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One other weekend of headlines, golazos and unpredictable finishes throughout Europe’s largest leagues. From AC Milan securing the primary derby win of the Serie A season to followers, coaches and gamers raging at VAR within the Premier League, there was no scarcity of drama.

ESPN correspondents Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland, Julien Laurens, James Tyler and Mark Ogden break down the massive stuff you want to know concerning the weekend.

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Speaking factors

Milan draw first blood in Serie A

Whereas we watch for different large derbies, different large prime of the desk clashes or different mouthwatering matches between European giants, Saturday’s Derby della Madonnina between AC Milan and Internazionale was the primary large blockbuster of the present season and it was superior.

It had all the things: objectives, drama, suspense, high quality particular person performances, errors (look away now Hakan Calhanoglu) and a winner. Milan, for now, is AC Milan’s kingdom whereas Inter at the moment are two factors behind their archrivals within the desk. And Rafael Leao is the undisputed king of the town. Serie A’s participant of final season was excellent with two objectives and an help. His second one is a tribute to the nice George Weah with so many similarities in how he took that purpose, his little hook and end. This 3-2 win for the reigning champions shouldn’t be decisive within the title race but it surely confirmed that whoever needs their crown must battle exhausting to get it. — Laurens

Rafael Leao shone as AC Milan emerged victorious from Saturday’s Derby della Madonnina in opposition to metropolis rivals Inter. Nderim Kaceli/LiveMedia/NurPhoto by way of Getty Photographs

Dortmund purring … for now

Watching Borussia Dortmund can at occasions really feel like a horror movie, with serene moments sharply interrupted by the stuff of nightmares. Anybody recall their outstanding collapse at house to Werder Bremen two matchdays in the past? Taking that leap scare out of the equation, they have been very good to open the marketing campaign, broadly going again to fundamentals and selecting up their second straight 1-0 win within the Bundesliga, and their fourth win in 5. It is also their third 1-0 in that streak.

– Watch once more: Dortmund 1-0 Hoffenheim (ESPN+, U.S. solely)

They’re even above Bayern Munich proper now, proof that Edin Terzic is value backing. Friday’s slender win over Hoffenheim was pretty routine: Marco Reus (two objectives, two assists this season) was his classic self in stroking a Julian Brandt first time cross past Oliver Baumann to provide Dortmund a sixteenth minute lead they’d hold onto with little issue.

The trick from right here will likely be persevering with to construct momentum whereas sustaining perspective as to what Terzic is constructing: Along with a visit to Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League in two weeks, Dortmund will should be as cohesive as potential for Bayern’s go to in the beginning of October. That can inform us as a lot about Dortmund’s title competition as video games in opposition to RB Leipzig, FC Koln and Schalke 04. — Tyler

play1:09Marco Reus purpose sixteenth minute Borussia Dortmund 1-0 TSG Hoffenheim

Marco Reus purpose sixteenth minute Borussia Dortmund 1-0 TSG Hoffenheim

Honours even on Merseyside

It was an emotional afternoon at Goodison Park with two golf equipment and units of followers united in sorrow after a nine-year outdated lady was shot useless in her home final week in Liverpool, and it was possibly becoming that there was no winner within the Merseyside Derby this time round.

The 2 keepers, Alisson and particularly Jordan Pickford, had been the explanations for the stalemate after some unbelievable saves and if the sport took some time to get going, it turned epic within the second half and, ultimately, it was a great 0-0 draw however this can be a end result that does not swimsuit anybody.

Liverpool really feel like they’ve dropped two factors whereas Everton might additionally scent victory at occasions. The sport additionally reminded us that there’s something not proper about Mohamed Salah in the mean time. With out having a nasty recreation (0.19 xG and 0.24 xA for him ultimately), he did not take a look at his greatest. — Laurens

play1:37What’s behind Liverpool’s stuttering begin?

Janusz Michallik factors the finger at Mohamed Salah & Trent Alexander-Arnold after Liverpool are held by Everton.

Gavi lights up the Sanchez Pizjuan

We might single out half the Barcelona crew for reward after their 3-0 win at Sevilla on Saturday evening. Robert Lewandowski scored once more to make it 5 LaLiga objectives in 4 video games. Jules Kounde offered two assists in opposition to his former membership. Raphinha impressed once more, opening the scoring and contributing to Barca’s third. And Eric Garcia grabbed the primary purpose of his skilled profession.

It was one other participant who was named man of the match although. Gavi,18, was in every single place on the Sanchez Pizjuan, working tirelessly to press when out of possession and taking good care of the ball when he had it, with a 90.9% cross completion fee. With all of the noise round Barca’s frantic summer season switch window, we should not neglect that two of probably the most thrilling younger gamers anyplace — Gavi and Pedri — had been already proper there at Camp Nou.

This will likely be an enormous season for Gavi. He already regarded a star within the dysfunctional Barca of early final season. Now, in a facet reworked by Xavi’s teaching and taking part in alongside world-class professionals and leaders like Lewandowski, it is time to shine. And that is earlier than we even point out the important thing function he ought to play for Spain on the World Cup. — Kirkland

play0:58Eric García purpose fiftieth minute Sevilla FC 0-3 Barcelona

Eric García purpose fiftieth minute Sevilla FC 0-3 Barcelona

Objectives

Man Utd ship the products

The end from Marcus Rashford is nice however the cross from Bruno Fernandes is elegant. It begins with a fast cross ahead from Christian Eriksen — Manchester United’s greatest participant within the 3-1 win over Arsenal — but it surely’s made by the imaginative and prescient and supply from Fernandes.

