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Lionel Messi was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career, as his team was defeated 3-2 after extra time by Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.
The Argentine was stopped by the VAR for attacking Asier Villalibre in the final minutes of the additional 30, after Iñaki Williams scored the decisive goal in the fourth.
Antoine Griezmann had opened the scoring for Barcelona in the 40th minute, beating Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon to give his team the lead, only for Oscar De Marcos to find the equalizer just two minutes later.
Barça appeared to have secured victory when Griezmann scored his second goal of the game from seven yards in the 77th minute, but Bilbao’s substitute Villalibre scored the tying goal in the 90th minute.
Williams curved the ball into the top corner to put Bilbao ahead for the first time in the game, before things turned from bad to worse for Ronald Koeman’s team when Messi saw red.
Arturo Vidal scored in a 2-0 win over his former club Juventus to move Inter de Milan tied on points with city rival AC Milan at the top of Serie A.
In the Italian Derby, Cristiano Ronaldo struggled to make his mark as Vidal put the hosts ahead in the 13th minute with a header that edged former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Just after the break, Nicolo Barella put the ball into the upper corner to double his team’s lead and secure three important points for Inter.
Naples whipped Fiorentina 6-0 in a dominant display at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Lorenzo Insigne opened the scoring in the fifth minute, before the second and third came in quick succession on 37 and 38 minutes, with Diego Demme and Hirving Lozano adding their names to the score sheet.
Piotr Zielinski added a quarter, before Insigne converted a penalty in the 72nd minute and Matteo Politano finished the score with one minute remaining.
Elsewhere, Crotone whisk comfortably Benevento 4-1, while Sassuolo drew 1-1 with Parma and there were no goals in the clash between Atalanta and Genoa.
In the Bundesliga, Robert Lewandowski scored his 21st goal of the season as Bayern Munich hit Freiburg 2-1.
The Polish striker has built up his account in the first 16 games of the season, breaking a Bundesliga record when he scored in the seventh minute.
Nils Petersen tied with a header in the second half, before Thomas Muller scored the winning goal in the 74th minute to claim all three points for Bayern.
Also in the Bundesliga, Luka Jovic triumphantly returned to Eintracht Frankfurt as he scored two late goals to earn a 3-1 victory over Schalke.
Jovic is back at the club on loan from Real Madrid after having enjoyed an impressive previous loan with the Bundesliga club during his time at Benfica.
In Ligue 1, Little managed to tie on points with league leader Paris Saint-Germain after coming back to secure a 2-1 victory over Reims.
Lyon He lost his chance to take first place after falling in a 1-0 loss at home to Metz.
Bordeaux won 3-0 in nice, While Nantes and Lens played a 1-1 draw and a late penalty from Clement Grenier gave Rennes all three points in a 2-1 win in Brest.
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