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The first weekend of club football after the international break always entertains, and this European weekend was no different as we got a string of big, decisive results in the big leagues. Mikel Arteta's Arsenal frustrated Manchester City and Pep Guardiola in a gritty 0-0 draw on Sunday that does neither team a favor in terms of the Premier League's title race. (Liverpool's 2-1 win over Brighton earlier that day gives the Reds the faintest of edges with nine games left.)
In Germany, Bayern Munich's mood went from bad to worse as Xabi Alonso announced he was staying at Bayer Leverkusen (despite links to the job in Bavaria) and they lost at home to Borussia Dortmund for the first time since 2014 in a listless display you don't expect from the Germán giants.