England
Mohamed Salah marked another milestone in his Liverpool career by scoring his 250th goal for the club in a crucial 2-0 victory over Aston Villa.
The 33-year-old Egyptian exploited a rare error from goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, seizing a loose clearance and slotting calmly into an empty net during first-half stoppage time.
Salah’s strike not only gave the Reds the lead but also placed him in elite company, joining Ian Rush and Roger Hunt as the only players to reach 250 goals in all competitions for the club.
Ryan Gravenberch later sealed the win with a deflected long-range effort, moving Liverpool up to third in the Premier League behind Arsenal and Manchester City.
More importantly, the result ensured that the Reds ended their four-game losing streak in the English top flight.
At the City Ground, Amad Diallo was Manchester United’s hero having drilled home a stunning 81st-minute volley to rescue a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest.
The Red Devils had led at half-time through Casemiro’s 34th minute header, but two quick Forest goals flipped the game as Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicolo Savona struck in rapid succession.
With the Old Trafford giants’ momentum seemingly gone, the Côte d'Ivoire international reignited their fight, showing brilliant technique and composure to meet a looping clearance on the edge of the box and fire past Matz Sels.
Interestingly, that was his first goal of the 2025-26 campaign and it helped Ruben Amorim’s men continue their impressive unbeaten run.
Germany
Serhou Guirassy rediscovered his scoring touch to fire Borussia Dortmund to a 1-0 win over Augsburg, lifting them to third in the Bundesliga.
The Guinean striker struck seven minutes before half-time, collecting a loose ball on the edge of the area and finishing coolly beneath the goalkeeper Finn Dahmen.
After a four-game drought, the goal marked a vital return to form for the African and moved him into second place in the Bundesliga scoring charts, trailing only Harry Kane.
Guirassy’s finish also serves as a confidence boost ahead of Dortmund’s crucial Champions League clash with Manchester City.
Elsewhere, Mohamed Amoura bagged a brace in Wolfsburg’s 3-2 defeat to Hoffenheim at the Volkswagen Arena.
The Algerian forward opened the scoring in the 14th minute, racing onto Mattias Svanberg’s incisive pass before rounding Oliver Baumann and calmly finishing into an empty net.
Amoura’s pace and movement constantly troubled Hoffenheim’s defence, and after the visitors turned the game around, he struck again in the second half latching onto Sael Kumbedi’s through ball.
Dutch star Wouter Burger was the hero for the visitors as his double ensured his team left with all points at stake.
Wolfsburg are 12th in the log having accrued eight points from nine matches while Hoffenheim climbed to sixth with 16 points from the same number of matches.
Meanwhile, Nicolas Jackson starred as Bayern Munich extended their perfect Bundesliga start with a commanding 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
The Senegal international scored his first league goal for the Bavarians since joining on loan from Chelsea, doubling the hosts’ lead just six minutes after Serge Gnabry had opened the scoring on his 250th Bundesliga appearance.
Jackson also had another effort ruled out for offside and heading narrowly over as he led the line confidently in Harry Kane’s absence.
A late own goal from Loic Bade sealed Leverkusen’s first away defeat in 37 league games, while Bayern celebrated a ninth straight Bundesliga victory ahead of their Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain.
In another German top-flight fixture, Yan Diomande inspired RB Leipzig to a 2-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart to reclaim their second place in the Bundesliga and ending the visitors’ five-game winning streak.
The 18-year-old Ivorian winger created the opener just before half-time when his dangerous cross was deflected into the net by Jeff Chabot.
In the second half, the teenager showed his class again, weaving past two defenders before drilling a precise left-footed strike beyond Alexander Nubel.
Spain
Abde Ezzalzouli’s goal capped a commanding 3-0 win for Real Betis over Mallorca at the Estadio Benito Villamarin.
The Moroccan winger struck late in the first half, calmly finishing from the penalty spot area after Antony’s clever pull-back, sealing a superb attacking display from Los Verdiblancos.
Antony had already stolen the show with two first-half goals, a long-range strike followed by a trademark curling finish, as Betis raced into control within 30 minutes.
Mallorca rarely threatened, with Vedat Muriqi missing their best chance, while Lucas Bergstrom’s saves only limited the damage.
Betis managed the game comfortably after the break, climbing to fifth in La Liga and edging closer to the Champions League places.
France
Man of the match Habib Diallo inspired Metz to a vital 2-0 win at Nantes, earning their second straight Ligue 1 victory and lifting them off the bottom of the table.
After a tense first half with few chances, the Maroons struck late through Giorgi Abuashvili, who capitalised on a defensive mix-up to open the scoring.
Senegal international Diallo then sealed the result on the counter attack, racing clear to fire past Anthony Lopes with trademark precision. His late goal capped a disciplined Metz display that extended their unbeaten run and deepened Nantes’ struggles at home.
Nigeria international Moses Simon struck the decisive goal as Paris FC stunned AS Monaco 1-0 at the Stade Louis II, ending the hosts’ six-match unbeaten run.
Despite the hosts’ bright start, with Aleksandr Golovin and Krepin Diatta both going close, they failed to make their dominance count.
Paris gradually grew into the contest and nearly scored when Jean-Philippe Krasso hit the post, before Simon broke the deadlock eight minutes after the restart.
Meeting Maxime Lopez’s precise cut-back, Simon powered his finish into the roof of the net from close range. Monaco pushed for an equaliser, but Kevin Trapp denied Maghnes Akliouche with a fine save, and Paris held firm defensively.
The result lifted Paris FC into the top half of Ligue 1, while Monaco slipped four points behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain in the title race.
