As club football returned over the weekend, we are also back with another Matchday Roundup! Find out the latest results and standings from the top 5 European leagues!
Premier League
Results
| 01/10/22 | Arsenal | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 |
| 01/10/22 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | Brentford | 0 |
| 01/10/22 | Crystal Palace | 1 | Chelsea | 2 |
| 01/10/22 | Fulham | 1 | Newcastle United | 4 |
| 01/10/22 | Liverpool | 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 |
| 01/10/22 | Southampton | 1 | Everton | 2 |
| 01/10/22 | West Ham United | 2 | Wolverhampton | 0 |
| 02/10/22 | Manchester City | 6 | Manchester United | 3 |
| 02/10/22 | Leeds United | 0 | Aston Villa | 0 |
| 03/10/22 | Leicester City | Nottingham Forest |
The round started with Arsenal winning the North London Derby, showing once again that they are serious about their top 4 push this season. Chelsea downed Palace by one goal, while Liverpool dropped another 2 points versus Brighton. In the Manchester Derby, City demolished Man United, with both the brilliant Haaland and Foden scoring a hat-trick each. Ronaldo played 0 minutes, as he remained an unused sub.
Standings
Arsenal are still first, with 21 points from 8 matches. Manchester City are still unbeaten and a gap is starting to form between them and 3rd place, which is currently occupied by Spurs. Chelsea are 5th, Man Utd slips to 6, while Liverpool FC are 9th, all 3 teams with a game in hand though. Today(03.10) Leicester faces Forest, giving them a chance to gain some points. With a Forest win, Leicester will look more than desperate.
La Liga
Results
| 30/09/22 | Athletic Club | 4 | UD Almería | 0 |
| 01/10/22 | Cádiz CF | 0 | Villarreal | 0 |
| 01/10/22 | Getafe | 2 | Real Valladolid | 3 |
| 01/10/22 | Sevilla | 0 | Atlético Madrid | 2 |
| 01/10/22 | RCD Mallorca | 0 | Barcelona | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | Espanyol | 2 | Valencia | 2 |
| 02/10/22 | Celta Vigo | 1 | Real Betis Balompié | 0 |
| 02/10/22 | Girona FC | 3 | Real Sociedad | 5 |
| 02/10/22 | Real Madrid | 1 | Osasuna | 1 |
| 03/10/22 | Rayo Vallecano | Elche CF |
Valverde’s Athletic Bilbao continued their impressive run, as they beat Almeria 4-0. In our GTWOTW match, Atletico made easy work of Lopetegui’s Sevilla, pushing the Andalusyan side even deeper into crisis. Barcelona winning streak is alive, as they beat Mallora 1-0, thanks to another Lewa goal. Somewhat surprisingly, Celta beat Betis, 1-0. In the highest scoring match of the round, La Real beat Girona, 3-5, two goals from Sorloth and great performances by Kubo and Zubamendi. Real Madrid drew versus Osasuna, ending their win streak.
Standings
With Real Madrid dropping points, there are no more teams with a perfect record in the top 5 leagues. This also means that Barcelona are now first in La Liga, for the first time since 2020. They have an insane goal difference of 19:1 and Lewandowski is also dominating the Top Scorer chart with 9 goals. Even though not officially in the relegation zone, Sevilla are just one point apart from the bottom 3. Elche is on 1 point, Cadiz and Almeria are both on 4.
Bundesliga
Results
| 30/09/22 | Bayern München | 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0 |
| 01/10/22 | 1. FC Köln | 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 |
| 01/10/22 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 0 |
| 01/10/22 | RB Leipzig | 4 | VfL Bochum | 0 |
| 01/10/22 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1 |
| 01/10/22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 |
| 01/10/22 | Werder Bremen | 5 | Borussia M’gladbach | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | Hertha BSC | 1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | FC Schalke 04 | 2 | FC Augsburg | 3 |
The round started with a match that could have been a derby, but due to Leverkusen’s poor form this season, everyone expected a Bayern domination. And so they did dominate… With a 4-0 scoreline, they are back to winning ways, the goal is first place. Dortmund face FC Koln away from home and lost 2-3. Leaders, Union Berlin also suffered a loss, versus Eintracht. Freiburg downed Mainz, while RB Leipzig demolished Bochum at home to gain some much needed points. Score of the round came from Werder, who demolished Gladbach 5-1.
