Premier League

European soccer recap: Man City win a thriller, Man United draw Fulham, more

ESPNSunday, September 20, 2026 at 10:15 PM

Here is all of Sunday's action, as it happened in our live blog: Man City earned a thrilling win, Man United scraped by with a draw at Fulham and more.

The weekend of soccer across Europe has wrapped up!

In the Premier League, Manchester City will spend the international break three points clear of champions Arsenal at the top of the table after a thrilling 5-3 win over Sunderland on Sunday. Meanwhile Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola got a 1-0 win on his return to former club Bournemouth.

Later, Manchester United managed to come back late to draw Fulham 1-1 in a result that was not the bounce-back they wanted after losing the derby and getting eliminated midweek in the Carabao Cup.

In LaLiga, Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid, 2-1, in the first Madrid derby of the season. In the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0.

Here is all the action, as it happened.

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