Football Tracker: Madrid drop points at Mallorca to finish weekend's games
August 18th
23:28 CET - A result that will raise a few eyebrows in LaLiga tonight! Mallorca have earned a point against Real Madrid with a 1-1 draw.
They have matched the reigning champions in most aspects of the game and deserved their point, thanks to a Vedat Muriqi effort in the second half.
22:48 CET - Mallorca are level! After a positive first half, they have continued that momentum in the second and getting their reward against Real Madrid with a Vedat Muriqi strike in the 53rd minute. We have a game on the island!
22:41 CET - Roma's opening Serie A game of the season has ended in a stalemate against Cagliari, whilst Lazio have run out 3-1 winners against Venezia despite going a goal down early.
Read the report from Lazio's victory here.
In Ligue 1, Rennes have overpowered Lyon 3-0 to give their season the perfect start.
22:16 CET - Lyon thought they had a way back into the game against Rennes through Georges Mikautadze's penalty, but the forward has missed his effort, meaning the hosts still lead 2-0.
Meanwhile, in Mallorca, Real Madrid have a 1-0 advantage into the break, but they have not had it their own way. The hosts are edging the xG stat so far - what can they do in the second half?
21:46 CET - Mbappe may be on the pitch, but it's another one of Real Madrid's star men to give them the lead. Rodrygo combines with Vinicius Junior to give them the lead against Mallorca.
21:30 CET - Lazio have come from behind to take the lead against Venezia with Mattia Zaccagni netting from the penalty spot.
Meanwhile, their city rivals Roma have got to half-time against Cagliari goalless.
21:04 CET - In our final Ligue 1 game of the day, Rennes have taken the lead over Lyon. Midfielder Benjamin Bourigeaud gave the hosts a one-goal advantage in the 19th minute and just two minutes later it got better for Rennes with Amine Gouiri netting to make it a two-goal lead.
21:01 CET - It's a superb away win to start the season for Rayo Vallecano, who have seen off Real Sociedad 2-1 in the Basque Country. The Madrid side had goals from Jorge de Frutos and Sergio Camello to thank for all three points.
Meanwhile, Lazio are back level against Venezia through Taty Castellanos.
20:49 CET - A dream start for Venezia in their return to Serie A, as they have taken an early lead against Lazio through Magnus Kofod Andersen in the fourth minute.
20:43 CET - Attention now turns to Mallorca where Kylian Mbappe will lead the line in his LaLiga debut for Real Madrid.
The final LaLiga game of the day starts at 21:30 CET, and you can listen to it live from 21:25 CET.
20:15 CET - The poor start from Serie A's elite has continued this evening as Napoli's season gets off to a nightmare start with a 3-0 defeat against Verona.
Maybe the best thing to do is to sell Victor Osihmen (who wasn't in the squad amid rumours of his impedning sale) and reinvest in a squad which looks lost.
And Bolgona who finished in a Champions League position last season were held 1-1 at home to Udinese.
Check out the match stats here.
20:05 CET - Over in Serie A, two matches also start at 20:45 CET as AS Roma travel to Cagliari and Lazio host newly-promoted Venezia.
20:00 CET - Up next in Ligue 1, Rennes host Lyon at 20:45 CET as both sides look to put their disappointing 2023/24 campaigns behind them with a strong start to this season.
Check out the match preview here.
19:48 CET - It is goalless at half-time between Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga.
19:22 CET - A long-range strike from Mateo Kovacic somehow squeezed past Robert Sanchez as Manchester City added a late second goal to make sure of victory against Chelsea in a dominant second-half.
It wasn't vintage City but it was more than good enough to secure an opening weekend victory.
Check out all the match stats here.
19:18 CET - There were no goals in the first half of the two Serie A matches which kicked off at at 18:30 CET.
Napoli have struggled without Osimhen and are level with Verona at the break and Bologna and Udinese are also level.
18:55 CET - Those three Ligue 1 games that kicked off at 17:00 CET are all over. Will Still’s reign at Lens has started with a 1-0 win over newly-promoted Angers thanks to a first-half goal from Wesley Said.
Elsewhere, Toulouse and Nantes finished in a goalless draw whilst Strasbourg and Montpellier shared the spoils in a 1-1 tie.
18:45 CET - The opening game of the day in LaLiga is just 15 minutes away as Real Sociedad host Rayo Vallecano.
Check out the match preview here.
18:40 CET - They are back underway at Stamford Bridge for the second-half.
