By Canadian Press on October 10, 2026.
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer gave away the Bundesliga’s fastest ever goal, Rayo Vallecano fans forced their La Liga game to be suspended, and Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior was sent off for yanking the hair of an opponent on Saturday.
Arsenal, Barcelona and Inter Milan also got wins to keep their leads as Europe’s national leagues resumed after an extended international break.
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said his team’s visit to Augsburg was a “priority game” after its only league loss against Augsburg in Munich last season, but he can’t have imagined making a worse start to what ultimately ended in a 2-2 draw — the second time in five games Bayern has dropped points this season.
It began with Bayern playing the ball back from the kickoff to Neuer, who botched his attempt at a chipped clearance and allowed Robin Fellhauer to score after just eight seconds.
Bayern had to wait till the 55th minute for Ismael Saibari to pull level, only for Rodrigo Ribeiro to restore the home team’s lead nine minutes later. Nathaniel Brown finally equalized in the 81st.
Bayer Leverkusen, the only team to break Bayern’s dominance in any of the last 14 seasons, held on for a 4-3 win in Mainz, continuing its upturn in form under Spanish coach Carles Martínez.
Christopher Nkunku netted a hat trick to fuel Leipzig’s 6-0 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt.
Miro Muheim scored in stoppage time for Hamburger SV to win at Hoffenheim 3-2, Union Berlin beat promoted Elversberg 1-0 for its first victory of the season, and Stuttgart won at Paderborn 2-0.
Rayo fans stop game in Spain
Rayo fans forced a suspension of their team’s match against Athletic Bilbao by repeatedly throwing paper airplanes and other objects onto the field in protest against club owner Raúl Martín Presa.
It was Rayo’s first league game of the season at home since city authorities initially closed the stadium over safety concerns. Presa has long been unpopular among Rayo fans since taking over the club in 2011.
Also, it was business as usual for Barcelona even without injured top scorer Raphinha. Barcelona equaled its best ever La Liga start with an eighth win in as many rounds.
Anthony Gordon got his first goal since joining Barcelona, Gabriel Jesus scored in his first start and the defending champion eased to a 3-0 win over Getafe.
Atletico Madrid won at Deportivo La Coruna 2-1 to remain in second at five points back.
Red card for Vinícius
Vinícius earned a direct red card for pulling the hair of Villarreal’s Nathan Saliba, leaving Real Madrid needing to hang on for the final 20 minutes to earn a 1-0 win.
Vinícius was celebrating after scoring when referee Isidro Díaz de Mera was called by the video assistant to review the moments before his goal. The referee waived off the goal and sent Vinícius off for tugging on Saliba’s hair.
Yan Diomande scored his first goal since joining Madrid, finding the net early in the second half.
Defending champ wins in Premier League
Bruno Guimarães came off the bench to score on his home debut as defending champion Arsenal recovered to beat Leeds 2-1 in the Premier League.
Arsenal moved level on points with Manchester City at the top of the table ahead of City’s tricky trip to Liverpool on Sunday.
Jordan Henderson scored a brace in Chelsea’s 5-1 win over Bournemouth. Tottenham snatched a 1-1 draw at Manchester United with 10 men, Sunderland lost to 10-man Brighton which remained third, and fourth-placed Brentford drew 2-2 at Aston Villa.
PSG wins while Paris FC finally loses
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia came off the bench to lead Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 win over Le Mans, while Ousmane Dembélé and Nuno Mendes rested for Tuesday’s visit to City in the Champions League.
Lorient ended Paris FC’s unbeaten start with a 1-0 win. The still unbeaten Monaco squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Toulouse, while Brest routed Angers 5-1.
McTominay returns for Napoli
Scott McTominay got his first minutes for Napoli since he underwent minor heart surgery last month.
The Scotland midfielder went on as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 win over promoted Frosinone that was fueled by a Kevin de Bruyne double.
Marcus Thuram was one of three Inter Milan players to score in the first half in a 3-0 win over Parma. Inter leads Serie A by three points ahead of Roma and Lazio, which both play on Sunday. Genoa defeated Fiorentina 2-1.
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Fahey reported from Berlin, and Wilson reported from Barcelona, Spain.
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Ciarán Fahey And Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press
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