran's late goal for the visitors made for a nervy ending, according to Reuters.
PSG handed first Ligue 1 loss this season as Marseille claim 1-0 home win
Ligue 1 champions Paris St Germain suffered a 1-0 defeat at Olympique de Marseille in Monday's rearranged 'Le Classique', with Nayef Aguerd’s early header proving decisive in his side's first home league win over their bitter rivals since 2011, Reuters reported.
After Sunday's weather-enforced postponement of the match amid heavy rain and storms, PSG fell to their first league defeat of the season after five matches, remaining on 12 points and yielding first place to AS Monaco on goals scored.
"We are not used to losing games," said PSG coach Luis Enrique, who was named coach of the season at the Ballon d'Or awards held at the same time in Paris, according to Reuters.
