Barça Top, City Slip, PSG Perfect: Europe's Top Clubs This Week and The Striker Report

Barcelona went to the Metropolitano on Sunday night, went a goal down, and won: Atlético 1-2 Barcelona, two goals from Fermín López. They go into the international break top of La Liga. Manchester City lost a third league game in a row. Arsenal equalled their best Premier League start. Real Madrid won an eighth straight. And PSG, after a 6-0 in Villarreal, are still perfect in the Champions League.

On Tuesday, Lamine Yamal scored his 14th Champions League goal as a teenager, one more than Kylian Mbappé ever managed. The same night, Harry Kane's run of Champions League games with a goal stopped at 10, one short of Cristiano Ronaldo's record.

I'm Etienne Noumen, and this is the written version of this week's Black Mambas of Football and Soccer. First, Europe's top clubs: every Champions League result from this week and the weekend in the five big leagues. Then this week's top strikers in three tiers, each with what he did, how his club is doing, and a legend at the same age.

The tiers are strikers of the week: picked on this week's form, and open to new names as the week goes on. Mbappé, Haaland, Kane, Yamal and Olise will be in Tier 1 almost every week. Everyone else earns it week by week.

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Matchday 4, Tuesday 3 November

• Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa: Yamal, Raphinha 2.
• Atlético 0-2 Bayern: Lennart Karl, Konrad Laimer.
• Villarreal 0-6 PSG: João Neves, Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu, Fabián Ruiz 2, David Boly. Four goals inside 17 minutes.
• Manchester United 3-2 Roma: Roma led 2-0 (Matías Soulé, Donyell Malen penalty); Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty, Matheus Cunha scored twice, then was sent off.
• Feyenoord 0-3 Inter: Yann Bisseck, Pio Esposito, Piotr Zieliński.
• Galatasaray 2-0 Stuttgart: two goals from Batrakov.
• Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Sporting CP, LASK 4-0 Slovan Bratislava, Bodø/Glimt 0-0 Lille.

Matchday 4, Wednesday 4 November

• AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham, Mbappé, then Fede Valverde in stoppage time.
• RB Leipzig 2-3 Manchester City: Erling Haaland's winner on 78 minutes.
• Fenerbahçe 3-2 Liverpool: Mason Greenwood with a free kick, Archie Brown, and Vedat Muriqi's winner; Isak scored for Liverpool.
• Slavia Praha 1-2 Arsenal: Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyökeres, then a nervy finish after Wiktor Nowak's goal in the 90th minute.
• Porto 4-1 Napoli: Scott McTominay scored Napoli's only goal.
• Lens 1-9 Como: a hat-trick for Anastasios Douvikas. The eight-goal margin equals the biggest win in Champions League history.
• Dortmund 2-1 Real Betis, PSV 1-2 Club Brugge (Carlos Forbs' late winner), Viking 4-1 Sabah.

The table after four games

PSG 12, Real Madrid 12, Arsenal 10, then Como, Barcelona, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool on 9. PSG and Real Madrid have won all four; PSG have the better goal difference, plus 15.

In the Europa League on Thursday, Marseille won 1-0 at Leverkusen (Amine Gouiri), Ferencváros won 2-0 at Milan (two for Lenny Joseph), Juventus won 2-1 at AZ, and Bournemouth won 3-1 at Sparta Prague to stay perfect.

Premier League

• Arsenal 1-0 Hull: Martin Ødegaard. 27 points from ten games, equal to Arsenal's best Premier League start.
• Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City: Jair Cunha, Liam Delap twice; Rayan Cherki for City. City's third league defeat in a row.
• Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool: Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak.
• Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea: Enzo Le Fée's penalty.
• Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa: Villa scored in the first minute; Patrick Dorgu equalised in the 96th.
• Leeds 1-0 Tottenham, and Brighton beat Brentford 2-0 to go second.
• Top: Arsenal 27, Brighton 22, City 21, Liverpool 18.

La Liga

• Atlético 1-2 Barcelona: Giuliano Simeone scored early; Fermín López equalised before half-time and won it from Yamal's pass.
• Valencia 0-3 Real Madrid: Valverde, Arda Güler, Mbappé. Madrid's eighth win in a row.
• Top: Barcelona 33, Real Madrid 30, Atlético 28.

Bundesliga

• Mainz 1-2 Bayern: Joshua Kimmich and Lennart Karl, both set up by Kane. Bayern are 31 away league games unbeaten.
• Dortmund 2-1 Elversberg: two from Felix Nmecha.
• Köln 1-2 Leverkusen (Patrik Schick's late winner), Leipzig 5-2 Augsburg.
• Top: Bayern 21, Dortmund 21, Freiburg 19.

Serie A

• Napoli 1-1 Lazio, Inter 2-0 Como, Roma 3-0 Sassuolo, Genoa 1-2 Milan, Fiorentina 2-2 Juventus.
• Lazio and Roma are both unbeaten after 11 games.
• Top: Lazio 29, Inter 28, Roma 27.

