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.