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D2 Back Pages (Matchday 3)
New Internacional Manager Loses Debut in Humiliating Defeat
Fans not happy getting thrashed 3-0 by Stoke
My worse result for some time. Squad will now be assessed, but certainly Costa and Szobo are not for sale.
Paul Masters (SC Internacional)
Standard Liège Suffer Heavy Defeat to São Paulo
Tammy Abraham Hat-Trick

Hoffenheim Win With Only Shot on Target
Clear chances were at a premium

Thanks to MotM Drągowski for keeping us in the game
Carl Martin (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)
Espanyol Edge Levante In Tight Game
Cavani bagged both goals to justify the clubs decision to bring him in

Age is just a number, and the likes of Cavani are critical to our young players developing. It was important to get back to winning ways after our defeat to PSG and send our home support home happy.
glen mullan (RCD Espanyol)
Pedro Vilar (Tottenham Hotspur)
Draxler, Pulgar and Gunter Available at Spurs
Part exchange only
Milan Pointless and Bottom of the Table
Think this seasons gonna be a rough one.
Andrew Bailey (AC Milan)
D3 Back Pages (Matchday 3)
New CSKA Signing Blasts Teammates
Losses Pile Up
I can’t believe I have to play with this shit.
Marcelo Brozovic (CSKA Moskva)
Ten Man Sassuolo Stun Schalke With Late Win
Gyasi the hero

We can fight! Got our first points of the season with a vital win.
Hugos Monkides (Sassuolo)
Awful result for Schalke in a game that they dominated and against ten men. Early season optimism hopefully not misplaced.
Steven Allington (FC Schalke 04)
Sampdoria Hold Sunderland to Draw
Milik scores in first minute

A red card for Zapata destroyed our possibilities to win the match.
Alessandro Ioli (Sunderland)
Ajax Denied by Red Card
Played with a man down for an hour at Inter
A valiant effort against one of the stronger sides in the division. Happy with the performance. On to the next one where Sancho comes back from injury.
Syed Shah (Ajax)
Twente Draw With Swansea to Keep Up Good Start
Pasalic rescues a point

After going one nil down we managed to get a second half penalty and end the game with a point … very happy with 4 points after the first 3 games.
Jamie Alldridge (FC Twente)
Gladbach Stun Cruzeiro in Brazil!
Gladbach unbeaten in their opening two away games, fifth in the table
A game I was expecting to lose by a couple of goals so i was pleased with the point. The stats were close so probably a fair result. A good start to the season for us.
⭐️Ken Keeley⭐️ (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
D4 Back Pages (Matchday 3)
Augsburg Top Of The Table!
Augsburg 2 - 0 winners at Saint-Etienne
Wallace the hero with 2 goals and then manages to get him self sent off.
paddy d (FC Augsburg)
Olympiacos Star Juanmi Available for Transfer

Attilio Bonicci Earns Transfer Ban with Cektovič Signing
Squad Cap violation blamed on club admin failure
Olympiacos Draw 3-3 Thriller With AZ Alkmaar
Patrick and Calleri were amongst the goalscorers
First point of the season, I am not satisfied so far at all.
Master T (Olympiacos)
Feyenoord Denied By Late Equaliser
1 - 1 against Monaco in a great game
We almost took the victory if it weren't for Rousillon's last minute goal.
Sheene Ralspunsky (Feyenoord)
Sevilla Unbeaten in Division 4
Not a bad start to D4, 3 games unbeaten, need to pick up a few wins though while we wait for the potential rises (and falls) to happen.
Mister TRX (Sevilla)
D5 Back Pages (Matchday 3)
Beşiktaş Get First Win Over Pointless Lyon
Beşiktaş Struggling in D5 After Slow Start
Bailly Joins Lazio in £3.8m Transfer

Santos FC Draw to Bottom of the League
Drawing to bottom of the league isn't ideal, but still 7 points from 9 is solid/
Daniel Wythe (Santos FC)
Dynamo Kyiv Denied by Partizan
Penalty, red card and Sergio Rico with 4 fantastic saves were enough for the 3 points

