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With a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday and a point difference, Lamine Yamal’s return from injury helped Barcelona to top La Liga.

After Real Madrid’s rivals Atletico Madrid lost 5-2 in a Saturday derby, Hansi Flick’s side had a chance to take the lead over Xabi Alonso’s side.

Real Sociedad took the lead in the first half thanks to Alvaro Odriozola, but Jules Kounde equalized for the Spanish champions.

Robert Lewandowski scored the winner just moments after being substituted for second-half substitute Yamal, who had groin injuries for the previous four games.

Kounde told Movistar, “I’m very happy for (Yamal) and very pleased that we will need him back on the pitch.”

After the city council earlier this week denied them a permit to reopen their Camp Nou home, Barcelona held the game at the Olympic stadium, where they have played for the past two seasons.

In addition to replacing injured goalkeeper Joan Garcia with Roony Bardghji on the right wing, Flick also made the debut of 17-year-old attacking midfielder Dro Fernandez.

In the opening period, Barcelona had a difficult time stopping Real Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro.

Marcus Rashford was denied in the opening period by the Spain international.

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Rashford, who is out on loan from Manchester United, is finding his footing at Barca thanks to Lewandowski’s superb through ball, which he fired from a tight angle across the face of goal.

After 31 minutes, Real Sociedad gave Barca a sharp counterattack to start the scoring.

Ander Barrenetxea’s cross was completed by former Real Madrid defender Odriozola.

Remiro was once more in their path when Barcelona increased their lead when a Koundé cross was deflected in his direction.

Bardghji’s effort was also headed away for a corner by Remiro, who scored the equalizer for Barcelona.

In midweek, Rashford, who had an assist from a corner against Real Oviedo, whipped it to the near post, where Koundé headed home from.

Yamal’s Retainment

Before the hour mark, Yamal was introduced after the teenager recovered from his groin issue, and Dro was replaced by Dani Olmo at half-time.

Yamal immediately made an immediate impact after being chosen as the second-best player in the world on Monday at the Ballon d’Or gala.

Just over a minute after being introduced, the 18-year-old crossed for Lewandowski to head home from the post.

Remiro denied Rashford and Olmo with two more excellent saves, while Szczesny pulled one back from Oyarzabal for La Real, which gave Barcelona a few scares.

Both sides hit the crossbar repeatedly, and the game became more and more chaotic.

Real Sociedad worked the ball to Takefusa Kubo, who crashed a shot against the woodwork while Kounde was daydreaming in midfield.

The hosts were unpunished when Barcelona broke away and Lewandowski was sent off for him. Ferran Torres hit the crossbar successfully to put the game to bed.

We suffered too much in our final 25 minutes, Kounde said, “It was a challenging game.”

“The first 70 minutes were quite good, we could have scored more goals,” I thought, but I disliked how it ended.

On Wednesday, Barcelona will play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, which will also take place at the Olympic Stadium.

Real Sociedad have a difficult start to the season, finishing 17th, but they have been improving and will take comfort from the strain Barca has placed upon.

Odriozola remarked, “I’m proud of the team’s work despite the defeat.” “We have had a difficult start, and today we showed up.”

Arsenal put together a dramatic comeback to defeat Newcastle on Sunday to put an early lead in the Premier League title race at stake.

After falling behind thanks to Nick Woltemade’s first-half header, the Gunners were on the verge of a fourth straight defeat at St. James’ Park.

Gabriel Magalhaes fired in from a 96th-minute corner to put Arsenal in second place, two points clear of Liverpool’s leaders, before Mikel Merino headed in the equalizer.

Arsenal had a chance to finish at the top of the table after Liverpool’s first defeat of the season at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

It appeared to be a long time coming that Mikel Arteta’s men would take advantage of a bad-tempered incident on Tyneside.

The Gunners’ belief that this is their season will be remembered after finishing second in each of their previous three campaigns will depend on how well they win.

The conservative selection of Arteta’s team for last weekend’s 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City was widely criticized.

As Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze made their first appearances in the starting lineup, there was no sign of the Spaniard holding back.

Within five minutes, Eze almost made his mark when Nick Pope brilliantly reversed his low drive.

When Pope escaped conceding a penalty, Arsenal was furious moments later.

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Referee Jarred Gillett initially referred to the situation, but VAR instructed him to look into it and overturn Pope’s initial decision before he wiped out Viktor Gyokeres.

As Arsenal pressed for their opening goal, Leandro Trossard hit the post.

Instead, it lasted 34 minutes before reaching the final end.