Ligue 1

• PSG 1-0 Troyes: Illia Zabarnyi's header. PSG have won 11 in a row in all competitions.
• Lens 1-2 Marseille: Gouiri after two minutes, Florian Thauvin equalised against his old club, and Marseille won it late: their fifth league win in a row.
• Rennes 1-2 Lille, Brest 2-0 Lyon (Lyon's first game since Paulo Fonseca left for Sporting), Le Mans 1-1 Monaco.
• Top: PSG 23, Lille 21, Paris FC 20.

Lamine Yamal, Barcelona, 19

The record. Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 on Tuesday, and Yamal opened the scoring after seven minutes: his 14th Champions League goal before turning 20, passing Mbappé's 13. The Analyst has him at 19 years and 113 days.

On Sunday night Barcelona went to the Metropolitano, without the injured Rodri, Dani Olmo and Jules Koundé. Giuliano Simeone put Atlético ahead early, Fermín López equalised just before half-time, and in the second half Yamal's through ball set up Fermín's winner: Atlético 1-2 Barcelona. Barcelona go into the international break top on 33 points, three clear of Real Madrid.

He has 10 La Liga goals, and he's in Spain's squad for Czechia on Thursday and England next Sunday.

At the same age: Ronaldo Nazário was 20 when he became FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996, the youngest ever. Yamal has a year on him.

Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid, 27

Madrid won 3-2 at AEK on Wednesday, and Mbappé scored the second, on 79 minutes, before Fede Valverde won it in stoppage time. He also hit the bar.

Then on Saturday, Valencia 0-3 Real Madrid: Valverde and Arda Güler scored in the first half, and Mbappé rounded the keeper from Güler's pass for the third. José Gayà was sent off late for a foul on him.

That's 13 La Liga goals, 17 in 16 games in all competitions, and he has scored in seven games in a row. Madrid have won eight straight, but after Barcelona's win at Atlético they're three points behind.

At the same age: Cristiano Ronaldo was 27 in 2011-12 when he scored 46 La Liga goals and won the title under José Mourinho. Mourinho is Mbappé's coach now.

Raphinha, Barcelona, 29

Two goals against Aston Villa. That's 23 Champions League goals for Barcelona, level with Robert Lewandowski, and only Luis Suárez (25) and Lionel Messi (120) have more. He's still top of La Liga's scoring chart with 15.

At the same age: Didier Drogba was 29 when he won the 2006-07 Premier League Golden Boot with 20 goals.

Harry Kane, Bayern Munich, 33

No goal at Atlético on Tuesday, so the run ends at 10 Champions League games in a row, one short of Ronaldo's 11 from 2017-18. He set up Konrad Laimer's goal instead, after Lennart Karl's opener, and Bayern won 2-0.

On Saturday at Mainz he set up both goals, for Joshua Kimmich and Karl, in a 2-1 win. beIN Sports says that's eight assists after nine matchdays, a record for a German top-flight season. Bayern have now gone 31 away league games unbeaten. Manuel Neuer went off injured in his 550th game for the club.

Bayern and Dortmund are level on 21 points, Bayern top on goal difference. Vincent Kompany should be back after the international break, Uli Hoeneß said on Sunday.

On Thursday against Croatia, Kane can become England's most-capped player. He's level with Peter Shilton on 125.

At the same stage: Thomas Müller set the Bundesliga record of 21 assists in a season in 2019-20, at 30.

Erling Haaland, Manchester City, 26

The winner at Leipzig on Wednesday, on 78 minutes, in a 3-2 win. Then Saturday at the City Ground: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City. Jair Cunha scored after six minutes, Liam Delap scored twice against his old club, and Cunha cleared Haaland's best chance after he'd rounded Matz Sels.

City won their first seven league games and have now lost three in a row. Sky Sports says no top-flight team has done that in 122 years. Haaland hasn't scored in the league in three games, but he still leads the Premier League with nine. City are six points behind Arsenal.

At the same age: Alan Shearer was 26 in 1996-97 when he won the Golden Boot with 25 Premier League goals for Newcastle.

Michael Olise, Bayern Munich, 24

A quieter week: no goal against Atlético or Mainz. He's still joint third in the Bundesliga with six.

At the same age: Thierry Henry won the 2001-02 Golden Boot at 24, with 24 goals.

Anastasios Douvikas, Como

Lens 1-9 Como. Douvikas scored a hat-trick, and the eight-goal margin equals the biggest win in Champions League history. He's now the Champions League's top scorer with six. On Sunday Como lost 2-0 at Inter.

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami, 39

The 2026 MLS Golden Boot: 26 goals and 17 assists. He's the first player ever to win it in back-to-back seasons. On Decision Day Miami led Charlotte 3-0 and drew 3-3; Messi hit the post. Miami are the second seed in the East and play Columbus in Round One.

At the same stage: Zlatan Ibrahimović scored 30 MLS goals for LA Galaxy in 2019, at 37.

