After the international break:
The round of games wrapped up in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, where Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, and Brazil are leading the charge.
In the AFC World Cup qualifiers, Iran and Uzbekistan are comfortably ahead in Group A. South Korea leads Group B by three points, with Jordan and Iraq next in line, and Japan has a healthy 5-point lead in Group C.
Spain and Germany qualified for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Nations League.
The United States’ 7-game unbeaten run against Mexico, a streak that included victories in a CONCACAF Gold Cup final and the CONCACAF Nations League final, came to an end.
Mexico 2-0 United States – Mauricio Pochettino’s second game in charge of the USMNT ended in a defeat to their archrival, Mexico. The United States’ 7-game unbeaten run against Mexico, a streak that included victories in a CONCACAF Gold Cup final and the CONCACAF Nations League final, came to an end.

DOMESTIC LEAGUE FOOTBALL RETURNS:

The League Leaders:

🇪🇸 La Liga – Barcelona (24 points)
🇳🇱 Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven (24 points)
🇵🇹 Primeira Liga – Sporting CP (24 points)
🇫🇷 Ligue 1 – Monaco (19 points)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League – Liverpool (18 points)
🇮🇹 Serie A – Napoli (16 points)
🇩🇪 Bundesliga – Bayern Munich (14 points), tied on points with RB Leipzig.

The English Premier League has four teams without a win: Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Southampton, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. There are two in the German Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel and Bochum, and another two in the Dutch Eredivisie: Almere City and RKC Waalwijk. There is one in the Spanish La Liga (Las Palmas), one in the Italian Serie A (Monza), and one in the French Ligue 1 (Angers).

Juventus is the only unbeaten team in the Italian Serie A, while Sporting CP is the only unbeaten club in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The Dutch Eredivisie has three unbeaten teams: Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven, and Utrecht; the French Ligue 1 also has three unbeaten teams: Lens, Monaco, and Paris Saint-Germain. The English Premier League has two unbeaten teams: Arsenal and Manchester City. There are also two unbeaten teams in the German Bundesliga: Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, as well as two in the Spanish La Liga: Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid.

Averaging 0.25 goals per game and having scored just 2 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie makes Almere City the worst offensive side in Europe’s top seven leagues.

Defensively in their domestic league, Juventus is conceding goals at a rate of 0.14, having conceded only 1 goal so far in the Italian Serie A. No team in Europe’s top seven leagues has conceded fewer goals.

The most league points accumulated by a club in the top seven leagues is 24. Barcelona (Spanish La Liga), PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie), and Sporting CP (Portuguese Primeira Liga) are the three clubs to achieve this by picking up 8 wins each. It is the latter two that hold the best average for points per game. PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie) and Sporting CP (Portuguese Primeira Liga) have not dropped any points in their respective leagues, both averaging 3.38 goals per game, which is also the highest average among clubs in Europe’s top seven leagues.

RKC Waalwijk has not gained any points in the Dutch Eredivisie, making them the only team in that category among teams in Europe’s top seven leagues. RKC Waalwijk has lost all their games in the Dutch Eredivisie since the start of the season (8), conceding 22 goals, which is also the most goals conceded by a team in the top seven leagues. They have dropped the most points (24), matched only by Las Palmas in the Spanish La Liga. Despite having conceded the most goals, their average of 2.75 goals conceded per game is the fourth worst among clubs in the top leagues. The three teams with a higher goal concession rate than RKC Waalwijk are Montpellier (French Ligue 1), Wolverhampton Wanderers (English Premier League) at 3 goals, and Holstein Kiel (German Bundesliga) at 3.17 goals.
Barcelona’s 28 goals scored in the Spanish La Liga are the most by any club in Europe’s top seven leagues.

The Leading Goalscorers From Europe’s Top Seven Leagues:

🇵🇹 Primeira Liga – Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP) – 11
🇪🇸 La Liga – Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) – 10
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League – Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 10
🇩🇪 Bundesliga – Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt) – 8
🇮🇹 Serie A – Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta) – 7
🇳🇱 Eredivisie – Sem Steijn (Twente) – 7
🇫🇷 Ligue 1 – Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain) – 6

