Another European soccer weekend is in the books ... let's get into it! First up is Chelsea, who have two wins from two Premier League games under new coach Xabi Alonso, only they got lucky in some respects in taking a 4-2 victory over a Brighton side that came to play.
Meanwhile, Tottenham lost their second straight game to open the campaign, though there are some signs of life in Roberto de Zerbi's new-look squad and no reason to panic, at least not quite yet.
In Italy, Como and Cesc Fabregas picked up an impressive 2-1 win at Napoli to show they mean business, though Inter Milan are still the team to beat even if their 1-0 win at Cagliari didn't exactly look convincing. Elsewhere, we had talking points galore for Borussia Dortmund (whose latest youth rebuild looks good), Man United (all hail Bruno Fernandes), Lionel Messi (who had the ninth four-goal game of his career), Liverpool (who again came from behind to draw 2-2, this time against Nottingham Forest) and much, much more.
It's Monday morning, so what better time for some musings? Let's get into it.
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