In the main game of the 8th round RPL Moscow’s Zenit beat Spartak (2: 1). This victory allowed the team Sergej Semak detach from the nearest pursuer – CSKA, by 3 points. “Krasnodar” has 17 points in the asset, like “soldiers”. Spartak, Dynamo and Rostov each earned 16 points, which expands the list of contenders for the league prizes. Khimki (7 points) and Fakel (4 points) are in the play-off zone. Torpedo and Ural have one point each, in the next round these teams will play face to face.

In England, Arsenal lost to Manchester United in the 6th round Premier League (1: 3), but kept the lead (15 points). The “Devils” simultaneously rose to the top 5 (12 points). Manchester City and Tottenham are just 1 point behind the Gunners. Special mention deserves Brighton, which after this round managed to reach the 4th position. Density remains high even at the bottom of the table, with Everton, Aston Villa, West Ham and Nottingham Forest all earning 4 points each. Closes the “Leicester” table (1 point).

In Serie A, Atalanta became the only leader, beating Monza in the 5th round (2: 0). The Bergamo club has 13 points to its credit, Monza still runs without points. The closest pursuers of the leaders are Napoli and Milan (11 points each). Inter dropped to 8th place and Juventus to 7th. In the relegation zone, in addition to Monza, there are Sampdoria (2 points) and Cremonese (1 point).

The Bundesliga also boasts an unexpected leader: Freiburg climbed to the top of the table with 12 points, Borussia Dortmund is only behind in additional indicators. Bayern are in 3rd place with 11 points. The “Union” of Berlin got the same number of points. “RB Leipzig” Domenico Tedesco is in a difficult period (11 points), while the Hertha Sandro Schwartz and finished in 13th place. In the relegation zone there are Augsburg (3 points), Wolfsburg (2 points) and Bochum (0 points).

Leader in France PSG (16 points), but Marseille is behind the barriers Christoph Galtier for additional indicators only. Lens (14 points) and Lyon (13 points) also entered the top 4, however Olympique have a match against Lorient in reserve, the match has been postponed due to the poor quality of the pitch at the “sheep” stadium. The game will take place on 7 September. “Monk” Alessandra Golovina currently lives in 10th place in Ligue 1 (8 points). Brest (5 points), Strasbourg (4 points), Angers (2 points) and Ajaccio (1 point) are in the relegation zone.

Real Madrid (12 points) and Barcelona (10 points) traditionally lead the La Liga. “Villarreal” level on points with the “blue garnet” is behind in the additional indicators. Atlético remained in 7th place with 7 points. Sevilla, Elche and Getafe scored only one point each. Cadiz is still without points.