European roundup: Neymar penalty rescues PSG in residence draw with Monaco | European membership soccer

Paris Saint-Germain dropped their first factors of the Ligue 1 season as Neymar’s penalty earned a draw at residence to Monaco on Sunday.

Kevin Volland fired the guests forward within the twentieth minute, gathering Aleksandr Golovin’s cross and ending past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Lionel Messi noticed his shot from 20 yards hit a publish, with Kylian Mbappé additionally hitting the woodwork from shut vary on the rebound.

Neymar, who was booked early on and will have been despatched off for an additional foul within the first half, drew an outstanding save from Alexander Nübel on the hour. Monaco held on till 20 minutes from time, when Neymar was introduced down by Guillermo Maripán within the space after a slaloming run between defenders.

The penalty was awarded after a VAR assessment and the Brazilian transformed it, rolling the ball past Nübel’s dive and into the underside nook. Christophe Galtier’s facet pushed onerous for a winner, with Achraf Hakimi hitting a publish and Mbappé denied by Nübel.

PSG keep prime however Marseille are degree with the champions on 10 factors after Alexis Sánchez scored twice of their 3-0 win at Good. Lyon misplaced their 100% file after a 1-1 draw at Reims, with Moussa Dembélé incomes the guests some extent along with his 86th-minute equaliser.

Montpellier ended a two-game dropping streak in type by thumping Brest 7-0, with Faitout Maouassa, Sepe Elye Wahi and Wahbi Khazri scoring inside 11 minutes. Wahi acquired his second and Nicolas Cozza was additionally heading in the right direction within the first half, earlier than Pierre Lees-Melou was despatched off for the hosts and Valère Germain added two extra.

Lorient moved as much as fifth as they edged Clermont 2-1 with two first-half targets from Terem Moffi, together with an early penalty. Troyes beat 10-man Angers 3-1 to climb off the underside, whereas Nantes fought again from a aim all the way down to beat Toulouse by the identical rating.

Eintracht Frankfurt breathed life into their Bundesliga marketing campaign with an exhilarating 4-3 victory at promoted Werder Bremen. Mario Götze scored his first aim for Eintracht to place the guests in entrance after simply two minutes following some superb work by Randal Kolo Muani.

Werder levelled 12 minutes later as Anthony Jung fired a shot previous Kevin Trapp, earlier than Leonardo Bittencourt headed in from a free kick to make it 2-1. Daichi Kamada noticed his effort dominated out for offside earlier than Kolo Muani dribbled previous two Werder defenders and beat Jiri Pavlenka to get Eintracht again on phrases.

Jesper Lindstrøm restored Frankfurt’s lead close to the top of a breathless first half with a chipped end. Djibril Sow made it 4 after the break earlier than Niclas Füllkrug’s Ninetieth-minute penalty led to a nervous end – however Eintracht held on to finish Werder’s unbeaten begin.

Cologne had been held to a goalless draw by 10-man Stuttgart, who earned some extent regardless of Luca Pfeiffer being proven a straight crimson early within the second half. Pfeiffer was dimissed on his first begin for the membership after a reckless problem on Timo Hubers, and the VfB coach, Pellegrino Matarazzo, was later ordered from the dugout for dissent.

Napoli keep prime of Serie A however had been held to a 0-0 draw at Fiorentina in Sunday’s large sport. Giacomo Bonaventura fired extensive for the hosts after Alex Meret had parried Riccardo Sottil’s long-range effort, earlier than Victor Osimhen’s opener for Napoli was dominated out for offside.

Giacomo Raspadori, signed from Sassuolo this month, got here closest to a breakthrough within the second half. The ahead was twice denied by Pierluigi Gollini within the last quarter-hour, the keeper saving a strong effort from contained in the field after which a long-range strike.

Luciano Spalletti’s facet are one among six groups on seven factors, with Atalanta amongst that group after they earned a 1-0 win at Verona. The hosts dominated the primary half, however a left-footed end from Teun Koopmeiners within the fiftieth minute turned the match in Atalanta’s favour.

Elsewhere, Boulaye Dia scored one and arrange two extra as Salernitana thrashed Sampdoria 4-0 to get their first win of the season, whereas Gabriel Strefezza’s equaliser earned some extent for Lecce of their 1-1 residence draw with Empoli.