Actual Madrid claimed a 3-0 La Liga win at promoted Actual Oviedo on Sunday, with Kylian Mbappé scoring in every half earlier than Vinícius Júnior added a late third to seal the match.
Mbappé put Actual forward within the thirty seventh minute after Aurélien Tchouaméni gained the ball off Leander Dendoncker in midfield and shortly fed Arda Guler. He slipped a cross to the Frenchman who turned sharply on the sting of the field and drilled a low shot into the online.
The resilient hosts practically snatched an equaliser when Kwasi Sibo's low drive struck the publish and bounced out. As an alternative, it was Actual who struck within the 83rd minute, as soon as once more regaining possession in midfield. Substitute Vinícius slipped the ball by means of to Mbappé, who completed coolly to double the lead.
Deep into stoppage time, Vinícius discovered himself unmarked within the field and calmly picked out the far nook so as to add Actual's third and last aim.
Juventus opened their Serie A marketing campaign with a 2-0 dwelling win over Parma on Sunday, sealed by debutant Jonathan David's opener and a late tap-in from Dusan Vlahovic.
There have been few possibilities for both facet within the first half and Juve's Francisco Conceição went closest early on with a diving header that pressured Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki right into a full-stretch save to maintain it out.
Parma got here out sharper after the break and practically struck inside minutes. Mateo Pellegrino broke by means of solely to be denied by an excellent last-ditch block from Gleison Bremer that stored Juve stage. The scare appeared to jolt the hosts into life they usually quickly piled on the stress.
Kenan Yildiz and Conceição repeatedly discovered area on the wings, creating a number of possibilities for Juve early within the second half, with Conceicao rattling the bar with a deflected strike. Within the 59th minute, Yildiz burst free down the flank and whipped in a pinpoint cross to David, who stole a step on his marker and coolly completed with the surface of his boot to place Juve forward. Yildiz might have doubled Juve's lead minutes earlier than the tip, however his half-volley was stored out by Suzuki, who reacted sharply to palm it away from the underside nook.
Andrea Cambiaso was despatched off following a tussle with Mathias Fjortoft Lovik within the 83rd minute that ended with the Italian seemingly hanging Parma's Norwegian defender. A minute later, Juve capitalised with a swift counter as Yildiz drove into the field and squared for substitute Vlahovic, who tapped in to seal the match.
Atalanta, underneath new coach Ivan Juric, opened with a 1-1 dwelling draw towards promoted Pisa, as Isak Hien's first-half personal aim put the guests forward however the lead was cancelled out by Gianluca Scamacca 5 minutes after the restart.
Hamburg returned from a seven-year absence and emerged from its first sport again within the Bundesliga with a 0-0 draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The promoted facet spent a lot of Sunday's sport defending, with goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes diving properly to disclaim Gladbach captain Rocco Reitz amongst different saves.
“We knew we have been developing towards a robust crew that may have many individuals in midfield, so we stored it tight within the centre and tried to hit on counterattacks,” Heuer Fernandes stated. “After all you by no means know the place you stand after such a [difficult] pre-season, however I believe everybody noticed right this moment how we will tackle the league and that's precisely the way it ought to go.”
Hamburg have been the final surviving member of the Bundesliga to have performed each season since its formation in 1963, incomes the nickname “der Dino,” till it was lastly relegated in 2018 after a number of shut shaves.
Cologne marked their return as second-division champion with a 1-0 win at Mainz, who had Paul Nebel despatched off on the hour for a tactical foul to cease Jakub Kaminski going by means of on aim. The sending off offered encouragement for Cologne, who had been primarily defending as much as then, and Kaminski's strike companion Marius Bülter headed the winner within the last minute.
