Mourinho, Bellingham, and the Bernabeu Honeymoon Phase

Real Madrid Twitter is currently a war zone between Jose believers and fans counting down the minutes until the inevitable year-three implosion. The 4-0 hammering of Malaga at the Bernabeu was absurdly comfortable. Three wins from three games, zero drama, and Jude Bellingham is terrorizing backlines from the attacking midfield slot.

Mourinho stuck Bellingham right behind Kylian Mbappe, and the internet is treating it like a video game cheat code. Trent Alexander-Arnold dropped a classic pin-point assist, while Mbappe followed up his midweek hat-trick against Real Sociedad with another goal. Arda Guler strolled off the bench to bag the fourth, proving Madrid's ridiculous squad depth.

When your sub bench features Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, and Bernardo Silva, you are basically playing FIFA career mode on amateur difficulty. Diehard Madridistas are screaming that Mourinho has finally unlocked Bellingham by abandoning Carlo Ancelotti's midfield shuffling. Back in 2024, Bellingham famously admitted Mourinho was his mother's crush, and now the duo is crushing LaLiga defenses together.

Skeptics on r/soccer are pointing out that beating Malaga is hardly a stress test for European royalty. But as noted in the Sky Sports debrief, Madrid used to drop points in these exact banana-skin fixtures. The Special One has the squad purring, and even Vinicius Junior looks content.

My verdict? The skeptics are coping hard. Real Madrid look terrifying right now, though we should probably hold off on printing parade T-shirts until Jose faces actual top-tier opposition.

Elsewhere in Spain, 37-year-old Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored for the third straight game as Deportivo beat Valencia 3-1. Meanwhile, Racing Santander notched their first LaLiga win since returning from the third tier, beating Elche 3-2. Levante also destroyed Real Betis 5-2 despite Troy Parrott looking lively for Betis.

Bundesliga Chaos: Leverkusen Collapse while Bayern Flex Their Depth

If you put your mortgage on Bayer Leverkusen this weekend, my condolences. The 2024 champions got humbled 3-2 by Elversberg, a club that was literally playing regional amateur football in 2022. Three straight promotions later, Elversberg just knocked off a German titan on their top-flight debut.

German football forums are in absolute shambles, especially with Bayern Munich pulling up to Elversberg's tiny village ground next week. Speaking of Bayern, they dismantled Stuttgart 5-1 on Friday without Harry Kane even finding the scoresheet. New signing Ismael Saibari came off the bench to replace Nathaniel Brown and casually dropped two assists.

The Moroccan midfielder has fans buzzing after an impressive debut. Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund addressed the growing excitement during a recent Sky Sports column feature.

"He is a little bit of a different style of player to Nicolas Jackson."

The contrarians were hoping Bayern would suffer a hangover under Vincent Kompany this year. Instead, Saibari looks like a tactical wildcard who can play out wide or right next to Kane. Bayern look deeper, sharper, and downright unfair.

The heartbreak of the weekend happened in Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburg 2-0, but Greek winger Giannis Konstantelias tore his ACL on his very first start. Niko Kovac gets the victory, but loses his most exciting summer recruit for months.

Elsewhere in Germany, Yuito Suzuki dropped a hat-trick as Freiburg hammered Werder Bremen 4-1. Meanwhile, Augsburg enjoyed a 3-0 victory over Schalke to keep their solid start rolling.

Serie A Meltdowns: Cesc's Como Magic and Milan's Chaos Striker

Napoli fans are calling radio stations in tears after Cesc Fabregas brought his Como circus into Naples and walked away with a 2-1 victory. Rasmus Hojlund scored a quality goal for Napoli, but Como completely ran the show. Croatian starlet Martin Baturina bagged the opener and then hounded the Napoli defense to set up Anastasios Douvikas for the winner.

Over in Milan, AC Milan beat Venezia 2-0, but Goncalo Ramos gave their supporters a collective heart attack. The Portuguese forward cost a whopping ยฃ63m from PSG and played like a total chaos magnet. He took eight shots and missed four big chances before finally bundling one into the net midway through the second half.

Milan fans are split down the middle on Ramos. One side sees an elite forward who gets five chances a game, while the other side is tearing their hair out over his erratic finishing.

Here is how social media ranked the wild Italian weekend across Serie A. Supporters could not stop debating these three major storylines:

  • Como's Tactical Masterclass: Fabregas pressing Napoli off their own pitch.
  • Inter's Shooting Gallery: 31 shots against Cagliari in a 1-0 win.
  • The Ramos Experience: High drama and missed sitters at San Siro.

Reigning champions Inter stay top of Serie A after a 1-0 win at Cagliari, but the stats were hilarious. Inter stacked up 31 shots and generated 3.91 xG, turning Cagliari's penalty box into a shooting gallery.

Seeing Curtis Jones and John Stones come off the bench for Inter in Sardinia feels like an alternate timeline. Still, Simone Inzaghi's squad looks completely relentless as they remain perfect through four matches.

Ligue 1 Stunners: PSG's Stoppage Time Escape and Paris FC Rises

Paris Saint-Germain are officially on fraud alert after needing two stoppage-time goals to salvage a 2-2 draw at Lille. Dilane Bakwa scored an absolute screamer on his Lille debut after a slick setup from veteran Olivier Giroud. PSG are now winless in three matches, as detailed in the Sky Sports European coverage, and Ligue 1 reddit is roasting their defensive transition.

Vitinha saved PSG's skin with a gorgeous late strike before crossing for Marquinhos to equalize in the dying seconds. The real story in France isn't PSG, it is Paris FC sitting second in Ligue 1 after wiping out Nice 3-0. While PSG flounder, their noisy neighbors are flying high under the radar.

Monaco remains the only French team with a flawless record, beating Marseille 2-0 thanks to a brace from Paris Brunner. Over in Portugal, Porto have won four out of four with zero goals conceded under Francesco Farioli.

In Holland, Ajax thumped Telstar 4-0 behind Tolu Arokodare's fourth goal in three games. The fan sentiment on Ajax has shifted from despair to cautious optimism as boss Michel sits on seven wins and two draws in all competitions. But with PSV smashing Utrecht 6-1, next week's Dutch derby is going to be a complete bloodbath.