European football matchday: Top 3 in action in England, Dortmund host Bayern in 'Klassiker'
Chelsea are at West Ham in the lunchtime kickoff and City play at Watford in the late game.
Ligue 1: French ministers to meet football chiefs after Dimitri Payet attacked with bottle in match against Lyon
The Marseille captain required treatment after being struck on the side of the head as he prepared to take a corner for the visitors in the fifth minute of Sunday's match at Lyon's Parc OL stadium
Ligue 1: Lyon-Marseille clash abandoned after Dimitri Payet hit with bottle, Nice rally past Clermont
Dimitri Payet required treatment after being struck on the side of the head as he prepared to take a corner in the fifth minute
Ligue 1: Lionel Messi scores first league goal for PSG, Rennes beat Montpellier
Lionel Messi struck his first goal in Ligue 1 on Saturday as Paris Saint-Germain overcame a red card for goalkeeper Keylor Navas to defeat Nantes 3-1.
Ligue 1: Wissam Ben Yedder's equaliser earns Monaco a point against champions Lille
Monaco came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with champions Lille in a tense Ligue 1 match on Friday.
European football leagues see surprise table-toppers, slumping super clubs
Barcelona and Juventus would not even qualify for European competition from their current standings of ninth and eighth, respectively, as they adjust to life without Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi says thought of retiring after next year's FIFA World Cup has not crossed his mind
The six-time Ballon D'Or winner will be 35 by the time the World Cup — a trophy that has eluded him through his stellar career — comes round in Qatar next year.
Ligue 1: Wahbi Khazri's 68-metre goal earns point for Saint-Etienne at Metz
Saint-Etienne have drawn three of their past four matches but remain bottom of the table and without a win through 12 games of the season.
Ligue 1: PSG come from behind again to beat Lille with late Angel Di Maria strike
Di Maria had set up the equaliser and he then arrived to fire low into the net from Neymar's lay-off and secure a win that allows PSG to extend their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to a massive 10 points over second-placed Lens
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti sidelined for four weeks with hip injury
Verratti was replaced late in the first half of Sunday's game and is set for another spell on the sidelines, having already missed a month of the season with a knee injury.
Ligue 1: Saint-Etienne hit with stadium closure after fan protests
The French league's disciplinary committee said on Monday a final decision will be made on 17 November.
Ligue 1: Lionel Messi muted as 10-man Paris Saint-Germain draw with Marseille
It is a perfectly acceptable result for Mauricio Pochettino's side, who have lost just one of their opening 11 matches in Ligue 1 and are seven points clear at the top from Lens in second.
Super Sunday: Arch-rivals in cricket, football and F1 take centrestage on 24 October
Arch-rivals in football and cricket will be in action on Sunday while Formula One enthusiasts will once again get to witness the ongoing rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
Ligue 1: Saint-Etienne salvage precious point after angry fans delay kick off
Home supporters unfurled banners, let off a barrage of rockets and smoke bombs and ran onto the field, damaging the goals.
Ligue 1: Struggling Troyes beat third-place Nice, Matteo Guendouzi inspires Marseille
Marseille sealed the win in stoppage time when Guendouzi's shot was turned in by Lorient defender Houboulang Mendes.
Ligue 1: Late Kylian Mbappe penalty helps PSG register narrow win over Angers
Messi and Neymar missed PSG's match as they played in World Qualifiers recently.
Ligue 1: 2022/23 season to have six-week break for FIFA World Cup
The 2022/23 Ligue 1 campaign kicks off the weekend of 6 August and will be paused during the World Cup, stopping on 13 November and resuming on 28 December.
Ligue 1: Lille and Marseille away fans banned from travelling in 2021
The LFP's disciplinary committee in the verdicts gave each club a suspended deduction of one point.
LaLiga: Florentino Perez says comments about Kylian Mbappe's potential move to Madrid 'incorrectly interpreted'
On Monday, World Cup winner Mbappe said he had told Paris Saint-Germain he wanted to leave the French capital last July, a month before Madrid bid 180 million euros ($209 million) for him — an offer PSG turned down.
Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappe reveals he told Paris Saint-Germain in July he wanted to leave club
Kylian Mbappe revealed he asked to go in July and hoped to leave with a good deal and respect on all sides. Reports that his request was in the last week of August made him sound like a thief, Mbappe said.