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Chelsea on red alert: seven players unavailable in the Blues squad
Chelsea are facing an injury crisis with seven players unavailable, including Delap, Essugo, Colwill and Badiashile. Cole Palmer may return in time for the Champions League clash with Benfica on September 30.

AC Milan beats Bologna with decisive goal from Luka Modric
Luka Modric, at 40, scored the decisive goal as AC Milan beat Bologna 1-0 in Serie A. The Rossoneri climb to fifth, while Napoli and Juventus lead the table after three rounds.

Real Madrid hold out for an hour with ten men and move clear at the top of LaLiga
Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-1 despite playing an hour with ten men, with Kylian Mbappé scoring and assisting before Arda Güler added the second. Mikel Oyarzabal pulled one back from the spot, but Madrid held firm to stay top of LaLiga.

Bayer Leverkusen win in Kasper Hjulmand’s debut with a Grimaldo brace
Bayer Leverkusen secured their first Bundesliga win of 2025/26 with a 3-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in Kasper Hjulmand’s debut. Grimaldo scored twice, Schick added another, and Leverkusen held on despite two red cards.

City lets slip the chance to hurt United even more in the Manchester derby
The first Manchester Derby of this season went to Manchester City on Sunday. At their own Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s team was dominant against arch-rivals Manchester United. And it was a very welcome victory for the blue side of the city.

Sammer’s advice to Eberl: 'Growl, scratch, bite back'
Matthias Sammer was once Bayern Munich’s sporting director himself – and says what he would like to see from Max Eberl.

'Street-smart' Vázquez: A fine contrast to Frimpong
Compared to his predecessor Jeremie Frimpong, he offers a clear contrast. In his debut for Bayer, Lucas Vázquez played less spectacularly but no less effectively – and is expected to pass on his experience to his teammates.

FIFA does not understand the presence of a coach on the refereeing appointment committee
FIFA is closely monitoring reforms in Spain’s refereeing system. While it welcomed transparency measures, it strongly questioned LaLiga’s appointment of coach Gregorio Manzano to the referee designation committee, breaking with the tradition of using only former referees.

A blueprint and Tah's recipe against Chelsea
The effortless 5-0 win over an overwhelmed Hamburger SV was nothing more than a warm-up for Bayern Munich ahead of the upcoming challenges. On Wednesday, they will be truly tested for the first time against Chelsea.

Khephren and Marcus like the Insigne and Nyers brothers: siblings who score in the same match
Marcus and Khephren Thuram made history in the Derby d’Italia, both scoring headers for Inter and Juventus in the same match a rare feat only seen twice before in Serie A, following the Nyers brothers in 1949 and the Insignes in 2020.