Julian Alvarez scored his first home goal of the season as Atletico Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 to move Diego Simeones men within two points of LaLiga leaders Barcelona. Alvarez, who tried to force through a move to Barca in the summer, got off the mark for the campaign in midweek with a goal in the 1-1 Champions League draw at Stuttgart.And he followed that effort up with a simple finish at the Metropolitano that put the pressure on Barca ahead of their Clasico with Real Madrid on Sunday.Alvarez turned home from Alejandro Grimaldos cross three minutes into the second half, his close-range effort proving decisive as Atletico made it eight wins from 10 to start their league season.Georges Mikautadze scored a 96th-minute winner as Villarreal won 2-1 at neighbours Valencia.Pepelus emphatic penalty gave Valencia the lead, which looked to have been doubled when Cesar Tarrega fired in after Villarreal failed to clear a corner. However, that was ruled out for offside and Alexander Freeman then levelled by heading home Sergi Cardonas cross.The game looked to have turned back in Valencias favour as Pape Gueye was sent off for an elbow on Jose Gaya.Yet the hosts were also reduced to 10 men when Harvey Elliott received two yellows in succession for dissent, and Villarreal claimed the derby spoils at the death as Alberto Moleiros excellent pass was collected by Mikautadze, who emphatically converted to leave Valencia with just six points from 10 games.Racing Santander beat Espanyol 2-1, and Elche were 3-0 winners at Rayo Vallecano.Lazio go top, Roma stay unbeaten after thrillerLazio moved top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over Parma as their city rivals Roma maintained their unbeaten start with a thrilling 3-3 draw at Napoli.Gustav Isaksen had a first-half goal ruled out for offside for Lazio, but Kenneth Taylors effort and an own goal from Diego Carlos proved enough to secure the points.They are three points ahead of defending champions Inter Milan in the Scudetto race ahead of the Nerazzurris clash with Fiorentina on Sunday.Roma are four points off the pace but, like their arch rivals, are still yet to taste defeat after twice coming from behind to draw with Napoli.Frank Anguissas stunning overhead kick put Napoli in front before their lead was doubled by Scott McTominay when he nodded in on the rebound after seeing an initial close-range header kept out.But Matias Soules fine long-range strike saw Roma pull one back, with Leonardo Balerdi then lashing home a leveller from point-blank range. McTominay restored Napolis lead with an unerring long-distance effort into the bottom-left corner, only for Balerdi to rescue a point by heading home his second.Elsewhere, Como beat Sassuolo 2-0 and Bologna won at Cagliari by the same scoreline.Dortmund return to summitBorussia Dortmund moved back to the summit of the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Maximilian Beier was the difference as his 80th-minute goal secured the points, sending Dortmund three clear of Bayern Munich ahead of their meeting with third-placed Freiburg on Sunday.Romulo Cardoso scored twice as RB Leipzig ran out 4-0 winners over Elversberg, while two penalties from Niklas Fullkrug helped Werder Bremen beat Mainz 3-2.Paderborn were 1-0 winners over Hamburg, their victory seeing Union Berlin drop into the bottom two after a 1-1 draw at Augsburg in which both teams had a man sent off. Schalke drew 0-0 with Cologne.In Ligue 1, Paris FC missed the chance to at least temporarily go top of the table as they were beaten 2-1 by Lens. Florian Thauvin equalised for Lens after being teed up by Thorgan Hazard, with the roles then reversed as the latter fired home from Thauvins cross to complete the turnaround. Topics 1. F.C. Union Berlin 1. FSV Mainz 05 AS Roma Atletico Madrid Bologna FC 1909 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga Cagliari Calcio Como 1907 Eintracht Frankfurt Elche CF FC Augsburg FC Schalke 04 LaLiga Ligue 1 Paris FC Parma Calcio 1913 Racing Santander Rayo Vallecano RB Leipzig RC Lens RCD Espanyol S.S.C. Napoli Serie A SS Lazio SV Elversberg SV Werder Bremen US Sassuolo Calcio Valencia CF Villarreal CF If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Jose Mourinho insists his Real Madrid team will win titles as he prepares for El Clasico return Lauren Lister 24th October, 2026 Bayern boss Kompany rushed to hospital after training ground collapse Nicholas McGee 23rd October, 2026 PSG-Lyon rescheduled amid protests in Paris Nicholas McGee 23rd October, 2026 Champions League: 10-man Inter finally get off the mark Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026 Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig: Mourinhos men cruise to fourth straight win ahead of Clasico Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026 WATCH: Bernardo Silva scores first Real Madrid goal as Los Blancos break Leipzig resistance Nicholas McGee 21st October, 2026