Fermín López, Barcelona, 23

Both Barcelona goals at the Metropolitano: the equaliser just before half-time and the winner in the second half, from Yamal's pass. Atlético 1-2 Barcelona, and Barcelona go into the break top.

Liam Delap, Nottingham Forest

Two goals against Manchester City, his old club, and the first home goals Forest had scored all season.

Matheus Cunha, Manchester United

United were 2-0 down to Roma at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty, then Cunha scored twice to win it 3-2. Then he was sent off.

Thierno Barry, Everton

Two goals and an assist in a 3-1 win over Coventry. Six Premier League goals and ten in all competitions. That win was David Moyes's 592nd game in charge of Everton, equalling Harry Catterick's club record.

Evanilson, Bournemouth

Scored at Sparta Prague in the Europa League, then after five minutes at Ipswich: that's five Premier League games in a row with a goal. Bournemouth have won eight straight in all competitions.

Alexander Isak, Liverpool

The third goal in a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace, his seventh in the Premier League, second behind Haaland. Liverpool had lost 3-2 at Fenerbahçe on Wednesday.

Patrik Schick, Bayer Leverkusen

The winner at Köln with five minutes left. Eight Bundesliga goals, one behind Niclas Füllkrug.

Lassine Sinayoko, Paris FC

The only goal at Auxerre, his old club. Nine Ligue 1 goals, top of the chart in France, and Paris FC are third.

Sam Surridge, Nashville SC

Two goals on Decision Day in a 2-0 win over Cincinnati. Nashville finished on 77 points, an MLS record, and won the Supporters' Shield by 13. Surridge finished third in the Golden Boot race with 21.

Amine Gouiri, Marseille

A solo goal late on at Leverkusen, Marseille's first Europa League win of the season, then a goal after two minutes at Lens on Sunday. Marseille won 2-1, their fifth league win in a row, and moved up to fourth.

Lenny Joseph, Ferencváros

Both goals at San Siro as Ferencváros beat Milan 2-0 in the Europa League.

Lennart Karl, Bayern Munich, 18

A goal in both of Bayern's wins: the opener at Atlético in the Champions League, then one at Mainz. Jamal Musiala was 17 when he scored his first Champions League goal, at Lazio in 2021.

Rodrigo Mora, Roma, 19

Scored against Sassuolo, set up by Donyell Malen: three Serie A games in a row with a goal. "Football is crazy," he said. Roma are third and unbeaten after 11 games, and so are Lazio.

Pio Esposito, Inter, 21

Scored at Feyenoord in the Champions League and against Como in the league. Inter are second, a point behind Lazio.

Senny Mayulu, PSG, 20

A goal in the 6-0 at Villarreal, where PSG were 4-0 up within 17 minutes, then the cross for Illia Zabarnyi's winner against Troyes. He hit the woodwork twice. PSG have won 11 in a row.

Saïd El Mala, Köln, 20

A stoppage-time goal against Leverkusen. Köln still lost 2-1.

Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City. Forest hadn't scored a league goal at the City Ground all season, and then they came in a rush: Jair Cunha after six minutes, Liam Delap after 18. Rayan Cherki pulled one back early in the second half, and Delap made it 3-1. The win lifted Forest out of the relegation zone.

City's Enzo Maresca said his team "didn't match the intensity". They had won their first seven games. They've lost the last three.

Off the pitch, there's no news on the sanction from the Premier League's case: the commission found City guilty on 29 September, the punishment will be set at a separate hearing, and City have appealed. UEFA has not charged City.

Arsenal, meanwhile, beat Hull 1-0 with Martin Ødegaard's goal: 27 points from ten games, equal to their best Premier League start. Brighton are second on 22, City third on 21.

It's the international break. Thursday 12 November: England host Croatia at Wembley, with Kane one cap from Shilton's record; Spain are in Czechia. Sunday 15 November: Spain vs England at the Metropolitano, with Yamal and Kane on the same pitch.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still on 985 career goals: he was rested for Al-Nassr's Asian Champions League trip and the Saudi league round was postponed. His next game is 20 November.

The leagues come back on 20 to 22 November: Bayern vs Köln, Newcastle vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs Manchester United, Barcelona vs Villarreal, Atalanta vs Inter. MLS playoffs start with the Wild Card games on 19 November; Vancouver are the top seed in the West.

Messi, at 39. Nobody had ever won the MLS Golden Boot two years running. He did it with 26 goals and 17 assists, in a season when everyone kept asking how much longer he could do this.

That's the mentality: the record isn't the age on your passport, it's whether you showed up again.

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Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts, and tell me: who finishes this season with more goals, Yamal or Mbappé?

This report is researched and produced by Etienne Noumen, Professional Engineer and passionate football dad from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sources for every number in this post: UEFA, The Analyst, FC Bayern, Bundesliga.com, Sky Sports, ESPN, Al Jazeera, Yahoo Sports, Football Italia, Foot Mercato, MLSsoccer.com, beIN Sports and others, all current to 8 November 2026. The full source list is on the showupandplay.com version of this post.