European soccer news: Kane stars as Bayern overwhelm Dortmund

Another weekend of European soccer offered loads of drama, pleasure and targets. If you checked the field scores, you’d suppose there have been few surprises as the weekend’s motion acquired underway, however these full-time figures inform solely half the story.

On Saturday, Harry Kane starred for Bayern Munich in his first Bundesliga Der Klassiker, Chelsea girls dominated Aston Villa within the Women’s Super League earlier than information broke that their supervisor Emma Hayes will depart on the finish of the season, and Paris Saint-Germain’s Warren Zaïre-Emery continues to shine in Ligue 1. Finally, Barcelona left it till late to clinch a winner in opposition to a tricky Real Sociedad facet.

Here is your look again in any respect the enjoyable from Saturday.

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SATURDAY REVIEW

The Saturday lead: Kane shines for Bayern Munich in opposition to supposed rivals Borussia Dortmund

The expectations going into one other version of the Der Klassiker have been that Borussia Dortmund had a practical likelihood of beating Bayern Munich for the primary time in a league sport since 2018. Munich had simply suffered an embarrassing defeat in opposition to third-division facet Saarbrücken within the German Cup just a few days prior and supervisor Thomas Tuchel was coping with important harm woes in his squad. But even a considerably diminished Bayern facet have been capable of ship an illustration of energy by beating Dortmund 4-0 on the Signal Iduna Park.

After scoring three targets in opposition to Darmstadt the earlier weekend, Kane as soon as once more bagged a hat trick, as he’s the primary participant within the historical past of the Bundesliga who has scored 15 targets within the first 10 video games of the season. The England captain was one in all a number of Bayern gamers who displayed a pointy efficiency in opposition to an at instances overwhelmed Dortmund staff. Particularly, the primary 10 minutes went catastrophic for the house staff, with Kane and Dayot Upamecano scoring for an early 2-0 Bayern lead, which put much more stress on Dortmund who wanted a while to regain confidence and produce something offensively.

Harry Kane has damaged the all-time document for probably the most targets in a participant’s first 10 Bundesliga appearances (14).

What a season he is having 👏 pic.twitter.com/BP6UTrExlS

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 4, 2023

Of all of the Dortmund gamers, Marco Reus appeared just like the one which was on eye degree with the company, however as so usually in his lengthy profession, Reus couldn’t forestall a defeat within the Klassiker. In a method, his missed likelihood within the early stage of the second half, as he was denied by Manuel Neuer, appeared like a déjà vu second for the Dortmund captain. Reus and Neuer have had so many battles over time which normally led to favour of the Bayern goalkeeper who completed his second league sport after his return from harm with one other clear sheet.

Dortmund have been capable of present glimpses of offensive firepower after the halftime break however their effort was not sufficient to make this sport an in depth affair. During the second half, Tuchel had the audacity to make use of Leon Goretzka as a centre-back. Granted, he felt compelled to make use of the midfielder on this unfamiliar position as a result of Upamecano didn’t have sufficient within the tank to play the complete 90 minutes after his latest harm. It nonetheless is astonishing that Bayern completed the ultimate half-hour of their sport at Dortmund with Goretzka in defence and 19-year-old rookie Aleksandar Pavlovic in midfield and nonetheless have been capable of rating two extra targets.

While Dortmund stay within the title race after this upsetting loss, they can’t merely transfer on from this sport as nothing has occurred. Bayern have been there for the taking however Dortmund nonetheless appeared one way or the other overmatched throughout stretches of the sport in entrance of a dissatisfied residence crowd contained in the Signal Iduna Park. At this price, the Klassiker will lose its attract fairly quick. — Constantin Eckner

Saturday speaking factors across the leagues

Barça strike late at Real Sociedad to return to successful methods

Ronald Araújo scored a dramatic 92nd-minute winner as Barcelona bounced again from final weekend’s El Clásico defeat by beating Real Sociedad 1-0, though the scoreline doesn’t inform the complete story.

La Real bossed a lackluster Barça for big components of the match, notably within the first half, however a mix of wasteful ending and good goalkeeping from Marc-André ter Stegen stored the house facet out. Take Kubo, enjoying in opposition to his former facet, was particularly vivid, however as the minutes handed and the sport remained goalless, Barça sensed there might be a late winner within the match for them.

