Mohamed Salah scores twice in first Super Lig start as Trabzonspor beat Basaksehir 2-1
Mohamed Salah scored twice on his first league start for Trabzonspor in a 2-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir, while domestic and continental campaigns unfolded across Europe.
Salah leads Trabzonspor to first league win
Mohamed Salah scored twice on his first Turkish Super Lig start to give Trabzonspor a 2-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir on Sunday. The 34-year-old forward opened the scoring in the eighth minute, pouncing on a loose ball after goalkeeper Muhammed Sengezer failed to secure possession before finishing off the inside of the post. Basaksehir responded in the 19th minute through Eldor Shomurodov, who converted a penalty. Salah restored the lead three minutes into the second half, exchanging passes with Ernest Muci to score from 10 yards. Salah received a yellow card for diving in the 79th minute and had two stoppage-time efforts disallowed, including a 45-yard shot into an empty net ruled out for offside and another waived off for a foul in the buildup.
- Mohamed Salah scores opening goal following a loose ball from Muhammed Sengezer
- Eldor Shomurodov equalises for Istanbul Basaksehir from the penalty spot
- Mohamed Salah restores Trabzonspor's lead after exchanging passes with Ernest Muci
- Mohamed Salah receives a yellow card for simulation
- Mohamed Salah has two goals disallowed for a foul and an offside decision
Contract terms and European campaign
Salah joined Trabzonspor on a two-year contract at the start of August after nine years at Liverpool, where he scored 257 goals. The deal carries wages of £280,000 per week. Sunday's match marked his third appearance for the Turkish club, following a substitute outing in a 1-1 draw with Kasimpasa. Trabzonspor travel to face Ferencvaros on Thursday for the second leg of their Europa League playoff tie, trailing 1-0 from the home leg, before facing Amed SK in the league on 31 August.
Late drama across La Liga
In Spain, Real Madrid claimed a 2-1 victory at Espanyol on Saturday under manager Jose Mourinho. Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the ninth minute from an Arda Guler cross before Alex Calatrava equalised for Espanyol in the 30th minute. Substitute Carlo Espi struck the winning goal in the 90th minute after Kylian Mbappe was dispossessed. In Madrid, Atletico Madrid drew 2-2 with Villarreal despite defender Robin Le Normand receiving a red card. Marc Pubill scored first in the 59th minute before penalties from Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze gave Villarreal the lead, with Giuliano Simeone equalising for Atletico. Home supporters booed forward Julian Alvarez when he entered as a 66th-minute substitute.
Following the draw, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak addressed the reaction directed at his teammate.
We all have to be united, Julián is with us in the team, while he's here we will support him. It's not a comfortable situation for anyone, I hope it's resolved and we're all happy at the end of the season.
Bundesliga Super Cup and Serie A openers
Bayern Munich retained the German Super Cup with a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund. Nathaniel Brown scored in the 28th minute, and Michael Olise doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time before Fabio Silva scored for Dortmund, who had Ramy Bensebaini sent off for a tackle on Ismael Saibari. Sports journalists voting in Kicker magazine also named Harry Kane the 2026 German player of the year ahead of Olise. In Italy, defending champions Inter Milan defeated Monza 4-1 with goals from Hakan Calhanoglu, Piotr Zielinski, Francesco Pio Esposito, and Yann Bisseck. Juventus won 1-0 at Frosinone under Luciano Spalletti courtesy of a 22nd-minute Gleison Bremer header, though goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario exited late with a leg injury. Lecce defeated Venezia 2-0 with second-half strikes from Olaf Gorter and Tiago Gabriel.
