City's seven from seven, PSG's four at the Etihad, Barcelona's nine from nine: 12–18 October in Europe

The Champions League played its second matchday on 13 and 14 October, the Premier League its seventh round on 17 and 18 October, and LaLiga its ninth from 16 to 18 October. 123 Two fixtures are played after this edition goes out: Tottenham Hotspur against Coventry City, and Getafe against Rayo Vallecano. Both are marked "to be played" in the tables below. This issue covers 12 to 18 October.

The week in three lines. Manchester City were 3-0 down at home to Paris Saint-Germain inside 32 minutes and lost 4-2, then beat Ipswich Town 3-2 on Saturday for a seventh Premier League win in seven. 45 The Champions League's second matchday produced 78 goals in 18 games, more than any matchday in the competition's history. 6 Barcelona beat Real Betis 5-2 for a ninth LaLiga win from nine, and Real Madrid answered the next day by beating Sevilla 4-1 before the Clásico. 78

Paris Saint-Germain scored three times in the first 32 minutes at the Etihad. Désiré Doué cut in from the left and beat Gianluigi Donnarumma at his near post in the 13th minute. 4 Ousmane Dembélé crossed and then headed in Doué's return two minutes later, and Vitinha smashed a third from Warren Zaïre-Emery's lay-off. 4

City had wanted a penalty when Rayan Cherki went down under Marquinhos, and Matvei Safonov punched a corner onto his own bar. 4 Achraf Hakimi also hit the post before the third goal. 4

Enzo Maresca made a triple change at half-time and one substitute, Iliman Ndiaye, crossed for Erling Haaland to head in the 53rd. 4 Maghnes Akliouche's long-range effort bounced in off Donnarumma on 62, and Haaland turned in Ayyoub Bouaddi's pass on 75. 4 Enzo Fernández and Haaland both hit the woodwork, and Donnarumma saved a penalty in stoppage time. 4

It was City's first defeat since the Community Shield, ending a run of eight straight wins under Maresca. 4 Haaland's two goals took him to 38 in the competition for City, a club record, from 41 appearances. 4

Pep Guardiola, who stood down last summer, made his first visit to the Etihad since leaving and watched a huge "City Til I Die" tifo before kick-off. 4 It was City's first home match since an independent commission found them guilty of 114 of the 115 Premier League charges. 4

Saturday's league match was a different kind of game. Haaland scored twice in the 3-2 win over Ipswich Town, and was denied a hat-trick by a marginal offside call. 5 He has now scored 100 non-penalty goals in the Premier League in 139 appearances, fewer than anyone else has needed. 5

Seven wins from seven is the third-longest opening run in Premier League history, behind Chelsea's nine in 2005/06 and Liverpool's eight in 2019/20. 5 City lead Arsenal by three points. 9 Their defence has now conceded nine goals in four matches in all competitions. 5

The 78 goals across the 18 fixtures beat the 71 scored on Matchday 3 of last season, and nine of the 18 games produced five or more. 6

Roma 3-4 Real Madrid. José Mourinho returned to the Stadio Olimpico trailing 3-1 with 12 minutes left. 10 Mbappé equalised on 25, but Marten de Roon had struck through a deflection after 20 minutes and Donyell Malen scored twice either side of the hour, the second after a VAR intervention. 10 Carlos Espí turned in Endrick's saved header on 83, Endrick headed Arda Güler's corner in two minutes later, and Rüdiger tapped in another Güler corner in the 90th. 10 All three came from set pieces. 10

Mbappé was making his 100th Champions League appearance and, at 27, is the youngest player to reach that mark. 10

LASK 3-6 Liverpool. Bradley Barcola scored a first career hat-trick, in the 24th, 37th and 66th minutes, after Ronald Araújo's header had opened the scoring. 11 Jeremie Frimpong headed a fourth and Lewis Koumas, on his first Champions League start, made it six. 11 Robert Ljubičić pulled one back and Florian Flecker scored twice late. 11

Aston Villa 6-0 Fenerbahçe. Johan Manzambi scored on his 21st birthday, Nicolas Jackson scored twice before the break, Ross Barkley added two after it and Tammy Abraham finished the rout in the 90th. 12 It was Villa's biggest win in European football and their first home win of the season. 12

