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Kane's Penalty Miss Overshadows Ballon d'Or Week as Twente Net Nine
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Kane's Penalty Miss Overshadows Ballon d'Or Week as Twente Net Nine

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Harry Kane's extraordinary week — capped by winning the Ballon d'Or — ended on a sour note as his penalty miss condemned Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund at the Allianz Arena, with Fabio Silva snatching a late equaliser.

Kane's awkward night in Munich

Bayern had pulled out all the stops to honour their striker's individual achievement. Kane's avatar appeared on the big screen in gold before kick-off, and he walked out separately to Edward Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory before delivering a brief speech to supporters.

The moment of drama came when Kane stepped up to take a penalty — pausing to pick grass from the golden studs of his specially-made boots — and missed. Bayern, who had enough chances to win comfortably, were pegged back by Dortmund, and two points were dropped in Der Klassiker.

To his credit, Kane faced the media without hesitation. "We definitely had enough chances to win the game. Me on my own had enough chances to win the game, but it was not to be," he said. "Obviously, today wasn't my best performance or the team's best performance but that's life, that's part of being a striker, being a footballer. You have to take that on the chin sometimes."

While Kane struggled, Niclas Fullkrug continued his remarkable renaissance at Werder Bremen, scoring in a 2-0 win over Hoffenheim to extend his scoring run to seven consecutive games. Bayer Leverkusen's home defeat to Stuttgart, meanwhile, left Werder up in fifth place.

Barcelona back on track

Barcelona showed precisely why they remain Europe's most devastating attack by dismantling Alaves 6-1 at Camp Nou. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal each scored twice, with Anthony Gordon adding another from the bench. Hansi Flick's side have now struck 46 goals in just 11 LaLiga outings — a pace that would yield 159 across a full 38-game season.

Real Madrid were equally ruthless against Racing Santander, with Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, and Yan Diomande all scoring before the break. Diomande, operating from the left, has now contributed a goal or assist in each of his last six appearances for Jose Mourinho's side, raising questions about whether this is Madrid's most potent attacking combination yet — even with Vinicius Junior absent.

Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, grind on relentlessly. Diego Simeone's side claimed a seventh straight LaLiga victory with a 2-0 win at Levante, sitting two points behind Barcelona in second. The two sides meet next Sunday in what shapes up as the defining contest of the early season.

Milan stun Inter in derby

Inter suffered their first Serie A defeat of the season as Milan claimed a commanding 3-1 victory in the Derby della Madonnina. Summer signing Diego Moreira was the architect of the win, scoring a free-kick — the first by a Milan player in this fixture since Andrea Pirlo nearly two decades ago — and providing two assists.

The result leaves Inter three points behind leaders Lazio, who came from behind to beat Cagliari 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico. Substitute Andrea Pinamonti headed in a late winner to extend Gennaro Gattuso's side's unbeaten run to six consecutive victories. Roma remain the only other undefeated side in Serie A, and with Gian Piero Gasperini's team routing Udinese 5-2, the Italian capital could be set to host its first title winner in 25 years.

Hakimi hat-trick headlines PSG stroll

Paris Saint-Germain underlined their Ligue 1 dominance with a 5-1 demolition of Le Havre, fielding a heavily rotated lineup that still proved far too strong for the hosts. Achraf Hakimi was the standout performer, completing a hat-trick in a result that sends an ominous message to any potential title challengers in France.

Twente's nine-goal spectacular

The most eye-catching result from the continent came in the Netherlands, where Twente ran riot to score nine goals in a single match. Wout Weghorst led the charge with four goals of his own in a performance that will live long in the memory for supporters of the Enschede club.

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