Man City, Man Utd wins, Barca incredible comeback, Bayern scores seven
Man City went down to 10 men and beat Forest without breaking a sweat. If one didn't know any better, one might think manager Pep Guardiola told Manchester City to go down to 10 men against Nottingham Forest in order to give his team a challenge. Man City won 2-0 anyway.
City were in complete control at halftime, having scored two wonderfully worked goals but then less than a minute into the second half, Rodri decided it was a good idea to put both hands around the neck of Morgan Gibbs-White.
Gibbs-White made the most of it, falling dramatically to the ground, but a red card was still the right decision and City were left to battle it out for more than 40 minutes. Guardiola managed the game well with 10 men, immediately bringing on Kalvin Phillips and Nathan Aké and switching to a back five, and it helped City defend well enough that goalkeeper Éderson didn't have to make a save until the 95th minute.
At Burnley, Man United's winless streak was finally halted in Jonny Evans's return
Evans produced a match-winning performance for Manchester United in his first start for the club since 2015 as a goal from Bruno Fernandes sealed a 1-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor.
Elsewhere, Barcelona produced a stunning late comeback from two goals down to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 in a remarkable game at the Olympic Stadium. Striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice in the final 10 minutes to draw Barça level, setting the stage for João Cancelo to score an 89th-minute winner as Xavi Hernandez's side temporarily returned to the top of the table, level on points with Girona, ahead of Real Madrid's game on Sunday.
Is the Bundesliga broken? While we do still have a title race given the amount of points still up for grabs this season, other teams should be concerned at how Bayern Munich are shifting through the gears domestically after a turgid start.
Saturday saw 11-time defending champs score early and often on their way to a 7-0 thrashing of Bochum at the Allianz Arena, giving their Bundesliga rivals plenty to feel anxious about.
Harry Kane snagged his first hat trick since arriving in Munich -- that's now seven in five games for the England striker -- and a pair of assists as Bayern peppered Manuel Rieman's goal to the tune of 26 shots over the 90 minutes. There were goals too for Leroy Sané, Matthijs de Ligt, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, assists for Kingsley Coman, Joshua Kimmich, and Noussaire Mazraoui as Bayern took sole possession at the top of the Bundesliga, with Bayer Leverkusen set to play Heidenheim on Sunday.
Girona's incredible start to the season continued with an enthralling 5-3 win over Mallorca at Montilivi, which took them joint top of La Liga
with Barcelona for at least 24 hours.
Juventus' unbeaten start to the season ended with a 4-2 loss at Sassuolo after Wojciech Szczesny's goalkeeping errors contributed to their defeat in Serie A on Saturday. The defeat leaves Juventus in fourth place on 10 points from five games, two points behind leaders Inter Milan, who visit Empoli on Sunday, and second-placed AC Milan, who beat Hellas Verona 1-0. Sassuolo are 11th on six points.
AC Milan returned to winning ways when Rafael Leao scored in a 1-0 home win over Hellas Verona in Saturday's Serie A game that was delayed by 25 minutes due to a hailstorm. Milan forward Christian Pulisic got away from his marker in the 72nd minute but his curling shot was pushed away by Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo.