Inter 3-4 Club Brugge. Nicolò Tresoldi scored a hat-trick at San Siro and Inter, beaten on the opening night in Madrid, have no points from two matches. 13

Elsewhere. Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 and Atlético de Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0, both at home. 1 Barcelona came from behind to win 4-1 at Galatasaray, Anthony Gordon scoring his first Champions League goal for the club. 14 Bodø/Glimt beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0, Viking drew 3-3 with Bayern München, Villarreal beat Napoli 3-1 and Real Betis beat Porto 3-2. 1

Nine clubs have six points from two games. 15 Goal difference puts Paris Saint-Germain top, then Barcelona and Aston Villa, with Stuttgart, Liverpool, Sporting CP, Arsenal and Real Madrid filling the other four places inside the top eight. 15 Real Betis are ninth on the same six points. 15

The split matters because of what each band wins. Positions one to eight go straight to the round of 16 in March. Ninth to 24th play a two-legged knockout play-off in February, and 25th to 36th are out. 15

Manchester City sit 17th on three points, inside the play-off places but with no margin. 15 Inter, Porto, Napoli, Lille, Galatasaray and Slovan Bratislava have lost both matches. 15

Brighton. They scored three times in nine minutes and 30 seconds against Crystal Palace — the earliest a side has done that in the Premier League since Newcastle in April 2023 — and won 5-0, their biggest win over their rivals in 70 years. 16 Jaydee Canvot's own goal, Diego Gómez from 51.3 metres and Yasin Ayari made it 3-0. 16 Gómez's strike is the longest in the top flight since Wayne Rooney's for Everton nine years ago. 16

Brighton have 23 goals in seven games; only three sides in Premier League history have scored more at this stage. 16 They have also kept four clean sheets in a row and conceded five all season, as few as Arsenal. 16

Arsenal. Noni Madueke came off the bench and scored a deflected winner at Nottingham Forest in the 80th minute. It was Arsenal's only shot on target. 16 Substitutes have now scored in three of Arsenal's wins this season: Bruno Guimarães at Sunderland, Guimarães again against Leeds United, and Madueke here. 16

Arsenal have won six of their first seven for only the fourth time, and are three points behind City. 16 Forest are in the bottom three and, with Schalke, the only side in Europe's five biggest leagues yet to score at home this season. 16

Chelsea. Pedro Neto scored twice at Everton, the first 43 seconds after half-time, from the right wing-back role that switches Chelsea between a back three and a back four. 5 It was Chelsea's first Premier League clean sheet since 17 January, ending a run of 22 games without one. 5 Their goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez went off injured and Mike Penders made his Premier League debut. 5

Everton's Thierno Barry has now missed 14 big chances this season, more than any other player. 5

Liverpool. They came from a goal down at Brentford, with the game turning on Yehor Yarmoliuk's red card on the stroke of half-time and a second Brentford dismissal that left the hosts with nine. 5 Florian Wirtz created nine chances from open play, the first player to do that in a Premier League game since Sadio Mané in January 2021. 5 Víctor Muñoz equalised from Wirtz's through-ball and Alexander Isak scored the winner for his fifth league goal of the season. 5 Brentford lost for the first time this season. 5

Fulham. Alex Iwobi's first-half goal gave Álvaro Arbeloa his first Premier League win as head coach at the seventh attempt, and lifted Fulham out of the bottom three. 5 Hull City, who started the season well, have now gone five matches without a win. 5

Bournemouth. Marco Rose finally won a Premier League match. Marcus Tavernier scored in the sixth minute from Evanilson's pass, and Evanilson scored his 100th career goal just after the break. 16 Sunderland's Kevin Danso was at fault for the first goal and was sent off in the 17th minute; Omar Alderete's short backpass gave away the second. 16 No side has made more errors leading to goals this season than Sunderland's five. 16

Leeds and United. Bryan Mbeumo put Manchester United ahead and Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised in the 51st minute. 16 It was a fifth league game without a win for United, whose one win from seven is their fewest at this stage since 1986/87. 16