We focus on our next game to avoid the same mistakes.
Chris Baggio (Dynamo Kyiv)
Club Brugge Maintain Perfect Start
Big Sim was the player of the match

D1 Back Pages (Matchday 2)
Barcelona in Crisis as Manager Walks Out
Wallace Leaves but Denies Corruption

Atleti's Title Hopes Dashed by Everton
Harmer - "Ever Get the Feeling You've Been Cheated?"
Delighted with our first 3 points in what promises to be a tough top division as always. Secured a great 2-1 victory over Gav's Atletico.
RJ Alston (Everton)
Real on Fire as Payet Nets Wonder Free Kick
Madrid make it two wins out of two with a clinical performance against Leverkusen

0-0 upto 60 minutes until Payet, fresh off the bench and with his first touch, curls in a beauty of a free kick. Lukaku adds the cherry late on for a 2-0 victory.
Rob Ryan (Real Madrid)
Juventus Shoot Down Gunners
2-0 winners over arsenal away from home
Another solid performance, early days but 6 points out of 6, 4 goals for and 0 against.
kevin mcgregor (Juventus)
Real Madrid Complete Sanches Transfer
Lemar goes to Stoke

Valencia Exposed by Benfica
2-0 home defeat
Stats quite close but Benfica’s prowess upfront was too much for the home side.
Ash L (Valencia)
Benzema and Ronny started despite reports that Atletico Madrid have been trying to unsettle them for the past 4 days.
Gregg Robinson (SL Benfica)
Porto's Title Challenge in Shambles
Draw with Baggies brings first point
A goal conceded in the 1st minute and a monstrous performance from opponent's goalkeeper Kobel screwd things up for us tonight. Still looking for the 1st win, hopefully soon enough. It sucks to always struggle to get results in the first matches of the season, it kinda kills the hope.
André Guerra (FC Porto)
Valencia Reinforce Defence
Pedraza Signs from Inter

D2 Back Pages (Matchday 2)
Internacional Boss Disappears
"One day he was there, the next he was gone"
Several hundred retired goalkeepers expressed their gratitude for the opportinity of playing under the former manager.
Chris Mackenzie (Liverpool)
Mancini potentially available
Attacking midfielder/forward wanted as a replacement

United Beat Spurs to Stay Top
Hard fought 1-0 win
Certainly creating chances now and seem to me much more solid at the back, reinforcements at the back have certainly helped so far.
Niall Taylor (Manchester United)
Luka Jovic Signs for Celtic!
Grillitsch and de Jong got to Lazio

Liverpool Bring in Danjuma and Otamendi
Depay and Plea move to Inter

Stoke Seal Lemar Move
Sanches switches to Saints

First Win for Favourites Levante
Wirtz and Vlahovic on target
Good performance from Adeyemi who will have a lot of space this season.
Salvatore Zerbo (Levante UD)
Celta and TSG Share Spoils
A closely fought 1-1 draw
A crazy 2 minute spell.
Carl Martin (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim)
Espanyol Beaten by PSG
Gaffer "happy with the performance"
We put a shift in, dominated the ball but was just not clinical in front of goal. We are progressing nicely and have more options this season than last, since in a good place in terms of optimism.
glen mullan (RCD Espanyol)
Palacios "unhappy" at Liege
"Going nowhere" says boss Reynolds

D3 Back Pages (Matchday 2)
River Plate Drop More Points in Frustrating Draw
Jones Moans as Plate Falls Down Table
We lost first match when we should of got a point & dropped 2pts tonight. Could be a long season of missed opportunities. Their GK had a great game in a MOTM performance
Jay Jones (River Plate)
Sassuolo Held by Galatasaray
Monkides Not Concerned
We held Galatasaray at 1-1 until the 72nd minute, but in the end we didn't have enough. I am not concerned about our performances so far but hopefully we can pick up some points soon.
Hugos Monkides (Sassuolo)
Twente Two Good!
Barrow Brace Beats Black Cats

