Football Tracker: Man City and Newcasstle in action, Barcelona host Girona in LaLiga

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Haaland warming up for Manchester City
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The international break is over, and that means club football is finally back! There is plenty of top action across Europe's biggest and best leagues this weekend, and the Football Tracker will provide you with the latest updates!

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16:05 CET - What a turnaround and what a way to move out of the relegation zone by Mallorca!

15:47 CET - Some breaking news to bring you as Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Nottingham Forest! Just minutes after Forest's underwhelming 3-0 loss at home to Chelsea, Forest have released a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) to announce he has been relieved of his duties to bring an to the shortest managerial reign in Premier League history.

Brutal. 

Read more about the sacking here.

15:35 CET - Our attention in England now turns to five 16:00 CET games, including Brighton against Newcastle United and Manchester City vs Everton from the Etihad. 

Check out the team news for those matches below: 

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15:25 CET - Chelsea turned up in the second half to win 3-0 and pile more pressure on Ange Postecoglou. 

It was a much-improved performance from the visitors, who relied on two set-piece goals and a bullet header from talented centre-back Josh Acheampong to make it eight winless games for Postecoglou since his appointment. 

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Check out the match stats here.

15:15 CET - It is one hour until Barcelona time in LaLiga! After two setback defeats in the week before the international break, the Catalan giants will be hoping to get their title challenge back on track at home to Girona this afternoon. 

Follow the match here.

The big team news is that Lamine Yamal makes a welcome return to Hansi Flick's side; meanwhile, talented 17-year-old Toni Fernandez makes his senior debut to lead Barcelona's attack. 

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15:00 CET - There are also two games in Serie A just getting underway as Lecce host Sassuolo and Pisa face Verona

Follow both games here.

14:55 CET - It is half-time in LaLiga and Sevilla are on course to extend their winning run to three games after taking a 1-0 lead into the break thanks to a Ruben Vargas goal.

Follow the second period here.

14:40 CET - After Union Berlin's impressive win last night, the Bundesliga is back this afternoon with five early kick-offs.

The standout of the matches sees third-place RB Leipzig host newly promoted Hamburger SV, and the hosts have the chance to move within two points of league leaders Bayern Munich ahead of der Klassiker this evening. 

Follow that clash here.

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Elsewhere in the Bundesliga this afternoon: 

FC Koln vs Augsburg 

Heidenheim vs Werder Bremen

Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen 

Wolfsburg vs Stuttgart

13:22 CET - It is half-time at the Forest Ground, and the hosts will be disappointed not to be ahead. Chelsea's central defenders were half asleep in the first 30 minutes, handing Forest some great chances. However, the home side failed to take advantage of being on top, and the game remains scoreless. 

Encouraging signs for Ange Postecoglou at least.

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13:30 CET - The first clash of the big Saturday in LaLiga comes from Seville as in-form Sevilla host bottom-of-the-league Mallorca from 14:00 CET.

Check out the team news below: 

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13:25 CET - The Premier League is back! Kick-off is just five minutes away as Forest host Chelsea to begin the weekend. 

Listen to LIVE commentary of that clash here.

12:30 CET - It is time for the first starting lineups of the weekend as Nottingham Forest host Chelsea in an hour!

The surprising team news comes from Enzo Maresca as the Chelsea boss rests the in-form Moises Caicedo and starts Malo Gusto in the midfield alongside Romeo Lavia.

Meanwhile, after his monologue in the pre-match press conference, Ange Postecoglou looks to have altered his formation to a back five and surprisingly starts Taiwo Awoniyi up front ahead of Chris Wood.

Check out the full team news below: 

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11:00 CET - Good morning and welcome back to the Football Tracker this Saturday morning!

The action resumes after the international break over in England, where the under-pressure Ange Postecoglou and his Nottingham Forest side face a tough test at home to Chelsea.

Manchester City will also be in Premier League action today, while table-toppers Arsenal look to continue their momentum with a London derby at Fulham.

In the Bundesliga, while Bayer Leverkusen will be aiming to pick up three points, the real standout clash is Der Klassiker, with the unbeaten and relentless Bayern Munich playing host to Borussia Dortmund - who are also unbeaten and sitting four points off them in second. 

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are both in LaLiga action a little later on, before Roma meets Inter Milan in a superb Serie A clash, and defending champions Napoli visit Torino.

In Ligue 1, Marseille and Lyon will also both have the chance to capitalise on PSG's dropped points last night.