Marseille’s old harbour provided the setting for a bruising French evening as Paris Saint-Germain left with a 2-1 Ligue 1 victory, a result that altered the mood at both ends of the table before the international break. Ferran Torres, used from the bench, continued his remarkable start in Paris with his seventh goal in six appearances, while captain Marquinhos supplied the decisive strike.
For Marseille, the defeat was a fifth in succession across all competitions and left the club second from bottom. Their task became harder in the 77th minute, when captain Timothy Weah was dismissed after collecting a second yellow card. PSG, champions last season, moved into sixth place and are now five points behind leaders Monaco.
Elsewhere in Germany, newly promoted Elversberg held Schalke to a goalless away draw. Elversberg had opened their Bundesliga campaign with two consecutive victories before last weekend’s defeat to Bayern Munich, and the point offered a steadier conclusion to the latest round.
Bayer Leverkusen also climbed to fifth after a 2-0 home win over Leipzig. Miguel Gutiérrez shaped the result, scoring once and creating Patrik Schick’s goal in a composed afternoon for the home side.
Italian weekend brings familiar pressure
In Florence, Napoli again found no easy route forward under Massimiliano Allegri, drawing 1-1 with Fiorentina. Napoli have won only two of their first six matches in all competitions, extending an uncertain beginning to the new coach’s tenure.
Fiorentina, meanwhile, had taken their first points of the campaign only the previous week, in Paolo Vanoli’s first match in charge, and followed that breakthrough with another useful result against one of Italy’s leading clubs.
Juventus restored some momentum with a 2-0 victory over Atalanta. Francisco Conceição and Gleison Bremer scored as Juventus ended a two-match winless Serie A run. AC Milan produced the day’s most emphatic scoreline in Italy, beating Lecce 3-0.
