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Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham celebrates with Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior Malaga’s own goal during the La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Malaga in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Chelsea’s head coach Xabi Alonso greets Chelsea’s Reece James after the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion in London, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham celebrates Malaga’s own goal during the La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Malaga in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham celebrates after Malaga’s own goal during the La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Malaga in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Jude Bellingham starred as Real Madrid made it three wins from three under Jos\u00e9 Mourinho on Sunday while the team\u2019s former coach Xabi Alonso, now at Chelsea, also enjoyed another victory.<\/p>\n
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Bellingham scored one goal and created another, and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and substitute Arda G\u00fcler also scored, as Madrid eased to a 4-0 home win over promoted Malaga, back in La Liga after eight years.<\/p>\n
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Chelsea emerged with a 4-3 win over Brighton in the Premier League, where Manchester United was playing Ipswich later.<\/p>\n
Also later Sunday, Marseille visited Monaco for a southern derby in the French league.<\/p>\n
Bellingham unstoppable in La Liga<\/p>\n
Bellingham, who scored Madrid\u2019s first goal of the season, got the first again Sunday after surging past a couple of Malaga defenders and shooting past goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero from a narrow angle. Some fans in the stadium responded by singing the Beatles hit \u201cHey Jude.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He forced the ball over again shortly afterward, heading the rebound from an attempt by Mbapp\u00e9. Malaga defender Carlos Puga\u2018s desperate attempt to clear struck Herrero\u2019s back to go in.<\/p>\n
Mbapp\u00e9 effectively sealed the result inside the first half hour when he scored with a volley to Trent Alexander-Arnold\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n
Alexander-Arnold made his first start at right back after watching new signing Denzel Dumfries take his place in the opening two games.<\/p>\n
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Bellingham struck the post and again went close in the second half, before G\u00fcler competed the scoring thanks to unselfish play from Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior.<\/p>\n
Chelsea makes it 2 from 2 in Premier League<\/p>\n
Alonso watched as his Chelsea team prevailed 4-3 over Brighton in a wild English league game earlier.<\/p>\n
Cole Palmer starred for Chelsea, but Alonso will have concerns about the team\u2019s defense \u2013 and an injury to key midfielder Moises Caicedo.<\/p>\n
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Argentina\u2019s Emi Mart\u00ednez played in goal for Chelsea, which announced his transfer from Aston Villa just hours before.<\/p>\n
Schalke\u2019s Bundesliga return<\/p>\n
Schalke was set to make its German top-flight return after three seasons away in Augsburg later Sunday.<\/p>\n
Freiburg routed Werder Bremen 4-1 in the early match.<\/p>\n
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Defending champion Bayern Munich opened the league with a 5-1 rout of Stuttgart on Friday.<\/p>\n
Big achievers in action in Italy<\/p>\n
Defending champion Inter Milan will visit Cagliari later Sunday in Serie A, where it\u2019s hoping for another dominant display after an opening 4-1 rout of Monsa.<\/p>\n
Also, Napoli will host Como in a duel between Champions League participants.<\/p>\n
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Fiery Flanders derby in Belgium<\/p>\n
Gent dealt Belgian Pro League champion Club Brugge its first defeat of the season, 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Ibrahima Ciss\u00e9, who was sent off in stoppage time for striking an opponent with his elbow.<\/p>\n
Brugge\u2019s Portuguese winger Carlos Forbs was sent off earlier \u2013 before Ciss\u00e9\u2019s 85th-minute headed winner \u2013 as both Flanders rivals finished with 10 men.<\/p>\n
Sporting Charleroi leads with four wins from four games.<\/p>\n
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