In England, Liverpool are under pressure after two straight defeats before the international break, as are FC Barcelona in Spain, who are also struggling with a long injury list.

England: Liverpool on the rebound?

The defending champions (2nd, 15 pts) went into the international break with two consecutive Premier League defeats under their belts and a first place loss at the expense of Arsenal (1st, 16 pts).

However, the return to action promises to be tough with the reception of Manchester United (10th, 10 pts), the historic rival struck by chronic irregularity, on Sunday (5:30 p.m.) at Anfield.

Beyond the result, Liverpool must improve their game. The numerous summer signings have stalled the machine piloted by Arne Slot and the coach is still looking for the right formula.

Arsenal have started their season on a high note, despite injuries (Jesus, Havertz, Madueke, Odegaard) and they will play an affordable London derby at Fulham on Saturday (6:30 p.m.).

Another attraction of the weekend: Chelsea, seventh, travel on Saturday (1:30 p.m.) to a Nottingham Forest team that has still not won a single match under the management of Ange Postecoglou.

The Australian coach, appointed on September 9, is already in the hot seat according to the BBC, which cites Sean Dyche as one of his potential successors.

Spain: Barça decimated, Mbappé uncertain

After two defeats, against Paris in the Champions League (2-1) and on the pitch of Sevilla FC (4-1) in the championship, FC Barcelona (2nd, 19 points) will have to overcome a cascade of injuries to relaunch its season, Saturday (4:15 p.m.) in the Catalan derby against Girona (18th, 6 points).

Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Dani Olmo, Gavi, Joan Garcia, Marc-André ter Stegen... Hansi Flick, the German coach of the reigning Spanish champions, will have to do without most of his regular players. Prodigy Lamine Yamal and youngster Fermin Lopez have returned to training but remain doubtful, as does Ferran Torres.

For Real Madrid (1st, 21 points), it is French striker Kylian Mbappé, who injured his right ankle against Azerbaijan, who could be spared on Sunday (9 p.m.) in the Madrid derby at Getafe (11th, 11 points).

With the Champions League clash against Juventus just days away, Madrid coach Xabi Alonso is unlikely to take any risks with his top scorer, who has made an exceptional start to the season with 17 goals in 13 matches across all competitions for club and country.

Italy: Roma reveals Inter

How far can Roma, transformed by Gian Piero Gasperini, go? The question is stirring up the "romantic" tifosi, who are starting to dream of the Champions League, or even the Scudetto.

After six matches, five wins and one defeat, their team is second in Serie A with the same number of points (15) as the leader and reigning champion, Napoli.

But the Giallorossi have yet to face any big names. That will change on Saturday (8:45 p.m.) on Matchday 7 when they host Inter Milan, the runners-up in Europe and Italy in 2025.

After a difficult start under Cristian Chivu, the Nerazzurri have rediscovered their formidable efficiency: they have just won five games in a row, including the Champions League, scoring 13 goals.

Still on Saturday, but at 6:00 p.m., Naples travels to Torino (16th, 5 points). Before the international break, Antonio Conte's team beat Genoa (2-1) and Sporting (2-1) with difficulty, after a defeat at San Siro (2-1) against AC Milan.

Germany: Klassiker test for Bayern

Having had a near-perfect start to the season (10 wins in as many matches in all competitions, 38 goals scored and 8 conceded), Bayern face a new test on Saturday (6:30 p.m.) against Dortmund, for the Klassiker between the two giants of German football.

Vincent Kompany's men, who have scored at least three goals in every league game so far this season, have the chance to push BVB back to seven points on the evening of Matchday 7 of the Bundesliga if they win.

Harry Kane remained on cloud nine during the international break with a brace for England against Latvia.

Opposite, BVB floundered before the break with a second draw this season, at home against RB Leipzig (1-1) after being behind.

Before this clash, Leipzig (13 pts), Stuttgart (12 pts), Leverkusen (11 pts) and Cologne (10 pts), have the opportunity to put pressure on Bayern, respectively against Hamburg, in Wolfsburg, against Augsburg and in Mainz, all at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.