18:30 CET - Napoli, without their talisman Osimhen, are now underway against Verona as they look to do much better than last season.
Follow live text commentary of that match here.
18:20 CET - Half-time at the Bridge and it remains an Erling Haaland goal which separates the sides despite Nicolas Jackson latching on and dispatching a Cole Palmer cross as he was in an offside position.
18:10 CET - Coming up in 20 minutes are two matches from Serie A as last season's surprise package Bologna host Udinese and Napoli travel to Verona.
The big team news being no Victor Osimhen in the Napoli squad, adding fire to the rumours around his future.
17:55 CET - Half-time in the three Ligue 1 games that kicked off at 17:00 CET. Just one goal in the trio of matches, that coming for Lens, who lead Angers 1-0 thanks to a strike from Wesley Said in the 29th minute.
Follow the second-half action across Ligue 1 here.
17:50 CET - Who else? Erling Haaland is found to feet in the box and he uses his speed and strength to turn his defender and dink an effort beyond Robert Sanchez. 1-0 Manchester City.
There was a brief VAR check for offside after Bernardo Silva got a slight touch as the ball fell to Haaland but he was onside.
17:30 CET - And whilst that game is now underway, off the field troubles are taking centre stage after Raheem Sterling's representative released the following statement ahead of kick-off.
17:15 CET - Kick off is fast approaching as Chelsea take on Manchester City in a hugely significant game at the start of the 2024/25 season. The match starts at 17:30 CET.
17:05 CET - Over in Ligue 1, Auxerre have stunned Nice with a late winner to take the three points in their opening game of the season.
Check out the match stats here.
16:55 CET - Brentford withheld a strong response in the second half from Palace to claim a big 2-1 win and three points. Daniel Munoz's header at the back post was inadvertently put into his own net by Ethan Pinnock but the hosts responded well and substitute Yoane Wissa would restore their lead late on and secure the win.
Check out the match stats here.
16:25 CET - The first 'top six' clash of the Premier League season is an hour away and promises to be fun. Even if there are serious question marks over Chelsea, they rarely had dull games last season and their clashes with Manchester City are usually entertaining too.
The big team news is that Brazilian Savinho is making his Premier League debut for City after an impressive loan spell at Girona. Check out the full lineups here:
15:53 CET - A dramatic couple of minutes at the Brentford Community Stadium defined the outcome of the first half.
Palace thought they had taken the lead through a stunning Eberechi Eze free kick but the referee hadn't blown his whistle before it was taken. Then down the other end, a clinical Bryan Mbeumo strike gave the hosts the lead. 1-0 to Brentford at half time.
Listen to the second half commentary here.
15:15 CET - Brentford and Crystal Palace got their 2024/25 Premier League seasons underway just minutes ago in a fascinating opening-round clash.
Listen to live audio commentary here.
14:52 CET - A quick stop into the DFB Pokal, where top league side Augsburg have comfortably seen off Viktoria Berlin of the Regionalliga Nordost 4-1 to progress into the next round.
13:50 CET - First up this afternoon at 15:00 CET is a fascinating Premier League clash between Brentford and Crystal Palace in West London.
The team news has just been released, with Marc Guehi and Joachim Andersen starting for the visitors, while new signing Fabio Carvalho is on the Bees' bench.
Interestingly, there's no sign of Ivan Toney in the matchday squad amid strong links to the Saudi Pro League.
Over in France, Auxerre host Nice as both sides look to get their league campaign off to a winning start. You can follow that one here.
10:00 CET - Good morning and welcome back to our Football Tracker on what promises to be an intriguing Sunday across Europe's top leagues.
The headline clash today is between Chelsea and Manchester City in the Premier League at 17:30 CET, while Real Madrid, Lyon and Roma also get their league campaigns underway a little later on.
August 17th
23:32 CET - They have made hard work of it, but Barcelona have started their season with a win, beating Valencia 2-1.
After the hosts took the lead, Robert Lewandowski scored either side of the break to give his side all three points.
22:57 CET - The 28th-minute goal from Takumi Minamino has seen Monaco sink St Etienne 1-0 to start the Ligue 1 season well.
22:45 CET - Barcelona are in front against Valencia! Robert Lewandowski scores his second of the night from the penalty spot.
Meanwhile, in Serie A, the final two matches of the day have come to an end.
Empoli and Monza both drew blanks in their 0-0 draw, whilst AC Milan scored two late on through Alvaro Morata and Noah Okafor to earn a point against Torino.
