Serie A
So Serie A's back and for Rafa Benitez and his Napoli side, there is a real possibility of silverware this season because of the way they have spent the money from the Edinson Cavani sale.
But as I wrote in Euro Footy Focus in July, keeping Marek Hamsik was just as important as signing Gonzalo Higuain, Jose Callejon et al and he was the star of the show last night, scoring twice and running the show in an easy 3 - 0 win over Bologna. Callejon opened the scoring for Napoli...
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Juventus also got off to a win in a tight match away to Sampdoria. And the Turin giants will be confident of winning a third Scudetto in a row.
However Milan got off to a poor start on Saturday evening, going down 2 - 1 to newly-promoted Hellas Verona.
The defeat won't have done the Rossoneri any good confidence-wise as they face a second leg Champions League play-off tie with a vibrant PSV this week.
Elsewhere, Roma overcame a poor performance to win 2 - 0 and it was this piledriver from local hero Daniele De Rossi which set them on their way against Livorno.
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La Liga
Real Madrid were not in action, so Barcelona took advantage by beating Malaga 1 - 0 away from home. But they made hard work of it without the injured Lionel Messi, relying on this fantastic Adriano finish to claim all three points and stay top of the league on goal difference...
Atletico Madrid have also continued their fine start to the season, with a 5 - 0 victory at home to Atletico Madrid. The way Diego Simeone has changed the mentality of the entire club means Atletico should be seen as credible dark horses for the title. Here are last night's goals...
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Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich both prevailed in their respective matches. Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 1 - 0 with Robert Lewandowski getting the winner, while the Robbery combination (Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben) helped Bayern ease past Nurnberg.
Bayer Leverkusen kept pace with the two title favourites with their third win from three at home to 1970s legends Borussia Monchengladbach.
Ligue 1
Marseille have gone top of the French league with their third win from three but PSG only got their first win the hard way, with a 2 - 1 win away to Nantes. Edinson Cavani scored again...
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