Nashville SC, Inter Miami and Lionel Messi
Saturday

Nashville SC beat Inter Miami 4-1 in a meeting of the leading MLS sides as Lionel Messi had a penalty saved. It was Messi’s third consecutive missed penalty, following two failures for Argentina during the summer World Cup.

Hany Mukhtar scored twice after Andy Najar opened the scoring and Sam Surridge added Nashville’s third. The result gives Nashville a five-point lead over Miami in the Supporters’ Shield race and extends Miami’s losing run to three matches.

Mohamed Salah, Trabzonspor and Kasimpasa
Saturday

Mohamed Salah made his competitive Trabzonspor debut as a second-half substitute in a 1-1 draw away to Kasimpasa. The 34-year-old Egypt captain entered after 58 minutes but could not produce a winner in his first Turkish Super Lig appearance.

Salah joined Trabzonspor on a free transfer after eight years at Liverpool and arrived to huge supporter attention. His league debut formally begins a major new chapter after a move reportedly worth €17m per season on a two-year contract.

Raul Jimenez, Wolves and Blackburn Rovers
Friday

Raul Jimenez scored a 93rd-minute penalty on his first league appearance back at Wolves as they drew 2-2 with Blackburn in the Championship curtain-raiser. The Mexico striker returned to Molineux this summer after three years away and began the match as a substitute.

Blackburn led through Andri Gudjohnsen after Sean McLoughlin cancelled out Marshall Munetsi’s opener, but a late handball gave Wolves their chance. Jimenez converted calmly to rescue a point and give new manager Cesar Peixoto a draw in his first English league game.

NEC Nijmegen and Olympiakos
Tuesday

NEC defeated Olympiakos 2-1 after extra time to reach the Champions League play-offs following a goalless first leg. Bryan Linssen equalised before Emre Mor scored the decisive extra-time goal against a Greek side reduced to ten men.

Kostas Fortounis was sent off late in normal time, giving NEC an advantage they eventually converted through Mor. The Dutch club now face Bodo/Glimt for a league-phase place and have secured millions of euros through UEFA competition payments.

Fenerbahce and Sturm Graz
Tuesday

Fenerbahce beat Sturm Graz 1-0 in Austria to advance to the Champions League play-off round with a 3-0 aggregate victory. Anderson Talisca scored the only goal from the penalty spot midway through the second half.

The Turkish side controlled much of the return leg after carrying a two-goal advantage from Istanbul. Their defensive shutout removed any comeback threat, setting up a final qualifying tie against either Olympique Lyon or Sparta Prague.

Philadelphia Union, Cavan Sullivan and Necaxa
Sunday

Sixteen-year-old Cavan Sullivan scored and assisted as Philadelphia Union beat Necaxa 3-1 in the Leagues Cup. The Manchester City-bound prospect created Nathan Harriel’s early opener before scoring his first goal in the competition shortly after half-time.

Sullivan has now started 10 of Philadelphia’s last 11 matches and produced two goals and four assists during that stretch. The victory keeps the Union’s tournament hopes alive, although qualification still depends on their final game and other results.

Celtic, Kilmarnock and Kasper Hogh
Saturday

Celtic thrashed Kilmarnock 5-1 as record summer signing Kasper Hogh scored his first goals for the club with a first-half hat-trick. The £11m striker completed his treble within little more than half an hour at Rugby Park.

Hogh opened the scoring after 64 seconds, added a low finish and completed the hat-trick with a diving header. It was Celtic’s first league hat-trick by a forward since James Forrest against Hibernian in October 2022.

Hibernian, Rangers and Derek McInnes
Sunday

Hibernian defeated Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox, extending Derek McInnes’ winless start to three matches in all competitions. Rangers again conceded first and remain without a victory after league and Europa League fixtures under their new manager.

Hibernian took control after Vanja Dragojevic conceded a penalty, while Rangers struggled to create despite using two strikers. The defeat increases pressure before Thursday’s Europa League qualifier against Jagiellonia Bialystok, with defensive inconsistency already becoming a major concern.

PSV Eindhoven and Fortuna Sittard
Saturday

PSV opened their Eredivisie title defence with a 2-2 home draw against Fortuna Sittard after Édouard Michut equalised in the 92nd minute. PSV had recovered from a first-half deficit through Ryan Flamingo and 18-year-old Noah Fernandez.

Fortuna repeatedly threatened despite PSV dominating possession and punished another uneven defensive performance from Peter Bosz’s side. Michut’s late strike denied the champions three points and extended a difficult start following their 4-0 Johan Cruyff Shield defeat.

Ajax and Shelbourne
Thursday

Ajax defeated Shelbourne 3-1 in the first leg of their Conference League third qualifying-round tie. Mika Godts scored an early penalty before Owen Wijndal and Kasper Dolberg extended the advantage at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

Ajax controlled most of the match and introduced several summer signings from the bench, including Julian Brandt. Shelbourne’s late goal reduced the margin and kept the return leg in Ireland more competitive than the Dutch side intended.