22:36 CET - Bayer Leverkusen are the German Super Cup champions, and in true Leverkusen style, a late goal saved them. Schick's strike late on sent the game to penalties and Xabi Alonso's men ran out 4-3 winners in the shootout to lift the German season's curtain-raiser.
22:22 CET - In Serie A, Torino have doubled their lead against AC Milan through Duvan Zapata with 20 minutes to go. Barcelona weren't behind for long too, with Robert Lewandowski levelling the game just before the break, thanks to good work from Lamine Yamal.
22:17 CET - Valencia are in front against Barcelona just before the break. Hugo Duro beat the offside trap to head in and give his side the lead.
Meanwhile, late drama in the German Super Cup, where Patrik Schick has levelled it up for Bayer Leverkusen against Stuttgart.
21:58 CET - Back to Germany, and in the Super Cup, Stuttgart have come from behind against 10-man Bayer Leverkusen to lead. Deniz Undav netted in the 63rd minute.
21:36 CET - In Ligue 1's final game of the day, Monaco have made a good start to their season with Takumi Minamino opening the scoring against St Etienne thanks to an assist from Vanderson.
21:19 CET - An own goal has given Torino the lead against AC Milan at the San Siro. A strike ricocheting off of Malick Thiaw gave the Turin side the lead.
20:54 CET - The first of two LaLiga games has come to an end with Osasuna and Leganes sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw. Midway through the first half, Juan Cruz opened the scoring for Leganes, whilst an own goal from Juan Soriano 11 minutes from time saw them take a point each.
Meanwhile, Barcelona and Valencia kick off in 30 minutes - here are the lineups. You can also listen to the game at 21:25 CET.
20:43 CET - Over to Germany, where in the German Super Cup, Bayer Leverkusen took an early lead against Stuttgart through Victor Boniface before Enzo Millot then levelled four minutes later.
20:35 CET - It was honours even at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, as Genoa’s backline lived a charmed life for the majority of their Serie A season-opening 2-2 draw against champions Inter, after they took an early lead that saw them net for just the third time in their last 11 league meetings.
20:26 CET - A great start to Aston Villa's season as they beat West Ham 2-1 in London with Jhon Duran scoring the winner 10 minutes from time.
20:15 CET - Back to Ligue 1, and after that long stoppage in the first half between Reims and Lille, whilst the medical staff supported Angel Gomes, his teammate Bafode Diakite has given Lille the lead through a header. It is in the 30th minute of added time at the end of the first half, showing just how long Gomes needed treatment.
20:08 CET - It's been a tense second half in London, but Aston Villa are back ahead against West Ham. Jhon Duran shows great composure to find space in the box and slide home a finish to give his side their second lead of the evening.
20:05 CET - Parma are back in the big time of Serie A, and they are nearing the end of the game with Fiorentina. With 15 minutes to play La Viola have equalised through Cristiano Biraghi.
19:19 CET - West Ham are heading into the break level against Aston Villa with Lucas Paqueta converting a penalty to make it 1-1.
Inter have avoided going in behind at half-time too courtesy of an equaliser from Marcus Thuram.
18:59 CET - Roberto De Zerbi has made the dream start to life as Marseille manager with his side claiming a hugely impressive 5-1 win away to Brest, last season's third-placed team.
18:54 CET - We have the first goal of the Serie A season and it hasn't gone to who you'd expect with Genoa taking the lead at the San Siro! Alessandro Vogliacco has put them 1-0 up against Inter.
18:37 CET - A dream start for Aston Villa against West Ham as Andre Onana - on debut - heads the visitors in front in the fourth minute.
18:11 CET - It's time for the curtain-raiser in Serie A, and it is fitting that reigning champions Inter are the ones to do it.
They head to Genoa, who finished comfortably in mid-table last season and will be looking to kick on as they start the new season.
Follow all the action from the Italian coast right here with kick-off at 18:30 CET.
18:06 CET - All over at the City Ground, where that late Antoine Semenyo goal for Bournemouth earned the Cherries a point against Nottingham Forest after Chris Wood had given the hosts an early lead.
The game, though, will be overshadowed by an awful injury to Danilo in the first half, who is feared to have broken his leg.
18:01 CET - It may be one game into the season, but Brighton's 3-0 win over Everton has seen Goodison Park almost emptied before the final whistle. A second-half red card for the Toffees certainly didn't help matters, but the writing was on the wall early in this one as the Seagulls were a dominant force.
