The Sunday matches saw Manchester Unites win over Arsenal by a whopping 8-2. They recorded this victory at Tottenham, in two matches of the EPL.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat- trick in the game won by Real Madrid. They recorded a 6-0 victory which was quiet embarrassing for the opponent team. "The team wanted to play well and get off to a strong start and we managed that, scoring six goals at a difficult venue”, he said in an interview about the match. He further added that the entire team was responsible for the win and he did well only due to his team mates.

The start of the Serie A season saw a bit of a delay due to lack of games in Italy, when the players were on strike. There was another hat-trick. This was scored by Mario Gomez who helped his team Bayer Munich; win a game in the tour.

Liverpool defeated Bolton Wanderers at their hometown. This match saw new team members, Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson scoring for the first time.

There was a strike announced by the tea after there were talks held in the Lega Serie A and the Italian Players Union.