Manchester United put Ipswich to the sword with a ruthless 5-2 victory at Old Trafford, delivering the day's most emphatic scoreline across Europe's top five leagues. The hosts were rampant throughout, piling on five goals to leave Ipswich reeling on Premier League Matchday 2. Across London, Chelsea edged Brighton 4-3 in a breathless seven-goal contest at Stamford Bridge, where João Pedro scored twice for the visitors but ultimately ended up on the losing side as Chelsea held on for all three points. Leeds and Brentford played out a more measured 1-1 draw, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Kevin Schade trading goals.

In the Bundesliga, Freiburg's Yuito Suzuki delivered the individual performance of the day, hammering a hat-trick in a 4-1 demolition of Werder Bremen on Matchday 1. Igor Matanovic earned a 9.2 rating, while Ludovit Reis put in a tireless defensive shift with seven tackles. Elsewhere, Augsburg cruised past Schalke 04 3-0 in a comfortable opening-day victory.

Serie A produced its own headline as Como pulled off a 2-1 upset at Napoli, with Kevin De Bruyne registering four key passes in a creative display for the visitors. Inter Milan were far less troubled, grinding out a 1-0 win at Cagliari despite needing just one goal from 26 shots. Federico Dimarco was the creative engine with seven key passes, while Alessandro Bastoni added four of his own from centre-back — a clean sheet capping a controlled if wasteful performance. Lazio also kept things tight, beating Genoa 1-0 thanks to Mattia Zaccagni's influence with four key passes and another Serie A clean sheet.

In La Liga, Real Madrid steamrolled Málaga 4-0 on Matchday 3, with Jude Bellingham firing six shots and Vinicius Junior pulling strings with four key passes. David Larrubia also contributed four key passes in a one-sided affair at the Bernabéu. Athletic Club joined Madrid in celebrating a perfect away day, as Álex Berenguer and Robert Navarro scored in a 2-0 win at Celta Vigo's Balaídos.

Ligue 1 saw Monaco blank Marseille 2-0 behind a Paris Brunner brace and a colossal defensive display from Eric Dier, who made 14 clearances. At Roazhon Park, Rennes survived a scare against Le Mans, winning 3-2 with Estéban Lepaul's brace and Adrien Thomasson's four key passes crucial in a match that was not settled until the 90th minute.

With early-season form still taking shape across the continent, the combination of Inter's relentless pressure, Como's upset at Napoli, and Suzuki's treble in Freiburg suggest plenty of storylines are already emerging. Matchday 3 in the Premier League and Serie A will test whether these early trends hold or whether the table is ready for another shake-up.