Real Madrid, in a move that will surprise absolutely no one, maintained their flawless La Liga start with a 4-0 demolition of promoted Málaga at the Bernabéu on Sunday. The result was effectively decided within 30 minutes, because why drag things out? Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a solo run that saw him glide past three defenders before slotting low beneath Herrero. Seven minutes later, Herrero's attempted clearance went about as well as a vegan at a steakhouse, palming Mbappé's effort into the path of Bellingham, whose header bounced in off a collision between Herrero and a teammate. Mbappé then added a third in the 30th minute with a volley from Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross, because of course he did. Substitute Arda Guler capped the rout in added time, starting and finishing a slick move with Vinícius Júnior. The win puts Madrid on nine points from three matches, two clear of Atlético Madrid and Alavés, while Barcelona, fourth on six points with a game in hand, host Rayo Vallecano on Monday.

Over in Serie A, Napoli suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Como, with all the action crammed into a chaotic first half. Assane Diao was the architect of Como's 17th-minute opener, skipping past Mathías Olivera and crossing for Martin Baturina, whose turn-and-shot from the penalty spot found the bottom corner. Noa Lang missed a sitter for Napoli, heading over from six yards, before Rasmus Højlund equalized on the half-hour with a drilled low finish after rolling away from Jacobo Ramón. But Napoli, in a move that will surprise absolutely no one, reverted to type four minutes later: André-Frank Zambo Anguissa underhit a backpass to Amir Rrahmani, Baturina nicked the ball, and Tasos Douvikas, Como's top scorer last season, netted his second of the campaign.

In Germany, Yuito Suzuki scored a hat-trick as Freiburg thumped Werder Bremen 4-1, while Schalke's much-anticipated return to the Bundesliga ended in a 3-0 defeat at Augsburg, with the visitors finishing with 10 men after Ron Schallenberg's straight red card for a dangerous tackle on Michael Gregoritsch in the 62nd minute. Augsburg had taken the lead in the 18th minute through Gregoritsch, added a second via Anton Kade's neat finish off the post in the 79th, and Rodrigo Ribeiro sealed it in added time. Schalke, who spent three seasons in the second tier, will be hoping this isn't a sign of things to come. Suzuki, who had never scored more than once in a Bundesliga game before, celebrated his treble with some tidy finishes, because why not? Later on Sunday, Inter visited Cagliari in Serie A.