Al-Ittihad

Summerville stunner sinks Al-Ittihad as Al-Hilal reclaim Saudi Pro League summit in five-goal thriller

Crysencio Summerville's 64th-minute stunner proved decisive as Al-Hilal beat Al-Ittihad 3-2 to move back to the top of the Saudi Pro League, ending the visitors' unbeaten start to the season. Gabriel Martinelli and Ollie Watkins also scored for Al-Hilal, with Watkins adding two assists, while Youssef En-Nesyri and Steven Bergwijn replied for Al-Ittihad.

Diaby's wonder strike ends three-year Bundesliga wait as Leverkusen edge Mainz in 4-3 thriller

Moussa Diaby scored his first goal since returning to Bayer Leverkusen — and his first Bundesliga goal in 1,278 days — as they held off a Mainz fightback to win a seven-goal thriller 4-3. Patrik Schick also netted to become only the third Leverkusen player to score in each of the opening five matchdays of a Bundesliga season, while Anthony Caci struck twice in vain for the hosts.

Aston Villa Become First English Club to Play for Antonio Puerta Trophy at Sevilla

Aston Villa will face Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium in the 15th edition of the Antonio Puerta Trophy, becoming the first English club ever invited to contest the memorial fixture. The match honours Sevilla academy graduate Antonio Puerta, who died in August 2007 aged 22, and marks a return to familiar ground for Villa boss Unai Emery, who won three successive Europa League titles with Sevilla between 2013 and 2016.