With the October international break now in the rearview mirror, club football returned in style over the weekend, with some huge clashes headlining Europe’s biggest leagues. Manchester United plunged great rivals Liverpool into even deeper crisis in the Premier League, Bayern Munich got the better of Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker while there were changes of leader in both Serie A and Ligue 1.

On an individual level, some of the main contenders for the 2026 Ballon d’Or continued their fine starts to the season while there was a managerial sacking in England that many saw coming a mile off but still generated huge headlines around the world for just how quickly it came once the action got back under way.

GOAL breaks down the 10 biggest winners and losers from around Europe this past weekend…