Today’s 5⃣ stories: disaster for Atleti, chance for Barça,

Today’s 5⃣ stories: disaster for Atleti, chance for Barça, This September 6 begins with lots of news and plenty of football, so let’s go over the five biggest stories of the day... Atlético de Madrid suffer a heavy blow Atlético de Madrid suffered a very painful defeat at San Mamés against Athletic Club. Diego Simeone’s side paid for a poor start to the second half, conceding twice in two minutes, and ended up losing 3-0 to the Lions. Both Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid lost in the same matchday. A golden opportunity for Barça 📸 David Ramos - 2026 Getty Images FC Barcelona have a golden opportunity to go top, and this time on their own. The Blaugrana visit a Valencia side that have not started well, with 1 point from 9, and they already want to open up a gap over their rivals. Is 'SuperDepor' back? 📸 David Ramos - 2026 Getty Images Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang once again led Deportivo to victory. The team from A Coruña beat Villarreal 2-3 and are now in the Champions League places alongside Betis, Real Madrid and Barcelona, something only Sevilla, Alavés and Osasuna could improve on. Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano came from behind against Racing and claimed their first win of the season, 3-2. A bare-minimum City and an Arsenal-Chelsea clash 📸 Naomi Baker - 2026 Getty Images Haaland gave Manchester City the win, and although they did not shine against Coventry, it was enough to take the three points and move top. All before a high-voltage Arsenal-Chelsea clash, where two old friends meet: Arteta and Xabi Alonso. Both put each other’s perfect 6-from-6 record on the line. The madness at the Meazza and a superb Karius 📸 Claudio Villa - 2026 Getty Images Inter-Napoli was the match of the weekend across Europe’s top five leagues. The Nerazzurri went 0-2 down against Napoli, but with a superb comeback, they ended up winning 3-2 thanks to a heroic Lautaro Martínez, who scored twice. Elsewhere, Bayern Munich slipped up and drew 0-0 against Schalke, led by Loris Karius, who was crucial in goal. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.