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MOST POINTS PER GAME(3): 🇳🇱 PSV Eindhoven 🇵🇹 Sporting CP
FEWEST POINTS PER GAME(0): 🇳🇱 RKC Waalwijk
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MOST POINTS DROPPED (24) : 🇪🇸 Las Palmas | 🇳🇱 RKC Waalwijk
FEWEST POINTS DROPPED (0): 🇳🇱 PSV Eindhoven 🇵🇹 Sporting CP
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MOST GOALS PER GAME (3.38): 🇳🇱 PSV Eindhoven 🇵🇹 Sporting CP
FEWEST GOALS PER GAME (0.25): 🇳🇱 Almere City
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HIGHEST WIN RATE (100%): 🇳🇱 PSV Eindhoven 🇵🇹 Sporting CP
HIGHEST LOSING RATE (100%): 🇳🇱 RKC Waalwijk
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HIGHEST GOAL CONCESSION RATE (3.17): 🇩🇪 Holstein Kiel
LOWEST GOAL CONCESSION RATE (0.14): 🇮🇹 Juventus
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MOST POINTS (24) : 🇪🇸 Barcelona 🇳🇱 PSV Eindhoven 🇵🇹 Sporting CP
FEWEST POINTS (0): 🇳🇱 RKC Waalwijk
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MOST GOALS SCORED (28): 🇪🇸 Barcelona
FEWEST GOALS SCORED (2): 🇳🇱 Almere City
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FEWEST GOALS CONCEDED (1) : 🇮🇹 Juventus
MOST GOALS CONCEDED (22) : 🇳🇱 RKC Waalwijk
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MOST WINS (8) : 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 🇳🇱 PSV Eindhoven | 🇵🇹 Sporting CP
MOST DEFEATS (8) : 🇳🇱 RKC Waalwijk
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THE HIGHLIGHTED FIXTURES

Domestic league action is back in Europe’s top leagues, with Spain, Germany, and France kicking off the weekend round of games today. In Portugal, the Primeira Liga matches will make way for the Taça de Portugal. Sporting CP will be facing Portimonense in cup, while 🇫🇷 Monaco takes on Lille in Ligue 1, 🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund will look for a home victory against St. Pauli in the Bundesliga, 🇵🇹 Sporting CP will be facing Portimonense in Taça de Portugal, while 🇪🇸 Alaves and Valladolid fight for the league points in La Liga.

On Saturday, Benfica and Braga will play a Taça de Portugal fixture against Pevidém and Dezembro, respectively. Arsenal will be away at Bournemouth in the Premier League, while Lazio will travel to Turin to face Juventus. Four reigning champions will be in action today: Real Madrid will play away against Celta Vigo, Bayer Leverkusen will take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, PSV Eindhoven will face AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie, and Paris Saint-Germain will host Strasbourg in Ligue 1.

For Sunday, Manchester City are away from home against Wolves in search of Premier League points, but the marquee fixture in the Premier League features Liverpool hosting Chelsea. In La Liga, Barcelona will take on Sevilla at home, while Inter Milan travels to Rome to face AS Roma in Serie A. Marseille will visit Montpellier, aiming to secure points in Ligue 1. Porto, chasing their fourth consecutive Taça de Portugal title, will play away against Sintrense in the Round of 32.

The weekend round of games in La Liga, Premier League, and Serie A spill into the day, with a game in each league.

Oct 18.

🇫🇷 Monaco vs. Lille

Oct 19.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ipswich Town vs. Everton
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Southampton vs. Leicester City
🇩🇪 Hoffenheim vs. Bochum
🇳🇱 Sparta Rotterdam vs. Almere City
🇳🇱 RKC Waalwijk vs. Twente
🇳🇱 AZ Alkmaar vs. PSV Eindhoven
🇳🇱 Go Ahead Eagles vs. Feyenoord
🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne vs. Lens
🇫🇷 Paris Saint-Germain vs. Strasbourg
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth vs. Arsenal
🇩🇪 Mainz vs. RB Leipzig
🇩🇪 Bayern Munich vs. Stuttgart
🇪🇸 Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid
🇮🇹 AC Milan vs. Udinese
🇮🇹 Juventus vs. Lazio
🇩🇪 Bayer Leverkusen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

Oct 20.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Manchester City
🇩🇪 Holstein Kiel vs. Union Berlin
🇫🇷 Toulouse vs. Angers
🇳🇱 Groningen vs. Utrecht
🇪🇸 Atlético Madrid vs. Leganés
🇪🇸 Barcelona vs. Sevilla
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool vs. Chelsea
🇮🇹 Roma vs. Inter Milan

Oct 21.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham Forest vs. Crystal Palace
🇪🇸 Valencia vs. Las Palmas
🇮🇹 Hellas Verona vs. Monza