A phrase, too, for the end from Rashford. He has struggled for kind for almost two years however that was a high-pressure second in an enormous recreation and he stored a cool head — Dawson

MAN UTD ARE IN FRONT AGAIN! ?

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— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 4, 2022

All class from Vinicius

Vinicius Junior’s growth right into a cool-headed, scientific goal-scorer is not information. In any case, this can be a participant who scored 17 objectives in LaLiga final season. The standard of his ending nonetheless has the power to shock, although, and that was the case on Saturday when he opened the scoring in Actual Madrid’s 2-1 win over Actual Betis on the Santiago Bernabeu.

His intelligent motion within the ninth minute noticed him beat the Betis offside entice, stepping inside full-back Youssouf Sabaly and setting off protected within the data that teammate David Alaba has the imaginative and prescient and method to search out him with the cross. It was Vinicius’ subsequent contact that was actually particular, scooping the ball over goalkeeper Rui Silva, and working off in celebration earlier than it had nestled at the back of the online. It is three objectives in his final three video games for Vinicius, serving to fireplace Madrid to the highest of the desk with most factors thus far. — Kirkland

Vinicius Jr. with an attractive chip ? pic.twitter.com/SHIJ6p5U1h

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 3, 2022

Sensible Becker befuddles Bayern

There have been many issues to frustrate the Bavarians on Saturday — Leroy Sane’s wasteful ending, the heroics of goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow to call simply two — of their 1-1 draw with Union Berlin, however certainly even probably the most depressing Bayern fan might respect Sheraldo Becker’s good purpose to open the scoring.

Union’s prime scorer pulled off a chic volley from Christopher Trimmel’s looping set piece to depart Manuel Neuer greedy for air, and it have to be mentioned how troublesome a shot this was to tug off: critically, do that at your subsequent pick-up recreation and see the place it finally ends up. Although Bayern would swiftly stage via an equally thundering end by Joshua Kimmich, Union had greater than sufficient to hold on for a well-earned level. — Tyler

Groups in hassle

Strain on Cooper at Forest

Nottingham Forest can’t be accused of not displaying ambition following their return to the Premier League however, regardless of spending near £150 million on new gamers this summer season, they nonetheless discover themselves within the relegation locations after six video games.

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The three-2 defeat at house to Bournemouth on Saturday is a devastating blow after getting into at half-time 2-0 up — notably after enduring a 6-0 demolition by Manchester Metropolis three days earlier. Steve Cooper must get his new-look squad to gel rapidly to keep away from an instantaneous return to the Championship and the subsequent three video games in opposition to Leeds United, Fulham and Leicester Metropolis will likely be very important if they will get their season up and working rapidly.

The hazard for Cooper is that, if can’t flip issues round, it is going to be very tempting for Forest to alter managers when the Premier League breaks for the World Cup in November. Forest in all probability would not even be within the top-flight even it wasn’t for Cooper however soccer is an ungiving enterprise, particularly when there’s a lot cash on the road. With so many new gamers arriving, Cooper continues to be making an attempt to determine his greatest crew but it surely must occur sooner reasonably than later — Dawson

Leipzig in freefall

You hate to panic this early within the season for any crew, however one thing shouldn’t be proper in Leipzig in the mean time. Saturday’s 4-0 shellacking at Eintracht Frankfurt, their second defeat of their final three Bundesliga video games, boasted nothing to be ok with. From the xG battle (3.10 to 0.18) to having zero photographs on track in comparison with Frankfurt’s 9, the Purple Bull boys endured a kind of afternoons through which you concede early objectives after which simply should grit the tooth, hanging on for the full-time whistle.

Issues ought to clear up over time as Timo Werner settles again in at his former membership and unlearns a number of the unhealthy habits he should have collected at Chelsea, however the schedule forward is much from forgiving: Champions League clashes with Shakhtar Donetsk and Actual Madrid both facet of a league recreation with Dortmund await over the subsequent 10 days. Here is hoping Domenico Tedesco has the magic phrases to rally a crew searching for confidence. — Tyler

play2:30Eintracht Frankfurt vs. RB Leipzig – Sport Highlights

Watch the Sport Highlights from Eintracht Frankfurt vs. RB Leipzig, 09/03/2022

Weekend MVP

VAR-cical scenes within the Premier League

On every other weekend, Eriksen would have had the MVP title within the bag following an impressive efficiency throughout Manchester United’s 3-1 win in opposition to Arsenal at Previous Trafford, however regardless of dominating the sport for Erik ten Hag’s facet, the previous Tottenham Hotspur midfielder cannot compete with VAR by way of the influence made.

VAR — the video-assistant referee — is meant to be there to assist tidy up clear and apparent errors by officers and likewise make sure that no objectives are incorrectly awarded if any infringement has taken place.

However this weekend, the VAR dominated the Premier League for all of the unsuitable causes.

Newcastle and West Ham each had seemingly good objectives disallowed in opposition to Crystal Palace and Chelsea respectively after VAR instructed the match referee to evaluate his preliminary resolution to award it. The Premier League has now ordered the referees’ physique — PGMOL — to clarify how each choices had been so incorrectly made.

Then there was the failure to identify a nasty Virgil van Dijk foul on Amadou Onana throughout Liverpool’s 0-0 draw at Everton, the size of time it took to resolve that Alexis Mac Allister’s purpose for Brighton in opposition to Leicester was offside and, equally, why it took virtually three minutes to resolve that Eriksen was shoved off the ball within the build-up to an Arsenal purpose which was ultimately dominated out.

VAR ought to be there to make the sport higher, however this weekend, it made it worse and took the headlines away from so many nice performances of gamers and groups on the pitch. — Ogden

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