Arsenal fans have had to wait a long time to see Fabio Vieira, the £30-million summer signing from Porto, make his first start for the club. But their patience was rewarded on Thursday evening when he finally lined up from the start as the Gunners got their Europa League campaign underway with a 2-1 win over FC Zurich in Switzerland and it was an impressive first showing from Vieira, who produced an eye-catching performance during his 69 minutes on the pitch.
As the Premier League pauses to reflect on the life of Queen Elizabeth II, GOAL has a look at some of the best performing players so far Six games have come and gone in the 2022-23 Premier League season and what a rollercoaster we have had so far. We've seen the lot - a 9-0 hammering, sensational comebacks and we even got a sequel to one of the most entertaining Premier League games in history with 'Battle of the Bridge II' between Chelsea and Tottenham.
In the daily evening show - Football Extra, all the pundits discuss about Robert Lewandowski's recent form & talk about if he's capable of repeating his Bayern Munich stats with Barcelona. They mainly discuss if he can manage to score 40+ goals this season after Joining FC Barcelona which clearly is a team in transition.
Barcelona moved to the top of the La Liga table with a 4-0 win over Cadiz on Saturday. Goals from Frenkie de Jong, Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembele temporarily pushed the Blaugrana past Real Madrid at the summit of the Spanish top flight - though their rivals have a game in hand.
Atletico Madrid have been established as a force to reckon with in European football under the guidance of Diego Simeone. The Argentine manager has been able to break the duopoly of Real Madrid and Barcelona in Spanish football by giving stiff competition to the two traditional giants.
WHAT HAPPENED? The Bundesliga champions reluctantly agreed to the sale of Robert Lewandowski over the summer, leaving them short of a proven No.9. There has been talk of a raid being launched on Spurs for England captain Kane in 2023, as he would be approaching the final year of his contract at that point, but no interest from any of the parties involved has been sounded out as yet.
WHAT HAPPENED? The Brazil international completed a €65 million (£57m/$66m) switch to Camp Nou from Leeds during the summer window, with interest from Chelsea ignored that would have kept him in the Premier League. He is following in illustrious footsteps with La Liga giants, with a couple of fellow countrymen looked to for inspiration and advice.