Early season runs grind to a halt as Lyon loses at Lens and Dortmund held by Bremen

Lens and Dortmund's early season successes were halted in contrasting fashion. Lens secured a 2-1 victory over Lyon, ending the French side's unbeaten start to Ligue 1, while Borussia Dortmund emerged from a Bundesliga match with a 2-2 draw, marking their first points drop of the season. Borussia Dortmund entered the game atop the Bundesliga standings, having won all four of their matches.

However, they were held back by Werder Bremen, who rescued an unlikely point with goals in the 80th and 85th minutes from Daniel Svensson and Nico Schlotterbeck. Bremen also scored twice in the final minutes, with Ludovit Reis and Niclas Füllkrug equalizing. For Lens, midfielder Matthieu Udol scored twice, but his second goal was disallowed due to a red card.

The win lifted Lens to seventh place in the league, while Lyon fell to second, two points behind league leaders Monaco. In Spain's La Liga, Malaga also failed to secure a win, drawing 1-1 with Espanyol. Bryan Zaragoza put Espanyol ahead in the second minute, but a late goal from substitute Adrian Nino secured a point for Malaga, giving them four points of the season.

Malaga remains the only team without a win in the league, currently joint bottom with Valencia after eight games.