In recent meetings between the sides, Alexander Isak had repeatedly been Arsenal’s scourge.

With his second goal since becoming the Magpies’ record signing to replace Isak, Woltemade made his first appearance in the Swede’s shoes.

Sandro Tonali’s delivery was headed in the bottom corner by the giant German after Gabriel went down looking for a free kick.

Arsenal won the opening period, but Eddie Howe’s back line struggled to break down the well-organized mass ranks.

Jurrien Timber’s header was saved by Pope for a brilliant save.

After struggling to make an impact against Manchester United, Liverpool, and City, Gyokeres also had another largely ineffective game against less experienced opponents.

Instead, the change was initiated by the man who spent the majority of last season acting as a substitute striker.

Merino’s deft header from Declan Rice’s warm cross was met with a pinpoint header.

Arsenal could still have lost it, as Gabriel’s cross-blocking of Anthony Elanga’s cross with an extended arm resulted in a VAR review.

When the Brazilian defeated Pope to Martin Degaard’s corner in what could be a huge three points, the Brazilian quickly climbed the other end and won the title.

With a 5-2 victory over La Liga leaders Real Madrid on Saturday, Julian Alvarez scored twice, putting an end to their perfect start to the season for their rivals.

At the Metropolitano Stadium, Diego Simeone’s Atletico overran them in all six of their opening games, taking the lead through Robin Le Normand.

Real Madrid opened the scoring with Kylian Mbappe and Arda Guler, but Alexander Sorloth equalized for Atletico at the conclusion of a thrilling first half.

After a shaky start to the campaign, with Atletico moving provisionally to fourth, Alvarez fired home from the penalty spot and bent home a free kick before Antoine Griezmann scored the fifth late on to seal an important win.

Real entered the derby as the only team in the league with a 100 percent record, led by a flying Mbappe.

Atletico attacked relentlessly and deservedly won despite the French superstar’s eighth league goal of the year.

Le Normand headed home after 14 minutes to start the scoring after coach Diego Simeone’s son, Giuliano Simeone, made use of slack Madrid defense.

After breaking in down the right, Mbappe leveled with a crisp finish and the visitors did well.

With Alonso’s side hoping to move forward on the counter, Atletico were attempting to make use of Vinicius Junior and Mbappe’s pace.

The Brazilian winger crossed for Guler to score in the second goal of Madrid, turning brilliantly in the box to break away from Marcos Llorente and Le Normand.

As Atletico continued to advance, Alvarez curled a shot around Thibaut Courtois but against the box. In the middle of the match, Alvarez scored a hat-trick against Rayo Vallecano.

Clement Lenglet, a defensive partner for Atletico, scored, but the Frenchman used his forearm to deflect the ball home. The goal was declared a handball.

With Sorloth lurking behind Dean Huijsen and sending a header past Courtois in the first half of stoppage time, Atletico leveled.

The Norwegian international was celebrating with Atletico fans when they embraced him, a risky move when he was already receiving a yellow card.

When Guler awarded a penalty for hitting Nico Gonzalez with a high foot, which caught the Rojiblanco player’s head, Atletico took the lead for the second time in the match.

Even though Alvarez went the wrong way, Courtois won the match from the spot after a penalty that was controversially disallowed in the Champions League shoot-out the previous time these teams met.

Courtois saved from Sorloth, but Atletico pushed two goals clear with his free kick despite having a hand to Alvarez’s free kick.

After only their third league victory of the season, Atletico talisman Griezmann’s team won by rolling the ball past Courtois in a superb victory for their team.

Chelsea were sent off in a 3-1 defeat to Brighton for the second time in a row over the weekend.

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Enzo FFernández’s header gave the Blues adeserved lead at half-time.

However, the situation changed when Trevoh Chalobah was given a red card in the 53rd minute after a VAR review for cutting Diego Gomez off in a clear-on-goal situation.

Danny Welbeck headed in from Brighton to equalize before Maxim De Cuyper and Welbeck took the win in stoppage time.

Liverpool’s Perfect Start Ends

Similar to how Liverpool started off perfect in the Premier League with a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

After extending their club record to 18 games in all competitions without losing, including three games against Liverpool, Palace are now the only Premier League team without a win.

After being bailed out by a number of late goals in their first five league games, the English champions were finally forced to pay for yet another disjointed performance.

After Liverpool couldn’t turn a corner, Ismaila Sarr gave the FA Cup winners an early lead.

