Bayern Munich they were made to work hard to eliminate the newly promoted Elversberg al Bundesligawith Harry Kane’s goal in the second half proving decisive in the 2-1 victory.
Elversberg have enjoyed a fairytale start to their debut Bundesliga campaign, beating Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Monchengladbach, but fell behind in the 26th minute when Lennart Karl hit the far post from Ismael Saibari’s left-footed cross.
Elversberg’s Cole Campbell looked to have equalized just before half-time, only to see his goal ruled out for offside, but the home side drew level in dramatic fashion just after the hour when former Bayern player Maurice Krattenmacher headed into the top right corner from the edge of the box.
Michael Olise hit the crossbar before Bayern restored their minute lead with Kane’s decisive late effort, the England striker firing home after Aleksandar Pavlovic’s dismissal.
The other game of the day in the Bundesliga saw RB Leipzig earn a convincing 5-0 win over winless Hamburg, who are now bottom.
PSG ends and starts without wins
Paris Saint-Germain finally ended their astonishing wait for a Ligue 1 win with the reigning champions winning 1-0 in Brest.
Luis Enrique’s men had taken just two points from their opening three games, but Ferran Torres’ first-half strike was enough to get off the scoreboard with a first La Liga win.
The former Manchester City and Barcelona striker slotted home from the edge of the area after a sublime clearance from Ousmane Dembele.
Lille are in a three-team group at the top with 10 points after a 2-0 win against Troyes.
The Great Danes had two goals disallowed for offside in the first half, but Tiago Santos’ 18th-minute effort and a late Ethan Mbappe goal secured the points.
Lille lead on goal difference but last year’s runners-up Lens continued their stuttering start as they were forced to come from behind to draw 2-2 at Le Mans.
Atlético is back on the road to victory
Atletico Madrid bounced back from defeats to Athletic Bilbao and Liverpool as they came out late to beat Real Sociedad 3-0.
La Sociedad beat Atlético on penalties in last season’s Copa del Rey final, but Diego Simeone’s men earned a bit of revenge at Anoeta.
Alejandro Grimaldo broke the deadlock from the penalty spot six minutes from time, calmly converting from 12 yards after Job Ochieng was adjudged to have commanded the box.
Jonathan David then doubled the lead as he showed his composure to score his first goal for the club. Giuliano Simeone then added gloss to the scoreboard in the 95th minute with a fine individual goal.
Atlético is five points behind the leader of the League, Barcelona after the the reigning champion beat Levante 4-2 to make it five wins from five.
Elsewhere, Celta Vigo drew 1-1 with Malaga and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his fifth goal at Deportivo La Coruna to keep them unbeaten with a 1-1 draw at Getafe.
Juve have surprised their own player
Juventus suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season when they were stunned by one of their own in a 3-2 loss to Sassuolo.
Sebastiano Esposito put Sassuolo ahead in the 65th minute by scoring on his full debut for the home side.
Edon Zhegrova equalized eight minutes from time with the Sassuolo goalkeeper out of position after failing to clear a cross.
Kieron Bowie restored Sassuolo’s lead in the 89th minute after brilliant work from Darryl Bakola, only for Zhegrova to pull Juve level again.
But there was a remarkable final twist as Juve were caught on the counter, with Juve loanee Vasilije Adzic settling a dramatic contest with the winner against his parent club.
Napoli avoided a third straight La Liga defeat as Stanislav Lobotka’s goal gave them a 1-0 win at Bologna.
Elsewhere, Lecce beat Monza 3-2.
