Arsenal spiced up an already intriguing Premier League title race as they beat lacklustre leaders Liverpool 3-1 to slice the gap to two points on Sunday.
Ilkay Gündoğan has been ruled out of Barcelona’s LaLiga opener at Valencia on Saturday to add to the Catalan side’s injury problems ahead of the new season.
Vinicius Junior scored twice as newly-crowned LaLiga champions Real Madrid thrashed visitors Alaves 5-0 on Tuesday after the hosts had paraded the trophy in front of the home fans before the game.