We are back! The first weekend of the 2025-26 European club soccer season -- though only three of the big leagues, the English Premier League , Spanish LaLiga and French Ligue 1 , have officially kicked off -- has delivered a bounty of talking points and drama for us to unpack, with Italy 's Serie A and the German Bundesliga joining the fun this coming week. We got a big clash in England that saw Arsenal escape Manchester United with a 1-0 win and three points to begin their campaign -- and more woe for Ruben Amorim.

We got a dominant start for Barcelona against nine-man Mallorca (though Hansi Flick still found something to be upset about), as well as Bayern Munich claiming the Supercup over Stuttgart in the traditional curtain-raiser to the German season. Liverpool bega

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