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Ronald Araujo’s diving header in stoppage time wins it for Barca

Barcelona steals three factors at Real Sociedad due to Ronald Araujo’s purpose within the second minute of second-half stoppage time.

It appeared like they’d missed their likelihood, although, when Gavi’s shot was brilliantly saved by Álex Remiro in stoppage time after Pedri, on his return from two months out of motion, had fed the Barça midfielder. However, there was nonetheless time for Ilkay Gündogan to pick Araujo, who headed previous Remiro. The flag went up instantly, however a comparatively fast VAR test revealed the Uruguayan defender was onside, prompting the Barça gamers to pour into the nook to rejoice in entrance of their supporters.

You might sense within the celebrations that they felt they’d acquired out of jail right here. It was outcomes like this — they recorded 11 1-0 wins in LaLiga final 12 months — which helped them win the title final season. None of these 1-0s have been maybe as excessive as this one, however it’s a consequence that may restore confidence after final week’s defeat to Real Madrid. It retains Barça 4 factors off high spot after Girona, joined leaders with Madrid earlier than the weekend, gained 4-2 at Osasuna earlier on Saturday. — Sam Marsden

Chelsea girls shine as Villa’s woes proceed

It could be an understatement to say it has been a tricky begin to the season for Aston Villa, however going through all of final season’s high three of their first 5 was at all times going to be gruelling for the staff from the Midlands. Still with out key midfielder, Kenza Dali, the staff who’ve been on the improper finish of 4 straight league losses solely sunk decrease in opposition to the reigning champions on Saturday afternoon. Whereas Villa put in a stronger defensive displaying in opposition to Man United and Arsenal, they collapsed with out a lot stress from Chelsea as the Blues ran riot within the rain, hitting the hosts for six.

The first two got here targets got here within the first half, with Millie Bright pouncing at a nook Rachel Daly cleared off the road, earlier than Fran Kirby made it two after Danielle Turner cleared the preliminary effort from the road. Things went from dangerous to worse after the break as Chelsea turned on the type, leaving the Villa midfield decimated, the rejigged defence failing on the fundamentals as Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Ashley Lawrence and Aggie Beever-Jones have been allowed copious quantities of room so as to add the third, fourth and fifth targets.

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Lawson: Hayes-USWNT hyperlink makes numerous sense

Sophie Lawson discusses Emma Hayes’ rumored hyperlink to the USWNT head coach job after she introduced she is going to depart Chelsea on the finish of the season.

Chelsea had the depth, expertise and tenacity to punish Villa again and again, stamping their authority on the sport and making an announcement after a lower than convincing begin to the season. The hosts appeared misplaced, marking left at residence as heads dropped throughout the pitch, full time lastly placing an finish to the distress for Villa as our bodies dropped to the sodden turf on the whistle.

The job for Carla Ward now about choosing the staff up forward of a midweek journey to Sheffield within the League Cup, as they head into what ought to be a run of fixtures they’ll use to get again on monitor, however a return to fundamentals will likely be key. — Sophie Lawson

Zaïre-Emery shines once more for PSG

What have been you doing at 17? You is likely to be too younger to recollect, however what Zaïre-Emery is doing in the meanwhile is paying homage to prodigies like Michael Owen, Kylian Mbappé and Wayne Rooney. After two assists in opposition to Milan 10 days in the past and a purpose at Brest final weekend, he scored once more on Friday evening in opposition to Montpellier on the Parc des Princes.

The Paris born and bred midfielder is strolling on water. He is a phenom who amazes everybody together with his expertise, maturity (bodily and mentally) and work price. He led his Paris staff to an excellent 3-0 win and his purpose was a particular one once more, summing up his high quality. He drove the ball ahead, performed a one-two with Ousmane Dembélé earlier than smashing the ball within the internet from seven yards.

Manager Luis Enrique waxes lyrical about him whereas Didier Deschamps is about to name him as much as the French nationwide staff (he was the U21 captain till now this season). On an evening when Mbappé was quiet, PSG relied on their wonderkid who’s displaying no indicators of slowing down.