They now sit atop the Premier League - for now.
17:56 CET - Over to the City Ground and Bournemouth are level against Nottingham Forest thanks to a tap-in from Antoine Semenyo.
And over to St James' Park, where a proper rearguard performance from Newcastle saw them hold onto a 1-0 lead win against Southampton, despite being down to 10 men for an hour.
Joelinton pounced on an Alex McCarthy mistake to win the match for the hosts.
17:51 CET - It may not have been the most entertaining game at the Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal have started their season off in clinical fashion thanks to a 2-0 win over Wolves.
Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka saw them to all three points.
17:47 CET - What a start for new Brighton coach Fabian Hurzeler. His side now lead Everton 3-0 as Simon Adingra kicks off his campaign with a goal.
17:37 CET - Marseille now leading 3-0 against Brest with Mason Greenwood adding his second of the game from the spot.
Let's turn our attention to the German Cup competition, the DFB Pokal, where some of Germany's biggest teams have been kicking off their campaigns.
RB Leipzig got their season off to a winning start with a 4-1 victory over RW Essen, whilst Freiburg ran out 4-0 winners over VfL Osnabruck.
17:33 CET - Back to the Emirates and a quintessential Bukayo Saka goal has doubled Arsenal's lead over Wolves. The winger cuts in on his right foot and unleashes a shot into the corner. The Gunners in full control now.
17:29 CET - Everton are now down to 10 men to make their chances of a comeback even more slight. Ashley Young - the last man - allowed Kaoru Mitoma to get the wrong side of him. The right-back pulled him down and the referee did the rest. A sorry start to the season for the Toffees.
17:25 CET - A lull in action around the big games in Europe gives us just enough time to bring you some team news from Aston Villa's evening clash at West Ham.
17:17 CET - It's two for Brighton and Hove Albion as they take a comfortable lead over Everton. A defensive mistake sees Danny Welbeck break forward and the former England international makes no mistake with a composed left-footed finish.
17:09 CET - On his Marseille debut, Mason Greenwood has given his side the lead after just three minutes against Brest. Soon after the hosts had the chance to level from the spot, but Romain Del Castillo saw his effort saved.
Meanwhile, in the Premier League we are back underway in the four games. Everton thought they had a penalty of their own, but the decision has been reversed with the help of VAR. Nottingham Forest's encounter with Bournemouth has had a large delay following a horror injury for Danilo.
16:51 CET - Half-time in all four Premier League games, here's how the round looks at the moment.
16:46 CET - Despite being down a man, Newcastle have taken the lead against Southampton. A simple mistake inside his own box from Alex McCarthy sees the ball fall to Alexander Isak and he picks out Joelinton who makes no mistake with the finish.
16:33 CET - Meanwhile at St James' Park, there may have been no goals, but there is plenty of drama as Newcastle find themselves down to 10 men.
A coming together between Ben Brereton Diaz and Fabian Schar sees the pair square up before the defender 'headbutts' the Chilean striker and is given his marching orders. Can Southampton take advantage of that?
16:25 CET - The goal floodgates have opened in the Premier League. First, Chris Wood pounces on a rebound to give Forest the lead over Bournemouth, whilst Kai Havertz gets on to the end of a Bukayo Saka cross to put Arsenal one up against Wolves.
Meanwhile, Kaoru Mitoma gives Brighton a lead over Everton in a game that has had the majority of the action so far.
Doubtless more to come though!
16:20 CET - Over at Goodison Park, no goal frame is safe as both sides rattle the post. Brighton's Joao Pedro nearly sees his long-ranger find the net only to be denied by the upright, whilst Dwight McNeil suffers the same fate at the other end.
You can follow that game right here.
16:13 CET - Both Everton and Southampton have had goals disallowed in the early going as all of the four games remain goalless.
Over to Ligue 1, where Marseille face Brest in what could be one of the games of the round in France. The free-spending force of Marseille have been busy over the summer, whilst Brest were the surprise package last season finishing third.
Follow the game right here, which kicks off at 17:00 CET.
16:00 CET - We are underway in the four afternoon kick-offs in the Premier League with Arsenal headlining the games with their match against Wolves.
15:41 CET - With his goal today, Mohamed Salah now has now scored more times (9) on the opening day of a Premier League season than any other player, breaking the record held by Alan Shearer and Frank Lampard.
15:35 CET - There are no real surprises in the Arsenal lineup for their opening game of the season, with new signing Riccardo Calafiori starting on the bench.
