From the evening of September 3 to the early morning of September 4, Beijing time, the five major leagues continued, and many giants such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester City, AC Milan, Inter Milan, paris Saint-Germain and so on appeared, and the matches were wonderful.
Real Madrid 2-1 Betis
Among the giants, the first to appear is Real Madrid, and on the evening of September 3, the focus of the fourth round of La Liga was played between only two teams with three consecutive wins, and Real Madrid sat at home to meet the challenge of Betis.
Betis can be described as the nemesis of Real Madrid, in the past 5 seasons, Real Madrid sat at home in the league to face Betis 3 draws and 2 losses, not only a win is difficult to find, but also not even a goal.
Betis, who finished fifth last season, has also maintained quite good form this season, beating Elche, Mallorca and Osasuna. Real Madrid's schedule at the beginning of the season was quite arduous, with 3 consecutive away games, but Real Madrid could still win 3 consecutive games, showing the hard power of the Champions League + La Liga defending champions.
After the opening, Betis played confidently, constantly attacking the Real Madrid defense. Real Madrid have also shown a weak posture common in the Champions League.
In the 9th minute, Vinicius' leopard-like speed came online again, he received a pass from Arabba, shrugged off the defender and faced the goalkeeper to pick up the goal.
Just seven minutes later, Betis equalised, with a simple out-of-bounds tactic where 31-year-old Real Madrid veteran Canales scored.
After scoring, Canales pressed down with both hands and refused to celebrate.
In the following game, the two teams fell into a fierce battle, and although Real Madrid took the initiative, it was difficult to get an absolute chance to break the goal. In the 63rd minute, Ancelotti made a substitution adjustment and Valverde came on as a substitute.
Ancelotti staged another substitution, and after only 2 minutes of play, Valverde assisted Rodrigo to score the winning goal.
In the end, Real Madrid won 2-1 at home to Betis, ending the embarrassment of five seasons of la Liga home against Betis without a win and a goal, leading the top scorers list alone with four consecutive wins.
AC Milan 3-2 Inter Milan
In the early morning of September 4, Beijing time, Serie A ushered in the first Milan derby of the season, and AC Milan sat at home to meet Inter Milan.
After four rounds of Serie A this season, no team has been able to maintain a full victory, inter milan started with 3 wins and 1 loss, temporarily ranking third in the table.
As the defending champions last season, AC Milan also had a more average start, with home wins over Bologna and Udinese being a regular operation, drawing away to Sassuolo and Atalanta, 2 wins and 2 draws after 4 rounds, AC Milan 1 point behind Inter.
Judging from the history of past confrontations, AC Milan has suffered a lot in recent years. The two teams have met in the last 16 times, AC Milan have won 2, drawn 6 and lost 8, and are in an absolute disadvantage.
After the opening, the two teams raised the pace of the game to the fastest. In the 21st minute, there was a super hole in the Milan backline, Brozovic drove straight in, undefended, and his one-handed ball helped Inter take the lead.
Milan, who were behind, stepped up their attack, and just seven minutes later, Leo received an assist from Tonali and scored a goal.
Milan, who equalised, attacked higher than the other, and Inter played rather passively. In the 52nd minute, Milan scored again, Leo assisted Giroud to score, and Milan reversed the score.
In the 60th minute, Olivier Giroud delivered an assist, And leo accelerated the change of direction, directly breaking through Inter's three-man combination and easily breaking the goal, and Milan extended their lead.
In the 67th minute, Dzeko, who had just come on as a substitute, pulled back a city for Inter and the two teams opened a goal battle.
In the end, with Leo's 2 goals and 1 assist, Olivier Giroud's 1 goal and 1 assist, Milan reversed Inter 3-2 at home, winning the derby and reaching the top of the Serie A table.
Villa 1-1 Manchester City
In the early morning of September 4, the sixth round of the Premier League also ushered in a focus battle, aston Villa sat at home to face Manchester City. Gerrard, who took over the team's good results in the half of last season, is now also in a crisis of dismissal, with 1 win and 4 losses in the first 5 rounds, and Villa's start is quite similar to last season.
