European football: Mohamed Salah scores first goals in Trabzonspor victory

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Mohamed Salah scored his first goals for Trabzonspor with a brace in their 2-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.

The former Liverpool forward joined the Super Lig side on a two-year deal at the start of August and made his debut for the club from the bench in their 1-1 draw at Kasimpasa last week.

Salah was named in the starting lineup for Sunday’s clash with Basaksehir and made an instant impact, opening the scoring in the eighth minute.

Basaksehir levelled in the 19th minute when Eldor Shomurodov slotted home from the penalty spot, but Salah restored his side’s lead just three minutes into the second half. His brace was enough to clinch victory for Trabzonspor, who return to Super Lig action on 31 August against Amed SK.

Atlético Madrid salvaged a 2-2 draw against Villarreal in La Liga despite having defender Robin Le Normand sent off. Giuliano Simeone grabbed his team a draw after penalties from Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze put Villarreal in front following Marc Pubill’s 59th-minute opener for the hosts.

The Atlético head coach, Diego Simeone, brought Julián Alvarez on as a second-half substitute to a chorus of boos from home supporters. The forward walked down the tunnel alone at the end, while his teammates were thanking the Atlético supporters.

Julián Alvarez leaves the pitch at the end of the game after Atlético Madrid fans booed him during the 2-2 draw with Villarreal.

“We all have to be united, Julián is with us in the team, while he’s here we will support him,” said the Atlético goalkeeper, Jan Oblak. “It’s not a comfortable situation for anyone, I hope it’s resolved and we’re all happy at the end of the season.”

Juventus secured a 1-0 away win against newly promoted Frosinone, but failed to impress in their opening match of the Serie A season.

Juve, who finished sixth last season, secured all three points thanks to Gleison Bremer’s 22nd-minute header. Luciano Spalletti’s side went on to dominate but failed to put the game beyond doubt.

The goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, on loan from Tottenham, picked up a leg injury and had to be substituted late on, which nearly cost Juve as Frosinone pressed hard in stoppage time, hitting the crossbar.

Juventus centre-back Gleison Bremer heads in a goal against Frosinone

Another of the newly promoted teams, Monza, were thrashed 4-1 by champions Inter on Saturday in the season opener.

Lecce made a strong start to the season against the third promoted side, Venezia, on Sunday as they defeated their hosts 2-0 courtesy of second-half goals from Olaf Gorter and Tiago Gabriel.

The Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane was voted the 2026 player of the year in Germany by an association of sports journalists on Sunday, finishing ahead of teammate Michael Olise. Kicker magazine revealed the results of its yearly polls of members of the Association of German Sports Journalists. Kane, the England captain, won the award after a stellar season in which he won the Bundesliga and German Cup while Bayern also reached the Champions League semi-finals. Bayern’s Vincent Kompany was named coach of the year, while their women’s captain, Giulia Gwinn, won the award for best female player.