Lewis Hall delivered one of the performances of the weekend as Newcastle United beat Tottenham 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Premier League Matchday 2, keeping a clean sheet and earning a remarkable 9.7 match rating. It was a dominant display from Eddie Howe's side, who controlled the contest from start to finish and left Spurs searching for answers after a second successive home disappointment. Hall's contribution at both ends of the pitch was the standout feature of a result that sends Newcastle climbing early in the campaign.

In La Liga, Atlético Madrid made light work of Sevilla on Matchday 3, winning 3-1 at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. Álex Baena was the architect with a brace, while Ademola Lookman added the third to put the result beyond doubt. It was a clinical away performance that underlined Atlético's title credentials. Elsewhere in Spain, Mikel Oyarzabal provided two assists as Real Sociedad edged Espanyol 2-1, with Espanyol goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic making seven saves in a losing effort.

Serie A produced perhaps the day's biggest shock as Frosinone dismantled Fiorentina 3-0 in Florence on Matchday 2, a result that will raise serious questions about the Viola's defensive structure. Juventus, by contrast, looked composed in a 2-0 win over Parma, with Manuel Locatelli pulling the strings and delivering four key passes behind a solid clean sheet. Udinese edged a thrilling five-goal encounter at Monza, winning 3-2 with Ricardo Mangas providing four key passes, while Sassuolo came from behind to beat Torino 2-1, aided by Pietro Comuzzo's eight tackles in a tireless defensive effort.

Ligue 1's Matchday 2 saw Angers run out 3-1 winners at Auxerre, where Amine El Ouazzani earned an 8.6 rating, goalkeeper Anthony Lopes made seven saves for the hosts, and Naouirou Ahamada orchestrated play with five key passes. Brest and Toulouse played out a 2-2 draw that was only settled by a 90th-minute equalizer, with Joris Chotard (8.6 rating) and defenders Rasmus Nicolaisen (14 clearances) and Mark McKenzie (11 clearances) prominent. Lyon were held 1-1 by Le Havre thanks to a goal in the 87th minute, while Troyes won 2-1 at Lorient in a contest where both Merwan Ifnaoui and Hugo Picard registered four key passes apiece.

In Germany, Borussia Dortmund opened their Bundesliga campaign with a tidy 2-0 win over Hamburg, keeping a clean sheet and setting an early marker for their season ambitions.

With several leagues still in their infancy, the coming weeks will reveal whether results like Frosinone's rout at Fiorentina and Newcastle's commanding win at Spurs are signs of genuine shifts in power or merely early-season anomalies. What is clear is that players like Hall, Baena, and Chotard have already staked their claim for recognition as the 2024-25 season gathers pace.