Raphinha Hits Treble for Barcelona as Martínez Rescues Inter and Dortmund Go Top

A dramatic weekend across European football saw sensational individual performances, heated touchline flashpoints, and crucial shifts in league standings across France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Turkey.

Ligue 1: Rosenior Confronts Abusive Strasbourg Fans as Paris FC Win

Paris FC maintained their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 campaign with a 2-1 victory over Strasbourg in a tempestuous encounter marred by abusive chants directed at manager Liam Rosenior by visiting supporters. The match was temporarily halted in the second half as Rosenior was targeted by fans of his former club, leading to heated post-match confrontations where Paris FC players had to pull their manager away from the away end.

“A small section of the fans, and I want to stress that it was only a small section, because Strasbourg is a fantastic club, were disrespectful. They insulted my family,” Rosenior explained after the final whistle. “My bench was very angry. So, for me, celebrating like that was obviously sending a message. I won’t say anything more about this.”

On the pitch, Ilan Kebbal opened the scoring in the 18th minute before Pablo Pagis doubled Paris FC's advantage 12 minutes after the break. Despite a late Moustapha Mbow own goal, the hosts secured their third win in five games. Elsewhere in France, Lyon cruised to a 4-0 victory over Stade Rennais, though the match was briefly suspended when Lyon supporters unfurled an offensive banner targeting rivals Saint-Étienne following a brace from Ernest Nuamah.

Serie A: Martínez Heroics Rescue Inter in Four-Goal Roma Thriller

In Italy, Serie A champions Inter fought back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, ending both teams' 100% winning starts. The fixture began with an emotional pre-kick-off tribute from both clubs following the death of former Inter and Italy great Sandro Mazzola at the age of 83.

Roma seized the momentum early as Manu Koné scored twice in the first half—first volleying home Nahuel Molina’s knockdown inside six minutes before adding a second at the back post in the 37th minute following a VAR check. Paulo Dybala twice came close to extending Roma's cushion.

However, Cristian Chivu's Inter side rallied immediately after the interval. Lautaro Martínez pulled one back inside 60 seconds of the restart before completing the comeback in the 80th minute, controlling inside the box with his thigh and firing past Mile Svilar to seal a point. City rivals Lazio capitalised to move level on 13 points with Roma and Inter, beating bottom-placed Venezia 2-0 thanks to a Mattia Zaccagni penalty and a Tijjani Noslin strike.

La Liga: Raphinha Hat-Trick Keeps Barcelona Perfect

Barcelona preserved their flawless start in La Liga with a commanding 3-1 win over Sevilla, inspired by an exceptional hat-trick from captain Raphinha. Sevilla initially took the lead in the 18th minute through a Youssouf Fofana header, but Raphinha levelled just four minutes later.

The Brazilian forward headed home a cross from Lamine Yamal seven minutes into the second half before the duo combined once more in the 69th minute for Raphinha to complete his treble, taking his league tally to 12 goals in seven matches. The win moves Barcelona six points clear at the top of the table ahead of the Madrid derby.

Bundesliga: Dortmund Move Top with Win at Stuttgart

Borussia Dortmund climbed to the summit of the Bundesliga table for the first time in 1,212 days courtesy of a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Stuttgart. Maximilian Beier scored the decisive goal in the 70th minute, tapping in from Jobe Bellingham's low delivery to secure Dortmund's fourth consecutive league win to open the season.

“Sounds good to me,” Beier told Sky Germany. “We’ll take that.”

Freiburg missed their chance to claim the top spot after settling for a 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt. Frankfurt's Younes Ebnoutalib opened the scoring before Derry Scherhant equalised. Jonathan Burkardt restored Frankfurt's lead, but Scherhant set up Yuito Suzuki to earn Freiburg a point, leaving them level with Bayern Munich on 10 points.

Süper Lig: Salah Masterclass Demolishes Galatasaray

In Turkey, Mohamed Salah produced a masterclass with a hat-trick and an assist as Trabzonspor demolished reigning champions Galatasaray 4-0. Salah opened the scoring in the fourth minute, set up Noah Saviolo in the 39th, and slotted home Franculino Dju's pass just before the break. He sealed his treble in the 80th minute with a sensational solo run.

Galatasaray's misery was compounded as head coach Okan Buruk was sent to the stands in the 71st minute and Lesley Ugochukwu received a red card late on.