Football: the main stories of 20.09.2026

Atlético beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Metropolitano, and the fallout has swallowed the rest of the weekend. Jonathan David scored on 59 minutes — his third goal in three matches, and Julián Álvarez was warming up on the touchline to replace him at the time — after two players were sent off in a tunnel scuffle at the break. Dean Huijsen saw red for Real, a fortnight after being recalled to the Spain squad. Diego Simeone's side have now won the league derby at home twice in a row for the first time since the 1970s. The cost to Real runs past the table: Federico Valverde damaged an ankle, and Vinícius Júnior came off on 54 minutes without scoring for a sixth match running.

Jose Mourinho brought printed screenshots of two incidents to the press conference, arguing both should have brought Atlético dismissals, and called Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias a weak referee with no experience of a match this size — the pictures went up on the desk. Simeone's answer was that respect for referees should not be lost. Elsewhere Manchester City won a strange one 5-3 at Sunderland, Brian Brobbey's hat-trick counting for nothing and Antoine Semenyo scoring twice; five wins from five keeps Enzo Maresca top, and makes it seven straight since the 0-3 at Arsenal. Liverpool took the points at Bournemouth 1-0 through Alexander Isak, with Andoni Iraola saying the first 20 minutes fell below the side's level.

• Rangers won at Celtic for the second time in eight days — Ryan Naderi scored, and pundits say Martin O'Neill's side need a reset.
• PSG took the 113th Classique at Marseille, Marquinhos and Ferran Torres on the scoresheet, Matvey Safonov starting in goal.
• Lamine Yamal, 19, reached 51 assists in 159 Barcelona matches and passed Vinícius as the youngest to 50 in La Liga records.
• Barcelona won 3-1 at Sevilla with a Raphinha hat-trick, his second in a week; Dominik Livaković debuted in goal.
• Donyell Malen left the Netherlands squad after a knock at Roma; Bryan Cristante withdrew from Italy's, and Vanderson replaced Wesley for Brazil.
• Juventus beat Atalanta 2-0, their first home win over them in 8 years; Maurizio Sarri and Ederson turned on the VAR over an unpunished Kalulu hold.
• Napoli drew 1-1 at Fiorentina, David de Gea keeping it level; Zambó Anguissa came on in the 90th minute and picked up a fresh injury.
• Milan won 3-0 at home to Lecce, Ruben Amorim saying he gave the side more freedom than he allowed himself at Manchester United.
• Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0 through Patrik Schick and Miguel Gutiérrez; Paderborn beat Hoffenheim 3-1.
• Manchester United drew 1-1 at Fulham; Michael Carrick rejected Gary Neville's "pathetic" verdict and said there was plenty to learn.
• Nice beat Lille 2-1 for the leaders' first defeat of the Ligue 1 season; Villarreal won 3-1 at Levante for their first win of the campaign.
• Spain will suspend the U-20 fixture against Mexico in Ceuta on 30 September at the government's request.
• Vedat Muriqi scored four for Fenerbahçe against Eyüpspor, with a Mason Greenwood double and an assist.
• Artem Dzyuba on playing on: "More likely no than yes. What for?"
• One outlet reports that Porto needled Benfica on X after the clássico, and another that Christopher Nkunku is back at Leipzig with a senior role after Chelsea and Milan.