The latest round of fixtures in the top European leagues produced cracking bits of action with some of the continent’s heavyweight clubs facing off against each other in another round of entertaining footballing action.

While things were far from satisfying for Spain’s top clubs, the Premier League in England has the stage set for a remarkable title race. For a change, Paris Saint-Germain aren’t the pace-setters in Ligue 1 this time out and in Germany, one club has finally collected its first points of the season.

Here are five talking points from across Europe, featuring Mario Balotelli’s all-action display and an incredible AC Milan comeback. From Pep Guardiola’s first defeat at Manchester City to his former club Barcelona getting humbled by Celta Vigo, every big bit of action from across the top European leagues is covered.

Barcelona suffered a shock loss against Celta Vigo.

1. Tight at the top in the Premier League

Manchester City were handed a lesson in pressing football by Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur which resulted in the Citizens suffering their first defeat of the season. City are still at the top, but their lead has now been cut to just a single point over second place Spurs, who remain the only unbeaten team in the division.

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A fascinating title race is on the cards this season with Arsenal and Liverpool on Spurs’ tails with early season contenders Chelsea and Manchester United not too far behind. The six richest clubs in the league are within inches of each other as we head into the second quarter of the league which could well make the 2016/17 season the best in recent memory.

Read in detail about the latest Premier League gameweek here

2. Schalke register first league win as RB Leipzig set record

Schalke headed into their game against Borussia Monchengladbach with zero wins and zero points on the board and were last in the standings. A goal glut in the second half saw Markus Weinzierl’s Royal Blues turn on the style with an emphatic 4-0 win, and fans will be hopeful of Schalke’s season finally clicking into gear with that win.

Incidentally, Gladbach were also without a win in their opening five games last season only to turn it around and qualify for the Champions League. Like Schalke, they had lost their opening five games and turned a corner with a win which saw them score four goals, against an Augsburg team managed by, as you guessed, Weinzierl.

The opposite end of the table saw RB Leipzig continue their stunning start to 2016/17 with another win which made them the first newly-promoted Bundesliga side to remain unbeaten in the first six gameweeks of a season.

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti was left without a win this week after only managing a draw against Koln following their midweek Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid. Even the watching Arnold Schwarzenegger couldn’t inspire the terminators of Bayern to a win.

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