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Premier League round-up: Arsenal striker impresses on first start of the season

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Premier League round-up: Arsenal striker impresses on first start of the season It was an afternoon to forget for Petr Cech, who not only conceded twice, but could have endured a costly performance in Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Cardiff. Cech almost conceded a goal in the opening exchanges as he gifted a chance for Harry Arter, who ultimately blazed over to spare the goalkeepe...

La Liga round-up: Barcelona trio top gameweek 3 ratings

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La Liga round-up: Barcelona trio top gameweek 3 ratings Barcelona absolutely battered Huesca on Sunday, smashing the La Liga debutants 8-2 at Camp Nou. Huesca may have taken an early lead through Juan Camilo Hernandez, but that did little more than spark the defending La Liga champions into life, with the top three best rated performers of gameweek 3 ply...

Bundesliga round-up: Bayern Munich joined at the top by surprise duo

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Bundesliga round-up: Bayern Munich joined at the top by surprise duo Bayern Munich have started the new season with two wins and are joined at the top of the Bundesliga by Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin. Neither were expected to get off to impressive starts, while RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke only have one point between them. Schalke have lost successive mat...

Premier League round-up: London feel to best XI as Tottenham and Fulham dominate

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Premier League round-up: London feel to best XI as Tottenham and Fulham dominate There’s a London feel to the Premier League team of the week of the third week of the season as nine of the 11 players ply their trade in the capital. The star man was Fulham arrival Andre Schurrle, with the German excelling in their entertaining 4-2 win over Burnley. Schurrle rifled in 11 sho...

La Liga round-up: Bale thriving out of Ronaldo's shadow for Real Madrid

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La Liga round-up: Bale thriving out of Ronaldo's shadow for Real Madrid Real Madrid and Barcelona continued their 100 per cent starts to the season, while newly-promoted SD Huesca have also made a fine start to the campaign and are up in the dizzy heights of third. Valencia are still searching for their first league win of the season after a shock 2-0 defeat to Espanyol...

Ligue 1 round-up: Former Chelsea forward picks up from last season’s strong finish

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Ligue 1 round-up: Former Chelsea forward picks up from last season’s strong finish Had you put money on which two teams would still have a 100 per cent record after three matches in Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain would be one of them but Dijon certainly would not have been the other. The former have won three in a row without needing to be at their best, while the latter have made a...

Bundesliga round-up: Former Manchester City defender endures nightmare opening weekend

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Bundesliga round-up: Former Manchester City defender endures nightmare opening weekend There were no real shocks on the opening weekend of the new Bundesliga campaign, although Borussia Dortmund’s thumping 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig was an unexpected scoreline. Niko Kovac kicked off his tenure of Bayern Munich with a win over Hoffenheim, while both of the newly-promoted sides f...

Championship round-up: Centre-back duo earn highest WhoScored ratings

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Championship round-up: Centre-back duo earn highest WhoScored ratings Leeds United are still the team to beat in the Championship this season after extending their unbeaten start to the campaign to five matches. A comprehensive 3-0 win away to Norwich keeps them top of the table on goal difference heading into Friday’s mouth-watering encounter against second-pla...

Ligue 1 round-up: Improved second-half performance earns Neymar top spot

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Ligue 1 round-up: Improved second-half performance earns Neymar top spot The second round of Ligue 1 matches are done and dusted and there are only four teams left in the division with 100 per cent records. Two of those are newly-promoted, while PSG already now have a three-point advantage over rivals Lyon and Marseille. We run through the best and worst performers from ...

Ligue 1 round-up: Memphis carries form over to shine in gameweek one

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Ligue 1 round-up: Memphis carries form over to shine in gameweek one With last season’s top four all off the mark with three points in Ligue 1, and not a single draw to speak of in the opening weekend’s action in France, we run through the best and worst performers from gameweek one.The game of the round undoubtedly took place at Angers, who led 3-1 with ...