European club football is back, with mouthwatering action and dynamite drama on seemingly every channel and in every ground across the continent. The Premier League, LaLiga, the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 all had matchups worth rehashing.
Action began on Friday night, when Chelsea earned their first win under Mauricio Pochettino, while Real Madrid remained perfect thanks to yet another Jude Bellingham goal. On Saturday, both Arsenal and Manchester United dug themselves early holes, against Fulham and Nottingham Forest, respectively, but only Erik ten Hag's team was able to climb out of it to claim all three points.
Sunday's big games included Barcelona in a seven-goal thriller, Manchester City already looking unstoppable, and Harry Kane finding his groove at Bayern Munich.
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So let's get into it. With a full menu of games, here are your talking points, great goals and all the news from a wonderful weekend in the big European leagues.
SUNDAY REVIEW
The Sunday lead: Barcelona's teen star Yamal puts on show
Barcelona's 4-3 win over Villarreal had it all: seven goals, controversial offside decisions, some truly terrible defending and the confirmation that Lamine Yamal is one very, very special talent.
The 16-year-old winger didn't score but he did everything else, setting up goals for Gavi and Robert Lewandowski, hitting the woodwork twice and earning a standing ovation from an impressed crowd at the Estadio de La Ceramica.
Barça boast a record of producing exciting youngsters which few clubs can match. Before Yamal it was Gavi, and before Gavi it was Ansu Fati. Fati has struggled to match that early hype, while Gavi has cemented his place as a star.
But it's no exaggeration to say that right now, Yamal looks like Barca's most important player: The one most likely to make something happen in attack, and papering over the cracks in defence. Coach Xavi Hernández will want to keep the teenager's feet on the ground but in this form, he has to keep his place in the starting XI. -- Alex Kirkland
Sunday talking points around the leagues
Are City already out of reach?
Three games into the season and Manchester City are top of the Premier League, two points clear of the chasing pack, after Sunday's 2-1 win at Sheffield United left them as the only team with a 100% start.
So here's the big question -- are City already out of reach? It may sound a ridiculous statement so early in the season, but for Pep Guardiola's team to concede the top spot, they need to drop points and their rivals need to win.
Of course, over a 38-game season, there are peaks and troughs of form. City will drop points, but when they do, the gap to their rivals must be small enough for them to take advantage and the inconsistency of Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle United so far this season suggests those clubs will drop points more regularly than City.
It's a worrying prospect that this season will become a procession with City disappearing over the horizon.
But even when not playing well, they still ended up with the victory at Bramall Lane and that is a quality that only City possess in the Premier League.
Everyone else is vulnerable to being caught out on a bad day, but City just win and the rest are already playing catch up, which is not a good place to be. -- Mark Ogden
Can anyone stop Kane?
The Bundesliga season is still in its infancy, making it hard to really divine much from the results, but one thing we can state is just how seamlessly Harry Kane has adjusted to life at Bayern Munich.
The England star scored twice in Sunday's 3-1 win over FC Augsburg and looked like he'd been there for years given the ease with which he linked play and made the right runs. Bayern thrive on more classic center forward play, as shown by years of excellence from Robert Lewandowski, and having stumbled to the title last season without that traditional No. 9, Kane's early returns prove that out.
His second and third league goals (in just his second appearance) were too easy: the first a rudimentary penalty after Niklas Dorsch was judged to have handled Joshua Kimmich's curling shot, the second coming with a clever run and finish after Alphonso Davies seared down the flank beyond a helpless Arne Engels.
Bayern conceded a late consolation but head to Borussia Monchengladbach next weekend with two wins and seven goals scored to one conceded. You can expect Kane to remain in the goals no matter who Bayern play this season. -- James Tyler
Pogba proves he can help Juventus
From Juventus' 1-1 draw with Bologna on Sunday, we won't remember much apart from the fact that once again Max Allegri's team struggled to create chances despite having the most possession. But Paul Pogba will hope that this match could actually be an important one for himself and a turning point.
