Julian Brandt

Wirtz denied first Premier League goal as Liverpool beat Brighton, Tresoldi bags third hat-trick in a month

Liverpool ended Brighton’s six-game winning run with a 2-0 win as Florian Wirtz’s apparent opener was ruled an own goal by Pascal Groß. Nicolas Tresoldi scored his third hat-trick in 26 days for Club Brugge, Kylian Mbappé hit brace number 100 for Real Madrid in El Clásico, and ex-Bundesliga defenders Lutsharel Geertruida and Jeremiah St. Juste clashed after a PSV-Feyenoord clash.

Bournemouth become first English side since 1973-74 to win first three Europa League games with 3-0 thrashing of 10-man AC Milan

Marco Rose’s Bournemouth made history with a 3-0 Europa League win over AC Milan, becoming the first English club to win its first three European games since Sunderland in 1973/74. Mike Maignan’s first-half sending-off swung the tie as Justin Kluivert and Amine Adli struck either side of a late free-kick. The roundup also covers Celtic’s continued Europa League struggles despite Mika Bauer’s goal, Real Sociedad’s 6-0 rout of Lillestrom and results across the Europa League and Conference League.

Ajax sink Atalanta 2-0 with late Arodokare and Ouazane strikes in Europa Conference League

Ajax ended Atalanta’s unbeaten Conference League start with a 2-0 win at Johan Cruyff ArenA, as Tolu Arodokare struck in the 87th minute and Abdellah Ouazane added a stoppage-time finish. Atalanta dominated spells but were undone by injuries and late defensive lapses.

Goretzka makes Premier League debut as Brandt leads Eredivisie charts and Celtic thrash Hearts 7-1

Leon Goretzka made his long-awaited Premier League debut for Aston Villa, Julian Brandt scored a brace to top the Eredivisie scoring charts, and Mika Baur played the full 90 minutes as Celtic beat Hearts 7-1. A roundup of Germany players across Europe's top leagues on matchday 7.

Paris Brunner fires Monaco to victory as Ajax’s German trio fall short

Paris Brunner scored and assisted in Monaco’s 2-1 Conference League win over CSKA Sofia, extending his early-season scoring run. Ajax lost 2-1 to Hajduk Split despite 90-minute appearances from Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Thilo Kehrer and Julian Brandt, while Lyon and AC Milan also recorded notable European wins.