AC Milan overcame the first-half dismissal of Sandro Tonali to win 2-0 at Benevento and bounce straight back to the top of Serie A, while Atletico Madrid top the standings in Spain.
Barcelona put their domestic struggles aside with a 4-0 victory over Dynamo Kyiv to seal their progress through to the Champions League knockout stages.
England’s slim hopes of returning to the Uefa Nations League finals came to an end as they were beaten 2-0 by Belgium in Group A2.
Debutant Luis Suarez wasted no time in making his mark at Atletico Madrid as Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a day to forget.
Kaizer Chiefs came from behind three times to beat Bloemfontein Celtic 5-3 and maintain their 10-point lead at the summit of the league, while Orlando Pirates dropped more points after conceding two goals in the last 10 minutes against Baroka.
For the first time since the 2010-11 season all of the big guns in the Absa Premiership – Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, Bidvest Wits and Mamelodi Sundowns – opened their PSL campaigns with all three points.
Mamelodi Sundowns were the big winners this past weekend in the PSL, without kicking a ball, as their title rivals Orlando Pirates, Bidvest Wits and Cape Town City all dropped points, writes DEAN WORKMAN.