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<p><em>Welcome to <strong>The Euro Debrief</strong>, a new Sky Sports column in which <a href="https://www.skysports.com/author/adam-bate-378" target="_blank"><strong>Adam Bate</strong></a> rounds up some of the key stories from the latest matches across the continent. This week:</em></p><ul><li><strong>Mourinho solving problems at Madrid</strong></li><li><strong>Why Bayern could be better this season</strong></li><li><strong>Como win at Napoli but Inter are on top</strong></li><li><strong>Monaco top as PSG drop points again</strong></li><li><strong>Finally some promising signs for Ajax</strong></li></ul><h3>LaLiga: Mourinho's Madrid stay perfect</h3><p>Real Madrid made it three wins from three under Jose Mourinho with a 4-0 dismantling of Malaga in the Bernabeu. It has not been a daunting fixture list but there are signs that Mourinho has found a way to get the best from an increasingly stacked Madrid squad.</p><p>Trent Alexander-Arnold came in and produced a trademark assist, while Kylian Mbappe added to his midweek hat-trick against Real Sociedad with another goal here. But Jude Bellingham was the best player on the pitch against Malaga playing in that No 10 role.</p><widget id="8"></widget><p>Bellingham has been shifted around during his Madrid career, Carlo Ancelotti taking advantage of his broad skillset to fit him in deeper, out wide or up front. But Mourinho has been clear that he sees Bellingham playing off Mbappe and it is working very well.</p><p>Maybe it shouldn't be a surprise that Bellingham and Mourinho have hit it off. Back in 2024, the player did famously reveal that the coach was his mother's crush. More seriously, they share the same intense drive, demanding everything from those around them.</p> <widget id="4"></widget><p>Against Malaga, Arda Guler came on to score the fourth, with Yan Diomande and Bernardo Silva also introduced as substitutes from a bench that included Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries and last week's hero Carlos Espi too. The depth at Madrid now is apparent.</p><p>It will get harder, of course, but as pointed out in the pages of <em>Marca</em>, how many of these sort of games have Madrid messed up in recent years? So far so good for Mourinho. With no sign yet of the feared tension with Vinicius Junior, he has the key players purring.</p> <widget id="12"></widget><ul><li><strong>LaLiga: <a href="https://www.skysports.com/la-liga-table" target="_blank">Table</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/la-liga-scores-fixtures" target="_blank">Fixtures & results</a></strong></li></ul><p>Elsewhere, there was a useful win for Atletico Madrid to end Sevilla's unlikely winning run. Troy Parrott looked lively for Betis but they were battered by Levante. And the 37-year-old Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for a third game in a row for Deportivo.</p><p>But a word for Racing Santander, who won their first game of the LaLiga season at the third attempt. Racing have been to the third tier and back since their last top-flight win and beat Elche 3-2 by playing a brand of football that no other team in Spain is playing.</p><p><strong>LaLiga results:</strong> Racing Santander 3-2 Elche, Alaves 1-0 Villarreal, Levante 5-2 Real Betis, Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol, Sevilla 1-3 Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid 4-0 Malaga, Deportivo A Coruna 3-1 Valencia, Celta Vigo 0-2 Athletic Club.</p> <widget id="6"></widget><h3>Bundesliga: Bayern look even better now</h3><p>Bayern Munich kicked off the Bundesliga season on Friday with a 5-1 win over Stuttgart that highlighted their strength in depth. Harry Kane did not even score. But new signing Ismael Saibari showed just why Vincent Kompany's squad might have improved this season.</p><p>The Moroccan came off the bench to replace another new arrival in Nathaniel Brown and seized the chance by assisting Bayern's final two goals. Speaking to sporting director Christoph Freund about Saibari just last weekend, he explained the player's versatility.</p><ul><li><strong>Bundesliga: <a href="https://www.skysports.com/bundesliga-table" target="_blank">Table</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/bundesliga-scores-fixtures" target="_blank">Fixtures & results</a></strong></li><li><strong>Want to watch Bundesliga football? </strong></li><li><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_clubbloglink" target="_blank"><strong>Latest Sky Sports deals</strong></a><strong> or</strong> <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports/football?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_clubbloglink" target="_blank"><strong>stream games with no contract</strong></a></li></ul> <widget id="2"></widget><p>"He is a little bit of a different style of player to Nicolas Jackson," said Freund. Not just a back-up for Kane. "I think he can play very well together with Harry Kane and he can play also on the wings. He is a really important signing." The best in Germany just got better.</p> <widget id="9"></widget><p>For Borussia Dortmund, it was not such good news even as they beat Hamburg 2-0 with a goal from Giannis Konstantelias in his first start. That is because it will also be the Greek winger's last start for a while. He was forced off with a cruciate ligament injury.</p> <widget id="7"></widget><p>It is a desperate blow for Niko Kovac's side given what an exciting start that he has made at Dortmund. But at least they won. The same could not be said of Bayer Leverkusen, who were humbled as they lost 3-2 to Elversberg, a side making their Bundesliga debut.</p><p>Elversberg were playing regional football as recently as 2022 but three promotions have put them among the elite. A victory over the 2024 Bundesliga champions on their bow is an astonishing start. The next visitors to this village club? That will be Bayern Munich.</p><p>Elsewhere, Yuito Suzuki scored a hat-trick as Freiburg beat Werder Bremen, while Augsburg enjoyed a 3-0 win over Schalke. Have a read of <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/13568013/benjamin-weber-interview-augsburg-...
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