New signings Jorgen Strand Larsen and Rodrigo Gomes are both making their debuts for Wolves.
15:26 CET - Liverpool are up and running for the season! A much improved second-half performance has given them a 2-0 win over Premier League new boys Ipswich, who gave a good account of themselves.
With that win, Arne Slot has become the first Liverpool manager of the 21st century to win his first game in charge.
14:55 CET - GOAL! As Liverpool add a second through Mohamed Salah's nifty reactions against Ipswich Town, let's quickly turn our attention to the 16:00 CET games in the Premier League.
Arsenal are in action, beginning their season at home to Wolves, whilst Newcastle entertain Southampton, Everton take on Brighton and Nottingham Forest welcome Bournemouth to the City Ground.
Click on the links above to see each game's team news and read our match previews.
14:48 CET - GOAL! It's been a struggle for Liverpool this afternoon, but they have the lead against Ipswich just before the hour mark through Diogo Jota. Mohamed Salah is the architect, springing the offside trap to give Jota the goal on a plate with a simple tap-in.
14:33 CET - Back underway in the Premier League's early kick-off and changes at the break as Ibrahima Konate is on for the Reds in place of Jarell Quansah.
14:18 CET - Half-time in East Anglia and it is goalless between Ipswich and Liverpool with the home side catching the eye with their first-half performance.
They have had the better of the chances but have been unable to get past Alisson. Meanwhile, at the other end, Liverpool haven't registered a shot on target.
13:53 CET - Already multiple sightings of Ed Sheeran, Ipswich's most famous fan, at Portman Road this afternoon, and he will be liking what he is seeing from the Tractor Boys. They are more than matching Liverpool, who already seem to be struggling to get past the host's pressing play.
13:30 CET - We are underway in our first Premier League game of the day as newly-promoted Ipswich Town face the challenge of Liverpool at Portman Road. Under blazing sunshine, can the Reds start well in their new era under Arne Slot?
Follow all the action with our live audio commentary right now.
12:45 CET - Before we get stuck into Saturday's action, let's take a deep dive into last night's match winner for Manchester United, Joshua Zirkzee. Could he be the missing piece for the Red Devils under Erik ten Hag?
Read our feature right here.
12:20 CET - Here's how Ipswich and Liverpool will line up for the former's first Premier League match in 22 years and the latter's first under Arne Slot.
09:08 CET - Hello and welcome to Flashscore's coverage of today's football!
It's not long until the first Saturday of the new season gets underway, with Liverpool beginning their new era under Arne Slot with a trip to Ipswich at 13:30 CET.
August 16th
22:53 CET - It wasn't always convincing, but Manchester United have an opening day win, with debutant Joshua Zirkzee coming off the bench to give them a narrow 1-0 victory against Fulham. Their season is off and running!
22:46 CET - The scoreline looks deceptive, because for 85 minutes, PSG were being pegged back. But a late flurry from the French champions saw them score three goals and claim a 4-1 win over La Havre.
22:40 CET - In Vincent Kompany's first official match as Bayern Munich manager, the Bavarians coasted to a 4-0 win over Ulm in the DFB Pokal.
21:10 CET - A late goal from Iago Aspas sees Celta Vigo claim a 2-1 win over Alaves. Up next in LaLiga, Las Palmas face Sevilla, with kick-off in 20 minutes time.
20:02 CET - Champions PSG get their Ligue 1 defence underway against La Havre in around 45 minutes, and they have given a professional debut to 16-year-old attacker Ibrahim Mbaye. New big-money signing Joao Neves starts on the bench.
19:52 CET - The team news is in ahead of the opening Premier League game of the season between Manchester United and Fulham, and there are debutants on both sides, with Noussair Mazraoui and Emile Smith Rowe in the starting XIs.
Interestingly, Jadon Sancho is not even in the squad...
18:52 CET - The first match of the weekend is under 10 minutes away, with Celta Vigo facing Alaves in LaLiga.
17:00 CET - The Football Tracker is back for another season, and there is plenty of top action tonight to get you prepared for what is sure to be a great weekend!
Manchester United take on Fulham in the opening Premier League match of the season at 21:00 CET, with Erik ten Hag's men aiming to have a far better campaign after last season's struggles.
French champions PSG are also in action at 20:45 CET, as they head to Le Havre without talisman Kylian Mbappe for the very first time.
There are also two games in LaLiga this evening, which sees Celta Vigo host Alaves and Sevilla visit Las Palmas.