Borja Mayoral helps Real Madrid get back on track in La Liga, PSG extend perfect record in Ligue 1
Here are some photo highlights from the European football league matches — La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga — on Sunday.
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Little-used Borja Mayoral helped Real Madrid get back on track in the Spanish league on Sunday, scoring once and setting up another goal to deal Real Sociedad its first loss of the season. AP
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Gareth Bale capped the 3-1 victory with his sixth goal in five visits to Sociedad’s Anoeta Stadium. Bale’s fine solo goal in the second half gave the Welshman a much-needed boost after he was criticized for not scoring in Madrid’s previous back-to-back draws in the league. AP
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Bale sealed the result in the 61st when he sped down the pitch to reach Francisco “Isco” Alarcon’s (in picture) long pass behind the last defender. AP
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Borja Mayoral poached Madrid’s first goal when Sergio Ramos controlled a ball and tried to execute a bicycle kick. He failed to make contact, but Mayoral appeared to stab the ball home in the 19th minute. AP
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Paris Saint-Germain extended its perfect record in the French league to six matches with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Lyon on Sunday. AP
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PSG was fortunate to open the scoring 15 minutes from time when Marcelo deflected a flick from Cavani into his own net. The hosts doubled their lead nine minutes later when Mbappe was set up by Neymar and forced Lopes into another good save, with the ball bouncing back onto Morel and into the net. AP
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PSG enjoyed most of the possession but its attacking “MCN” trident of Kylian Mbappe (R), Edinson Cavani (not in picture) and Neymar (L) was not as flamboyant as in previous matches. Lyon defended well and prevented Neymar from making his mark while Cavani had only a few touches. AP
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Cavani thrived last season as PSG’s main striker, finishing as the French league’s top scorer and bagging a remarkable 49 goals in 50 games across all competitions. Neymar’s arrival from Barcelona has taken the spotlight away from him. AP
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (R), Maximilian Philipp and the video referee all struck twice as Borussia Dortmund routed Cologne in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Nothing went right for the visitors in the 5-0 defeat, with Cologne now conceding 12 league goals in four defeats. Dortmund remains the only team yet to concede. AP
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Philipp got the home side off to a dream start with a glancing header to Andrey Yarmolenko’s fine cross. It was Philipp’s first goal for Dortmund since his summer transfer from Freiburg. Both he and Ukrainian forward Yarmolenko, another new arrival, were Dortmund’s best players in the first half. AP
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Referee Patrick Ittrich at first ruled the goal out for a Sokratis shove when Cologne defender Dominique Heintz collided with his goalkeeper and the ball fell kindly for Sokratis to poke over the line, but the goal was given after consultation with his video assistant. Video assistance intervened for a second time when Lukas Kluenter blocked Philipp’s header with his arm. AP
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