Germany players made impacts throughout European top leagues in the last matchday before the second international break of the season.

Leon Goretzka and Nick Woltemade scored their first league goals for their new clubs, while Florian Wirtz ended his goal drought at Liverpool.

Wirtz decisive for Liverpool, Goretzka on target in eight-goal thriller

It took him until matchday 10, but Wirtz finally scored his first Premier League goal of the season in Liverpool's 3-1 win at bottom-placed Crystal Palace. The Germany international also set up ex-Borussia Dortmund striker Alexander Isak for the third goal as he already has the same number of assists (3) to his entire first season in England's top-flight.

Liverpool's win helped Manchester United to not further slip in the standings after their roller-coaster draw at home against Aston Villa. In a game three former Bayern players were on target, Noussair Mazraoui registered only his second assist in Manchester United colors.

The visitors led by a two-goal margin twice before having to settle for a draw. Nicolas Jackson continued his excellent form in front of goal, while Joshua Zirkzee got his first league goal of the season. Former Germany international Goretzka also scored his first-ever Premier League goal in his second start before Michael Carrick's side climbed to 18th place with two extra-time goals.

At the other end of the table, Fabian Hürzeler's Brighton are now up to second in the standings after Manchester City's third defeat in the row. Daniel Farke's Leeds United and Marco Rose's Bournemouth also prevailed before the break, while Matthias Jaissle's job is in danger at Newcastle United as they have only won once from the last six games in all competitions.

Ex-Borussia attackers helped Milan clubs to huge wins

Newcastle United loanee Nick Woltemade is now in a good run of form for Juventus, despite Jürgen Klopp's snub for Germany's November games. The 24-year-old failed to score for the first time in Europe when his club returned home from Alkmaar with three points on Thursday, but he finally netted his first Serie A goal when the former giants had to settle for a hard-fought point in Florence.

Derby della Madonnina hero Christian Pulisic scored in each of his last three Serie A starts as the latest goal by the ex-BVB man helped AC Milan to a narrow win at in-form Genoa. Meanwhile, Inter recovered immediately as Marcus Thuram's goal in the 2-0 win over Como helped him reach 50 goals in domestic competitions since leaving Borussia Mönchengladbach on a free transfer.

Former Bundesliga center-backs Arthur Theate and Mario Hermoso were also on target in matchday 11 Serie A action for Bologna and AS Roma, respectively. 

Aznou sent off in his first home start for Malaga

Marc Bartra is another ex-Bundesliga center-half to score this weekend after he was an unused substitute in his return to Westfalenstadion. The 35-year-old found the net in back-to-back league games for LaLiga outfit Real Betis for the first time since December 2019.

After a difficult season in England with Everton, Adam Aznou is trying to find his feet in Spain with Malaga, where he joined on an initial loan deal. However, he will now face more time on the sidelines after his red card in their 2-1 defeat to fellow newly-promoted side Racing Santander.

Saturday's clash was the first time the former FC Bayern youngster started a home league game since leaving the Rekordmeister on bad terms. Elsewhere in LaLiga, former Augsburg attacker Ruben Vargas missed a first-half penalty-kick in Sevilla’s goalless draw with out-of-form Alaves.

Yan Diomandè’s Real Madrid are now in second place in Spanish's top-flight after Barcelona ended Atlético Madrid's seven-game winning streak as Hansi Flick's men extend their lead at the top. In France, PSG head into the break with 11 successive wins in all competitions.

Paris Brunner's AS Monaco are now dropped to seventh place as a 1-1 draw at newcomers Le Mans extended their winless run to five games. Nice and Brest continued their good forms as Jonathan Clauss and Ludovic Ajourque continued their scoring run. Gio Reyna reached three league goals for the first time since the 2022/23 season, although Strasbourg have lost five of their last six Ligue 1 encounters. 

Ascasibar's Boca Juniors win league title with injury-time goal

Reyna's ex-teammate Julian Brandt missed Ajax's last two games due to an injury. The record Eredivisie winners had a chance to climb to the top of the table after Feyenoord's 5-3 defeat at Heerenveen. However, they squandered a two-goal lead against Twente as former Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim striker Wout Weghorst beat Germany's number one Marc-André ter Stegen with a 95th-minute penalty-kick.

The top five teams in Eredivisie are only separated by three points as Peter Bosz's PSV are now back in top place following a 5-2 win at newcomers Cambuur. 

Thomas Reis’ winning streak at Trabzonspor ended on Thursday by SC Freiburg, but he still has a perfect record in Süper Lig as Mohamed Salah's goal helped his side to climb past Amedspor in second place. Hoffenheim loanee Gift Orban has scored more goals than compatriot Victor Osimhen and Salah, but the debutants dropped to third after a 4-3 defeat at league leaders Galatasaray.

Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen loanee Ernest Poku scored his first league goal for Beşiktaş. Former Germany youth international Davie Selke was also on target on matchday 11 of Turkish top-flight for İstanbul Başakşehir.

Ex-Ingolstadt man Dennis Eckert scored a hat-trick for St. Liege to help the former giants beat Beveren in Belgian Pro League. RB Salzburg extended their winning streak in Austrian Bundesliga to four games with a 4-3 victory over Sturm Graz as Haris Tabaković, Leandro Morgalla and Jesper Lindstrøm were all on target. 

Former VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC midfielder Santiago Ascacibar won the revamped Argentine Campeón de Liga in a dramatic manner with Boca Juniors. The giants squeezed past Rosario Central with Enner Valencia’s 96th-minute winner against Defensa y Justicia.