Tottenham. They go into Monday's game against Coventry with three points from six matches and no win. 9 They are the only club in England's top five divisions without a league victory this season. 17

Manchester City have 21 points, Arsenal 18 and Brighton 16, with Chelsea on 13 and Liverpool on 12. 9 Brentford, Leeds and Everton are level on 10. 9 Chelsea moved up to fourth and Liverpool to fifth. 9

At the bottom, Fulham's win took them out of the relegation places and Tottenham fell to 20th on three points from six games. 9 Sunderland are 19th on four and Nottingham Forest 18th on five, with Coventry City 16th on six from six. 9

Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead inside ten minutes at La Cartuja, turning on the edge of the area and curling a 20-yard shot into the top corner. 7 Valentín Gómez headed Betis level from a corner, Rodri restored the lead from another, and Gabriel Jesus made it 3-1 from Yamal's cross. 7

Abde Ezzalzouli pulled one back, and in the argument that followed Facundo Bernal was sent off for moving his head towards Yamal. 7 Eric García and Dani Olmo added two more for a 5-2 win over the side that began the day third. 7

Nine wins from nine equals the start Real Madrid made in 1968/69, the best in LaLiga history. 7 Barcelona have scored 39 goals in those nine games and lead by six points. 18

Real Madrid's answer came a day later and without Vinícius Júnior, who is serving the first of a four-match domestic ban for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair against Villarreal. 8 Arda Güler curled in the opener on the half hour, Mbappé finished a team move on 37 and added a Panenka penalty on 63, and Yan Diomande restored the three-goal margin after Manu Bueno's reply. 8

The game left an argument behind it. Sevilla's Luis García Plaza said Güler should have been sent off for an elbow on Peque, and suggested that was why Madrid would not be allowed to fall nine points behind before the Clásico. 19

Atlético de Madrid stayed second by winning 1-0 at Espanyol, and Real Sociedad moved fifth by winning 5-2 at Málaga, who are bottom on four points. 18 Sevilla are sixth on 14. 18

Barcelona have 27 points, Atlético de Madrid 22, Real Madrid 21 and Real Betis 19. 18 Málaga are bottom on four, below Valencia on six and Elche on seven. 18

Four clubs have not completed nine rounds. Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano have played seven: the match abandoned at Vallecas on 10 October has not been replayed, and Athletic's visit to Levante was moved to 21 October. Levante have played eight, and Getafe play their ninth tonight. 18

On 15 October David Kogan, chairman of the Independent Football Regulator, said City's appeal against the verdict could be resolved early next year. 20 The process sets a 12-week window for the hearing and then 30 days for a judgment, which is why the decision is expected early next year. 20 Once the appeal ends, the regulator will consider whether anyone at City should be disqualified from owning or directing the club. 20

Kogan said the regulator had faced no political interference, and that he would resign if anyone tried to influence it. 20

City's argument, in outline, is that the disputed sponsorship money came from the Abu Dhabi government as a shareholder of the sponsors rather than from the club's owners, and that the commission's ruling contains errors of law, principle and fact. 21 James Severn, a partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper, told BBC Sport that City face "substantial hurdles" and must show a material error or serious procedural unfairness. 21 Severn added that evidence already before the commission will be hard to reuse on appeal. 21

No sanction has been levied. A separate hearing would decide any punishment if the appeal fails, and it has been suggested it could run alongside the appeal to save time. 20

The Champions League's third matchday runs on 20 and 21 October, with Paris Saint-Germain hosting Barcelona on the Tuesday and Bayern München hosting Arsenal on the Wednesday. 1 Liverpool host Villarreal, Manchester City host AEK Athens and Real Madrid host Leipzig; Como host Manchester United and Inter host Shakhtar Donetsk. 1

This evening, Tottenham Hotspur play Coventry City to finish Matchweek 7, and Getafe play Rayo Vallecano to finish Matchday 9. 23

LaLiga's tenth round brings the Clásico at the Camp Nou on Sunday 25 October, with Barcelona six points clear of Real Madrid. 18 The Premier League's Matchweek 8 runs from 23 to 25 October, with City at Aston Villa, Liverpool at home to Brighton, Chelsea at home to Tottenham and Arsenal at home to Everton. 22