A better performance this week.
Jamie Alldridge (FC Twente)
Schalke Draw With Dinamo Zagreb
Immobile Scores Again

Good battle with Dinamo. Maybe should have capitalised on man advantage but would take a draw.
Steven Allington (FC Schalke 04)
Eagles Brought Down To Earth
Palace Beaten 3 - 0 by Anderlecht
Well beaten tonight. Couldn't get a sniff despite 8 corners.
Alex McLean (Crystal Palace)
Internazionale Swoop for Depay in Blockbuster Deal
Plea Also Joins as does Tadic from Valencia.
Danjuma, Otamendi and Vasquez to Liverpool.

Inter Open to Selling Politano or Anderson
for Youth Player
D4 Back Pages (Matchday 2)
Torino Thrash Feyenoord in Convincing Win
Palazon and Morales star

Torino left with all 3 points in a convincing performance against Feyenoord as the game ended 3-0. All of Il Toro's men in the final third were involved in the goals.
L H (Torino)
Second consecutive defeat, we will have to change the team.
Sheene Ralspunsky (Feyenoord)
Málaga Willing to Trade Noa Lang
Looking for a higher rated player. Any position considered.

D5 Back Pages (Matchday 2)
Santos Beat Napoli to Maintain Perfect Start
Late Cornelius double wins it for Wythe

Very happy with 2 wins from 2, long may it continue.
Daniel Wythe (Santos FC)
Dynamo Kyiv Cruise Past Lyon
Ukrainians unbeaten, OL pointless

A clean victory (0-2) tonight as Adama Traore did what we all expected from him! One goal, one assist and Mom! Dovbyk scored again! Very pleased to see the team working as planned!
Chris Baggio (Dynamo Kyiv)
Basel Beaten By Brugge
Malcom brilliance wins it for visitors

Nothing between the teams on stats.
Josh McMillan (FC Basel)
Partizan Appoint New Manager Ricardo Alexandre
Former Brighton boss steps up from Top 120
Wahbi Khazri Moves to Marseille
Veteran adds depth to league leaders
Independiente open to every offer
Willing to swap James Tavernier and Will Hughes
D5 Back Pages (Matchday 1)
Transfer News
Jesús Navas joins Lazio
Veteran leaves Rotterdam for Rome

Sergi Roberto to Brugge!
Versatile Valencia midfielder signs for Belgians

Newcastle sign Santi Mina
Club hopes new prisoner can play on day release

Manager Reactions
Kyiv attacks Donetsk
Derby deadlock in Ukraine
Derby tonight! New season with first match against Shakhtar!
Not a result we wanted but a fair one. Dovbyk did the job we brought him for! Diaz with the assist as a substitution!
We expect more from Traore as he made a lot of effort in the pitch but he had some sloppy decisions on last actions! When he is 100% ready he should be a key player for us!
Chris Baggio (Dynamo Kyiv manager)
Brugge bounce back
Flying Donkeys grounded
After the 4-0 loss in the friendly game against Chievo Verona, we take back our pride with a 3-0 victory against the same Chievo.
No Sweat/No Glory
Davy Vandendriessche (Club Brugge KV)
Club News
Basel bolster squad
Boss hails new signings
Not many changes going into the first team apart from Terans 87 and Balde 86.
Timber joined towards end of last season and so did Bard so they are like new signings.
A massive external scouting operation has been happening this summer for the youth side.
Josh McMillan (FC Basel)
Party's off for Partizan
Wynne loss leaves club in disarray
Fans sing "Who ate all the pies?!" as new manager Wynne loses first game in charge, then quits.
Independiente seeking winger
Must be young, fit and ready for action
Pedrinho, Jesus Ferreira and Cajuste available in exchange.
Gianluca Ghio (Independiente)