City's performance remained steady, with four wins and one draw after five rounds in second place, just two points behind Arsenal at the top of the table. Haaland, who scored nine goals in five league games, appears to have locked in the Golden Boot early.
With Arsenal's match against Manchester United played later on the matchday, city will temporarily top the table if they can take Villa. However, City's players seem to be collectively out of shape, and they have never been able to score against relegation team Villa.
In the 50th minute, De Bruyne sent a superb cross, and Haaland easily scored a goal after the point, and Manchester City took a 1-0 lead.
In the 74th minute, Villa equalised the score when they received a cross from Ramsey and Bailey pushed it from the penalty spot to score.
In the end, Aston Villa broke out at home, drawing 1-1 with Manchester City, and Manchester City also missed a good opportunity to surpass Arsenal to reach the top.
Union Berlin 1-1 Bayern
The away challenge to Union Berlin, which is also 3 wins and 1 draw, is not an easy game for Bundesliga supremacy Bayern Munich, especially Bayern's home draw at home in the last round of the league.
Only by winning Union Berlin in this match can Bayern surpass Dortmund and regain the top spot in the table.
Just 11 minutes into the opening, Union Berlin scored, and Becker's shot helped Union take a 1-0 lead.
Bayern, who were behind, seemed to wake up suddenly and launch a fierce attack, and just three minutes later, Kimmich's push broke through the Goal of Union Berlin.
For the rest of the game, both teams had a chance to score, but Sane missed a one-handed mistake and Union Berlin's goal was saved by Neuer.
In the end, Berlin United drew 1-1 at home to Bayern Munich, and the record of both teams was 3 wins and 2 draws, and Bayern also missed the opportunity to reach the top.
Nantes 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain
At 3 a.m. on September 4, Ligue 1 began its sixth round, with Nantes at home against Paris Saint-Germain. In the first 5 rounds of the league, Nantes won 1, drew 3 and lost 1, only 1-2 away to Marseille, and the team's performance was decent.
Paris Saint-Germain are undoubtedly the top favourites for Ligue 1 titles, with Paris scoring 17 goals in the first three rounds and conceding just two goals. But in the 4th round of home against Monaco, Greater Paris was clearly clamped down and finally shook hands with Monaco.
After a 3-0 away win over Toulouse in the last round, Paris are at the top of the table with four wins and one draw. In preparation for the Champions League in midweek, Garti rotated the squad, with Ramos and Neymar both on the bench.
In the 18th minute of the game, Paris scored, and Messi did not covet the credit, but gave Mbappe an assist.
After the goal, Mbappe was quite excited and ran directly to the sidelines to hug Ramos to celebrate.
In the 24th minute, Nantes defender Fabio flew in the knee of Vitnia and was sent off with a red card, and Nantes had to face a 10-11 situation.
Just 10 minutes into the second half, Messi again assisted Mbappe to score.
In the 68th minute, Paris's goal continued, and substitute Neymar hit the ball on the goalpost, and Mendes followed up with a powerful shot to score.
In the end, Nantes lost 3-0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain, and Paris also continued to remain at the top of the Ligue 1 table with a win.
Epilogue:
At this point, the defending champions of the five major leagues all ended the league at the weekend, and Real Madrid defeated Betis, who was also a three-game winning streak, to occupy the top of the table alone.
AC Milan beat Inter Milan 3-2 to top the Serie A table. Bayern Munich drew 1-1 away to Union Berlin, losing the top spot after two consecutive draws.
Manchester City broke the scoring away, drawing 1-1 with relegated team Aston Villa, missing the opportunity to overtake Arsenal to reach the top. Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, beat Nantes 1-0 in a rotational situation and continued to hold the top of the Ligue 1 table.
So, of the five major leagues of the new season, which defending champions are most likely to have no way to win the title again?