Standings
Union Berlin are still first, however the other surprise package, Freiburg are level on points, both on 17. Bayern moved to 3rd, same amount of points as 4th placed Dortmund, both on 15. Leverkusen are now officially in the relegation zone, sitting 17th, with 5 points, same as Stuttgard. Bochum are last on 1 point after a disastrous start of the season. Leipzig are 11th, with 11 points.
Serie A
Results
| 01/10/22 | Napoli | 3 | Torino | 1 |
| 01/10/22 | Inter | 1 | Roma | 2 |
| 01/10/22 | Empoli | 1 | Milan | 3 |
| 02/10/22 | Lazio | 4 | Spezia | 0 |
| 02/10/22 | Lecce | 1 | Cremonese | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | Sampdoria | 0 | Monza | 3 |
| 02/10/22 | Sassuolo | 5 | Salernitana | 0 |
| 02/10/22 | Atalanta | 1 | Fiorentina | 0 |
| 02/10/22 | Juventus | 3 | Bologna | 0 |
| 03/10/22 | Hellas Verona | Udinese |
Round started with a banger, as Napoli beat Torino 3-1. This was Spalletti’s 4th win in a row and this means Napoli is retaining their top spot. Inter faced(and lost to) Roma at home, earning them another defeat before their crucial game against Barcelona in the UCL. City rivals, AC Milan, beat Empoli 3-1. Lazio continues matching on, as they beat Spezia 4-0. 2nd placed Atalanta beat Fiorentina with a narrow 1-0, while Juventus won their first game in the last 4, as they beat Bologna, with Serbian duo, Kostic and Vlahovic both on the scoresheet.
Standings
Napoli are first, level on points with Atalanta. 3rd and 4th are Lazio and Milan, but on 17 points. It is hard to figure out what is happening with Inter, it will be hard for them to climb back, considering teams like Roma, Juventus and even Udinese are looking stronger than them at the moment. Sampdoria lost again, leaving them with just 2 points, one less than Cremonese. Verona are 18th.
Ligue 1
Results
| 30/09/22 | Angers | 0 | Olympique de Marseille | 3 |
| 01/10/22 | RC Strasbourg | 1 | Stade Rennais | 3 |
| 01/10/22 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | OGC Nice | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | Lorient | 2 | Lille OSC | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | AC Ajaccio | 1 | Clermont Foot 63 | 3 |
| 02/10/22 | AJ Auxerre | 1 | Stade Brestois 29 | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | Toulouse | 4 | Montpellier | 2 |
| 02/10/22 | Troyes | 2 | Stade de Reims | 2 |
| 02/10/22 | AS Monaco | 4 | FC Nantes | 1 |
| 02/10/22 | RC Lens | 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0 |
PSG’s closest followers, Olympique Marseille started off the round by winning against Angers to keep pressure on the Parisians. In turn, PSG won as well, beating Galtier’s former team, OGC Nice. Lorient’s surprising start of the season continues, as they beat Lille 2-1. Monaco destroyed FC Nantes 4-1, with Ben Yedder shining once more. After a good start of the season, Lyon now lost an incredibly 4 games in a row, being beaten by Lens 0-1.
Standings
PSG are first on 25 points, 2 more than OM. Lorient and Lens, both in top form are 3rd and 4th respectively. AS Monaco are just outside the top four, after a 4 game winning streak, however they are 4 points behind Lens. Things are heating up close to the relegation zone, as there are only 3 points between 20th placed Ajaccio and 16th placed Nantes.
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