Three days earlier than their conflict with AC Milan in Italy within the Champions League, the Parisians produced one other high efficiency, with the ball as nicely as out of possession. Enrique has applied his concepts nicely up to now and his staff are high of the desk till Nice play on Sunday. But the journey to Italy, after shedding to Newcastle just a few weeks in the past, will likely be a large check of character for this staff. — Julien Laurens

Americans Abroad: Pepi, Tillman shine off the bench; Reyna not given an opportunity

PSV prolonged their lead on the high of the Dutch Eredivisie after a 6-0 rout of Heracles Almelo. Their trio of U.S. gamers, Sergiño Dest, Malik Tillman and Ricardo Pepi contributed, with the latter two coming off the bench to attain. Pepi (who additionally had an help) and Tillman will hope that is solely the beginning as they search to cement beginning positions for the Boeren.

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— Ricardo Pepi (@Ricardo_Pepi9) November 4, 2023

Elsewhere, Gio Reyna was not introduced on in Dortmund’s loss to Bayern Munich after beginning final weekend. The 20-year-old USMNT participant is an excellent playmaker, however accidents and a insecurity from head coach Edin Terzic has restricted Reyna’s possibilities to show himself. Each week it appears to be like extra seemingly that he’ll make a transfer elsewhere.

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Herc thinks Gio Reyna is ‘executed’ at Dortmund

Herc Gomez thinks it’s a case of when, moderately than if, Gio Reyna leaves Borussia Dortmund

In Italy, AC Milan have been with out Christian Pulisic attributable to an harm scare and suffered a 1-0 loss to Udinese. USMNT compatriot Yunus Musah began the match on the correct wing as the Rossoneri have been unable to threaten a cussed Udinese facet. Milan now fall to 3rd place within the Serie A desk, and face PSG in a must-win Champions League group stage tie subsequent.

News of the day

• With the announcement that Chelsea girls’s supervisor Emma Hayes will depart the membership on the finish of the season, a supply has confirmed to ESPN that she is ready to take the reins of the United States girls’s nationwide staff. The expectation is that Hayes will juggle each her membership and worldwide duties till the tip of 2023-24 Women’s Super League marketing campaign. The London native is broadly regarded as among the finest coaches within the girls’s sport, main Chelsea to 6 league titles, 5 girls’s FA Cups and two Women’s League cups since taking up in 2012. A supply additionally confirmed to ESPN that making Hayes’ wage equal to that of U.S. males’s nationwide staff supervisor Gregg Berhalter was going to be a subject of dialogue on the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Board of Directors’ assembly.

• Real Madrid known as stories claiming they’re holding talks with PSG’s Kylian Mbappé “absolutely false.” There has been a long-running saga between the 2 events, however an announcement launched by the LaLiga membership on Saturday mentioned “In the face of news stories broadcast and published by various media, which speculate about supposed negotiations between the player Kylian Mbappé and our club, Real Madrid want to state that these stories are absolutely false and said negotiations, with a player who belongs to PSG, have not taken place.” Madrid didn’t signal Mbappe in 2021 and have been near signing him in 2022, earlier than the Frenchman determined to remain in Paris.

• Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta known as Anthony Gordon’s successful purpose for Newcastle an “absolute disgrace” and “embarrassing” for the Premier League. Gordon’s Sixty fourth-minute purpose on Saturday was awarded by referee Stuart Attwell after three separate VAR checks to evaluate whether or not the ball had gone out of play, if Joelinton had dedicated a foul with a push on Gunners defender Gabriel and whether or not Gordon was offside. The resolution to offer the purpose resulted within the Gunners’ first league defeat of the season. Arteta mentioned: “We have to talk about how the hell this goal stands up. I feel embarrassed. It is an absolute disgrace this goal is allowed. It’s not a goal — for many reasons.”

And lastly, on Saturday …

Manchester City misplaced Riyad Mahrez and Gundogan in the summertime, however Jérémy Doku’s arrival has helped the treble winners hold their stride. The Belgium worldwide scored one and assisted 4 in City’s 6-1 win over Bournemouth, changing into the eighth participant in Premier League historical past to make 4 assists in a sport. The wily winger is electrical with the ball at his toes, working at defenders who wrestle to cease him slicing inside to shoot or delivering a cross.

With this sensible efficiency, Pep Guardiola’s facet go high of the Premier League for now till Spurs play on Monday, who can go first with a win. If Doku continues to torment opposition defenses, he is a candidate for the most effective signing of the season and we’ll proceed to see many extra “Griddy” celebrations from the 21-year-old.

✅ 1 purpose
✅ 4 assists
✅ 21 years outdated

An unbelievable efficiency by Jérémy Doku 👏 pic.twitter.com/dSuqzEBDCT

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 4, 2023