When Federico Chiesa headed home a loose ball in the box to give Liverpool the lead in the 87th minute, it appeared to be saved by a second late goal.

The Reds were anticipating a late winner this time.

With almost the final kick of the game, Nketiah put together a composed finish in a dense penalty area.

Palace moves to the top of the table after beating Liverpool by three points, moving them to second.

When Arsenal travel to Newcastle on Sunday, they can reclaim second place and close the gap on their title rivals by two points.

At Elland Road, there was late drama as well, with Eli Kroupi’s goal a point win over Leeds in a 2-2 draw.

In a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday, Liverpool’s perfect Premier League start was undone.

After extending their club record to 18 games in all competitions without losing, including three games against Liverpool, Palace are now the only Premier League team without a win.

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After being bailed out by a number of late goals in their first five league games, the English champions were finally forced to pay for yet another disjointed performance.

After Liverpool couldn’t turn a corner, Ismaila Sarr gave the FA Cup winners an early lead.

When Federico Chiesa headed home a loose ball in the box to give Liverpool the lead in the 87th minute, it appeared to be saved by a second late goal.

The Reds were anticipating a late winner this time.

With almost the final kick of the game, Nketiah put together a composed finish in a dense penalty area.

Palace moves to the top of the table after beating Liverpool by three points, moving them to second.

When Arsenal travel to Newcastle on Sunday, they can reclaim second place and close the gap on their title rivals by two points.

As a result of Bruno Fernandes’ penalty miss, struggling Manchester United fell to 3-1 defeat at Brentford on Saturday, adding pressure on drained boss Ruben Amorim.

Igor Thiago scored twice in Amorim’s side’s opening 20 minutes to punish shoddy defending, paying the price for yet another error-strewn display.

Before half-time, United’s first goal, scored by Benjamin Sesko, cut the deficit.

However, when Caoimhin Kelleher saved his tame penalty late in the second half before Mathias Jensen scored the winning goal in stoppage time, United captain Fernandes wasted a golden opportunity to save the draw.

Amorim, who had been appointed United boss, hoped to finally win more league games.

He left fearing the sack, instead, after his most recent detour since moving from Sporting Lisbon to replace the fired Erik ten Hag in November.

United are currently 13th in the Premier League, having won just twice of their six games this season.

Amorim admitted he had considered quitting and frequently detested his players following his humiliating League Cup defeat in August at fourth-tier Grimsby.

After suffering a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City, the 40-year-old was once again under fire, before last weekend’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea gave him some breathing room.

Under the inexperienced manager Keith Andrews, Amorim will face fresh doubts about his ability to revive United after losing to a Brentford team they had already defeated three times in their first five games.

At a recent meeting at the training facility of the club, United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe reportedly gave Amorim his backing.

After this outcome, Ratcliffe’s support is likely to decline, leaving Amorim in desperate need of a win over Sunderland at Old Trafford next weekend before a challenging trip to Liverpool’s champions.

For the first time since the trio’s summer moves, Matheus Cunha started in the United team along with Benjamin Sesko and former Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo.

However, United’s recent trips to Brentford, including a 4-3 loss in May and a 4-0 loss, have been painful experiences.

United In Disarray

Their most recent trip to west London was no exception, with Thiago striking just eight minutes later quickly exposing United’s flaws.

With Harry Maguire’s offside appeal thrown in the wind, Jordan Henderson drilled a skillful pass past Altay Bayindir from just inside the penalty area.

In the 20th minute, Brentford struck once more with Thiago’s flick on to Kevin Schade, who burst into the area to fire a close-range shot that Bayindir could only palm to Thiago.

Thiago, who was traded from Club Brugge in place of Bryan Mbeumo, already has five goals for the Bees, compared to just two this year.

Sesko had a bad start following his relocation from Leipzig, just like Mbeumo.

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In the 26th minute, the 22-year-old Slovenian finally showed some promise.

Under the pressure of Patrick Dorgu, Kelleher resisted converting the rebound after his first two attempts were saved.

However, United almost lost out on a second time because Kevin Schade teed up Dango Ouattara for a low shot that Bayindir saved at the end of the match.

When Nathan Collins’ tug on Mbeumo gave away a penalty in the 75th minute, Amorim was given a lifeline.

However, Fernandes chose a weak spot-kick that Kelleher had saved after a protracted delay for a VAR check and numerous substitutions.

United was hit on the counter as the final seconds drew nearer.

As Amorim’s misery mounted, Jensen hurried away unchallenged and cut inside for a vicious strike that fizzed into the net’s roof.