European review

Lyon and Inter set familiar scenes, while Barcelona earn first win

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European review

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Barcelona recorded their first Primera Liga win of the season and Inter Milan moved top in Italy, while Bayern Munich were hammered at home in the Bundesliga.

Rangers and Celtic both recorded victories at the weekend to take up their places at the top of the Scottish Premier League.

Defending champions Lyon have already opened up a four-point advantage in Ligue 1, while FC Groningen are the surprise leaders in the Eredivisie.

SPL

Steven Davis and Nacho Novo both scored as Rangers secured a 2-1 win over Motherwell to remain top of the table.

Celtic also recorded three points with a 3-1 win at Kilmarnock and Hearts continue to chase the Old Firm duo after defeating Inverness.

Primera Liga

Valencia are the early pacesetters in Spain after a 1-0 win over Osasuna moved Unai Emery's side top of the table.

But new Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola recorded his first three-point haul with a thumping 6-1 win at Sporting Gijon and defending champions Real Madrid also won away against Racing Santander

Atletico Madrid continue to impress after hammering Recreativo Huelva on Saturday, while Espanyol also maintained their positive start.

Serie A

Reigning champions Inter moved top as Jose Mourinho's men defeated Torino 3-1 on Saturday.

Juventus kept up their bright start with an away win at Cagliari, and AC Milan responded to their critics as they sunk Lazio 4-1 at the San Siro.

Catania recorded a 1-0 win against Atalanta, while Roma are up and running after downing Reggina.

Bundesliga

The surprise result of the weekend came as Bayern Munich were crushed 5-2 at the Allianz Arena by Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Schalke, meanwhile, suffered no such slip up as they moved top with a success against Frankfurt.

On Sunday, top-flight new-boys Hoffenheim upset Borussia Dortmund to the tune of a 4-1 thumping, while Wolfsburg and Stuttgart also won with ease.

Ligue 1

The top echelon in France has developed a familiar appearance after only six games, with Lyon sitting four points clear following a 1-0 win at Le Havre.

Marseille, though, are loitering with intent in second spot as Eric Gerets' men maintained their unbeaten start to the domestic season with a battling draw at home to Monaco.

Eredivisie

Groningen, who finished eighth last season, moved to the summit of the table as they earned a 1-1 away draw with Heracles on Saturday.

But Ajax - who only recorded their first win of the campaign last weekend - again looked unconvincing as they twice surrendered the lead away to Feyenoord.

Defending champions PSV Eindhoven suffered defeat at the hands of AZ Alkmaar, and ADO Den Haag saw their perfect start to the season come to an end as they slipped to a 2-0 loss at De Graafschap.

Best of the Rest

Sporting Lisbon enjoy a three-point cushion in the Portuguese Superliga after defeating Belenenses 2-0, but Braga's inconsistency continues as they were beaten by Leixoes.

In Greece, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens were both on form and they eased to wins against Aris Saloniki and Iraklis Saloniki.

Milan Baros, twice, Shabani Nonda and Harry Kewell were all on target for Galatasaray in the Turkish Super Lig as Michael Skibbe's side eased to a 4-1 win at Kocaelispor.

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