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European round-up: Rayo Vallecano draw with Barcelona

Updated / Sunday, 31 Aug 2025 23:38

**Barcelona** dropped their first points of the La Liga season as they were held to a 1-1 draw at **Rayo Vallecano**.

Lamine Yamal fired Barca ahead from the penalty spot after he was brought down by Pep Chavarria shortly before half-time.

But substitute Fran Perez secured a point for the hosts with a close-range volley for his first Rayo goal.

Marc Bartra scored a comical own goal, wildly slicing a cross into his own net, and Aitor Paredes added a second as **Athletic Bilbao** won 2-1 at **Real Betis**.

Cedric Bakambu hit a stoppage-time consolation before Athletic had substitute goalkeeper Alex Padilla sent off.

Borja Iglesias scored four minutes into stoppage time as **Celta Vigo** escaped with a 1-1 draw against **Villarreal**, who led through Nicolas Pepe.

Carlos Romero's goal early in the second half gave **Espanyol** a 1-0 victory over **Osasuna**.

In Serie A, I**nter Milan** slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to **Udinese**.

Denzel Dumfries fired them into an early lead but Keinan Davis equalised from the penalty spot and Arthur Atta’s goal just before half-time proved to be the winner.

Dusan Vlahovic climbed off the bench to head a 73rd-minute winner as **Juventus** beat **Genoa** 1-0.

The hosts almost equalised in stoppage time but Patrizio Masini’s header hit the crossbar.

**Lazio** enjoyed a 4-0 victory over **Verona** thanks to goals from Matteo Guendouzi, Mattia Zaccagni, Valentin Castellanos and Boulaye Dia.

**Fiorentina** goalkeeper David De Gea kept **Torino** at bay with a string of saves in a goalless draw in Turin.

In the Bundesliga, Serhou Guirassy scored twice and **Felix Nmecha** added a third as Borussia Dortmund picked up their first win, 3-0 at home to **Union Berlin**.

Goals from Jakub Kaminski, Marius Bulter, Jan Thielmann and Said El Mala fired **Cologne** to a thumping 4-1 win over **Freiburg**, for whom Maximilian Eggestein replied.

Nadiem Amiri’s last-minute penalty snatched a 1-1 draw for **Mainz** at **Wolfsburg**, who led through Aaron Zehnter’s early strike.

In France, an own goal by **Marseille** captain Leonardo Balerdi three minutes from the end gave **Lyon** a third win from three matches.

Marseille had CJ Egan-Riley sent off as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat.

Takumi Minamino’s stoppage-time strike secured a 3-2 victory for **Monaco** at home to **Strasbourg**.

Teenager Prosper Peter’s goal cancelled out Esteban Lepaul’s opener as **Angers** battled to a 1-1 draw with **Rennes**, **Le Havre** beat **Nice** 3-1 and **Paris FC** were 3-2 winners against **Metz**.

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