Nigeria striker Anthony Ujah scored his first Bundesliga goal for Werder Bremen on Friday to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw at Hertha Berlin. The 24-year-old, who signed from Cologne last season, hit a 26th-minute equaliser after Swiss midfielder Valentin Stocker had given the hosts a sixth-minute lead at Berlin's Olympic stadium.

Brazilian star Neymar will miss Barcelona's first La Liga game of the season despite returning to training for the first time in two weeks on Saturday. The 23-year-old has been suffering from mumps and Barca boss Luis Enrique believes it could be some time until he is fully up to speed having missed the majority of pre-season.

Borussia Dortmund bosses want no repeat of their mid-week first-half debacle at Odds when they chase a sixth-straight win of the season at Bundesliga new-boys Ingolstadt on Sunday. Dortmund were 3-0 down after just 22 minutes of Thursday's Europa League qualifying first-leg at Norway's Odds BK before a superb fight-back saw them win 4-3.

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez accepts he must challenge to win every trophy available this season to satisfy the demands of the club's fans. Benitez will take charge of his first competitive game when Real travel to Sporting Gijon to get their La Liga campaign underway on Sunday.

Champions Juventus will face a challenge on several fronts this season as they bid for a record-equalling fifth consecutive scudetto, says coach Massimiliano Allegri. Juventus won the league and Cup double and missed out on an unprecedented treble, losing to Barcelona in the Champions League final.

Bayern Munich conceded the joint fastest goal in Bundesliga history on Saturday when Hoffenheim striker Kevin Volland slotted home after just nine seconds. Defending champions Bayern gifted hosts Hoffenheim the opener at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena when David Alaba's back pass failed to find Jerome Boateng and Volland, a Germany Under-21 international, darted onto the loose ball and drilled his shot past Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

A 90th-minute Robert Lewandowski goal saw ten-man league leaders Bayern Munich earn a dramatic 2-1 win at Hoffenheim on Saturday after conceding the joint fastest goal in Bundesliga history. The Poland striker sealed the champions comeback after Germany Under-21 striker Kevin Volland had opened the scoring with just nice seconds gone, darting onto David Alaba's loose pass and drilling his shot home at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena.

Lyon's patchy early-season form continued in Ligue 1 after a second-half Mehdi Zeffane goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at home to Rennes. Last season's runners-up stole victory at Guingamp last weekend and were held at home by Lorient in their first league game, and they fell behind to a Pedro Henrique goal after just eight minutes at the Stade Gerland.

Jose Mourinho is serving his one-match stadium ban at Stoke this weekend after a foul-mouthed rant at referee Jonathan Moss, the Football Association revealed on Friday. The FA have released the written reasons for the case, which Mourinho opted not to contest and say Mourinho refused to leave the officials' dressing room at West Ham's Upton Park while aiming a barrage of abuse at Moss.

Newcastle United goalkeeper Rob Elliot's virtuoso display earned his side a smash-and-grab 1-0 victory at Bournemouth that lifted them out of the Premier League relegation zone. Spanish forward Ayoze Perez struck in the 27th minute at Dean Court and Elliot, deputising for the injured Tim Krul, produced a string of saves to take Newcastle out of the bottom three at Bournemouth's expense.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain extended their huge lead at the top of Ligue 1 by destroying a hapless Toulouse 5-0 at the Parc des Princes. Frustrated by their inability to put the ball in the net in a Champions League defeat to Real Madrid in midweek, PSG saw Angel Di Maria open the scoring on their return to domestic duty before Ibrahimovic got a brace either side of a Lucas goal and Ezequiel Lavezzi completed the rout.

Alessio Cerci spurned a last-ditch chance for AC Milan as the Rossoneri's bid for a fourth consecutive league win was thwarted by Atalanta in a scoreless draw at the San Siro. Seven-time European champions Milan are one of several teams looking to clinch a Champions League spot this season and Sinisa Mihajlovic's men have signalled their interest by winning their past three games.

Nice returned to winning ways as a first-half Valere Germain goal secured a 1-0 victory away to Mediterranean rivals Marseille at the Stade Velodrome in Ligue 1. Germain, who was born in Marseille when his father Bruno was playing for OM and supported the club as a boy, got the only goal of the game in the 16th minute, collecting a Wallyson Mallmann pass and drilling in a low shot from range that beat Steve Mandanda and found the bottom-left corner.

Sampdoria coach Walter Zenga is on the verge of being sacked after flying to Dubai for a holiday without telling the club, reports in Italy said Monday. Former Italian goalkeeper Zenga took over the reins at the start of the season looking to carry on the work of Sinisa Mihajlovic, who led Sampdoria to a seventh place finish and a potential Europa League place before moving to AC Milan.

Former Manchester United manager David Moyes was sacked by Real Sociedad on Monday after a turbulent year in charge during which he failed to turn around the Basque side's fortunes. "Real Sociedad have decided to cancel the contract of first team coach David Moyes," a club statement announced.

Former Manchester United manager David Moyes revealed on Tuesday that he had rejected job offers from other clubs prior to his dismissal by Spanish side Real Sociedad last week. Moyes led La Real to a 12th-place finish in La Liga last season, but was dismissed after a run of six defeats in nine games and replaced by Eusebio Sacristan.

Spanish forward Michu has left Swansea City by mutual consent, the Premier League club announced on Monday. The 29-year-old was an instant hit after signing from Rayo Vallecano for £2 million ($3 million, 2.8 million euros) in July 2012, top-scoring with 22 goals in his first season as Swansea won the League Cup.

Arsenal substitute Kieran Gibbs scored three minutes after coming on to earn his side a 1-1 draw in Sunday's north London derby and deny Tottenham Hotspur a famous victory. Harry Kane's 32nd-minute goal, his sixth in four games, put Spurs on course for a first win at the Emirates Stadium in five years, but after Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech had prevented the visitors from swelling their lead, Mesut Ozil teed up Gibbs for a 77th-minute equaliser.

Italy striker Mario Balotelli has undergone successful surgery on a groin injury and may be playing again in as little as four weeks, his club AC Milan said on Wednesday. Previous reports had suggested he would miss between six to 12 weeks, harming his hopes of a recall to the Italy squad ahead of next summer's European Championships in France.

Daniel Sturridge could make his return after seven weeks out through injury in Liverpool's game at Premier League co-leaders Manchester City on Saturday, manager Jurgen Klopp revealed on Thursday. Sturridge, 26, has not played since Liverpool's 1-1 draw at Everton on October 4, having sustained a knee injury in a training-ground collision with Jordon Ibe shortly after Klopp's appointment.