The big story: Barcelona lose but Guardiola is smiling

Barcelona were beaten at the Nou Camp by newly promoted Alaves in their La Liga clash on Satuday as Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta started from the bench. However, after two back-to-back wins, Barcelona succumbed to their first defeat with Alaves winning 2-1. Brazil’s Deyverson opened the scoring for Alaves sending the home fans to silence. However, Jeremy Mathieu scored the equaliser from a Neymar corner. Alaves hit back with Ibai Gomez netting the second to leave Barcelona struggling.

In the Premier League, Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford. Pep Guardiola was at his tactical best as City looked in great form, leaving United manager Jose Mourinho frustrated on the sidelines. Kevin de Bruyne and Kelechi Ilheanacho scored for City and Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled one back for United.

Other top stories

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo powered Real Madrid to a 5-2 win over Osasuna to top the La Liga table with nine points and three wins in three matches. Cristiano Ronaldo played his first match of the season for Real after sustaining a knee injury during Portugal's victorious Euro 2016 campaign.
  2. Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid beat Celta Vigo 4-0 to register their first win in the league. After two draws against Leganes and Alaves, Madrid required a win to secure three vital points with Barcelona and Real Madrid sitting on seven and nine points respectively.  
  3. Juventus also topped the Serie A table after Gonzalo Higuain scored a brace as the Italian side beat Sassuolo 3-1. Miralem Pjanic scored the third as Luca Antei socred the lone goal for Sassuolo.
  4. West Ham United have warned fans that they will be handed life bans if found to be involved in crowd trouble during their side’s 2-4 loss to Watford on Saturday. Fights broke out in pockets of the stadium during the closing stages of the match. 
  5. Robert Lewandowski was on target as Bayern Munich beat Schalke 2-0 on Saturday to cement their spot on top of the Bundesliga table. Lewandowski assisted in the second when he set up Joshua Kimmich. This was Lewandowski’s fourth goal in two games for the German side.