Yamal’s 100 surpasses Raul’s record; Salah reaches 250; Balogun becomes first with 7 since Neymar.
This football weekend was filled with excitement, as Arsenal’s Premier League lead was reduced following an unexpected defeat at home to AFC Bournemouth, while Manchester City triumphed over Chelsea. Tottenham Hotspur’s concerns about relegation intensified with a loss to Southampton, whereas Liverpool secured a victory against Fulham, keeping their aspirations for UEFA Champions League qualification alive.
In Spain, Barcelona extended their LALIGA advantage to nine points after a derby win against Espanyol, while Real Madrid dropped points against Girona, and a heavily rotated Atlético Madrid team also faced defeat. Internazionale narrowly won a high-scoring match against Como, increasing their Serie A lead to nine points, with second-placed Napoli losing points in a draw against Parma, and AC Milan experiencing a surprising home loss to Udinese.
Bayern Munich set a new Bundesliga goal record with five matches remaining after defeating St. Pauli, while Borussia Dortmund’s loss to Bayer Leverkusen allowed Bayern to extend their lead to 12 points. Paris Saint-Germain were granted a break from Ligue 1 action to recuperate from their UCL quarterfinal, resulting in the postponement of their match against second-placed Lens.
ESPN’s By The Numbers presents key statistics from the weekend’s football matches:
PREMIER LEAGUE
6
Since February began, no player from Manchester City has netted more goals in all competitions than Nico O’Reilly (6 – tied with Erling Haaland). O’Reilly has scored 5 headed goals across all competitions this season, with only Haaland and Casemiro (6 each) having more in the Premier League for the 2025-26 season.
10+
Rayan Cherki is the first player to achieve 10+ assists in his debut Premier League season since Dimitri Payet with West Ham United in 2015-16. Only Bruno Fernandes (16) has more PL assists than Cherki (10) this season. Across all competitions, Cherki has recorded 4 multi-assist matches for City this season, more than any other player in the Top-5 European leagues in 2025-26.
10 and 13
Manchester City now boasts a 10-match unbeaten streak against Chelsea in the Premier League (7-3-0, W-D-L) and a 13-match unbeaten streak in all competitions (10-3-0 W-D-L) since the 2021 UCL final, which Chelsea won 1-0.
3
Chelsea’s current three-match losing streak without scoring in the Premier League marks their worst stretch since 1998 (a run of 4 losses without scoring under Ruud Gullit and Gianluca Vialli).
250
Mohamed Salah has become only the fifth player to achieve 250 non-penalty goal involvements in the Premier League (Wayne Rooney 288, Ryan Giggs 269, Alan Shearer 268, Andrew Cole 259).
17y, 225d
Rio Ngumoha has set the record as Liverpool’s youngest PL scorer at Anfield, surpassing Raheem Sterling’s previous record (17y, 317d).
3
Arsenal has lost three of their last four matches, having lost only three times in the previous 49 games.
10 and 3
Junior Kroupi (19 years, 292 days) is the first teenager to score 10+ goals in his debut Premier League season since Robbie Keane in 1999-00 (12 goals for Coventry City). The Frenchman also became the third teenager to score in both encounters against Arsenal in a Premier League season, joining Kevin Gallen for Queens Park Rangers in 1994-95 and Wayne Rooney for Everton in 2002-03.
18
Viktor Gyökeres has now netted 18 goals this season across all competitions, with only Thierry Henry (26 in 1999-00) and Alexis Sánchez (25 in 2014-15) having scored more in their debut seasons with Arsenal during the Premier League era (from 1992-93).
14
Tottenham is currently on a 14-match winless streak in the Premier League (0-5-9, W-D-L in 2026) – just two matches shy of the club record (16 games from December 1934 to April 1935). Only 2007-08 Derby County (18), 2002-03 Sunderland (17), and 1992-93 Swindon Town (15) have had longer winless stretches to begin a calendar year in the Premier League, with all three being relegated that season.
2 vs 9
Both of the last two Spurs managers have lost their first Premier League match in charge of the club (Igor Tudor vs Arsenal in February, Roberto De Zerbi vs Sunderland), following a stretch where none of the previous 9 Spurs managers (including caretakers) lost their first league match in charge of the club (W6 D3).
20+
Igor Thiago is the first Brazilian player to score 20+ goals in the Premier League, although Diego Costa (born in Brazil but represented Spain) had two PL seasons with 20 goals each while at Chelsea. His 21 goals this season are tied for the most in Brentford’s PL history.
LALIGA
14
Ferran Torres ended a 14-match scoreless streak for club and country (his last goal was on Jan 31 vs Elche), marking his longest such stretch since 2022-23. This was Torres’ fourth game with 2+ goals in LALIGA this season – only Kylian Mbappé (5) has more multi-goal matches than Torres.
18y 272d
Lamine Yamal has become the youngest player to reach 100 games in LALIGA history (18 years, 272 days), breaking Raúl González’s record (19y-284d).
3
Yamal also became the first player in LALIGA this season to have multiple games with 3+ goal contributions (also on Feb. 28 vs Villarreal).
30
Barcelona now holds a 30-match unbeaten streak in LALIGA against Espanyol (23-7-0, W-D-L); this is the second-longest unbeaten streak by a team against a single opponent in LALIGA history (only Real Madrid’s 34-match unbeaten streak against Real Sociedad from 1957-79 was longer).
51
Barcelona is currently on a 51-match scoring streak in LALIGA, the third-longest streak in the competition’s history; the last time the club failed to score in a league match was on Dec. 15, 2024, against Leganés.
13 and 6
Alvaro Arbeloa’s 13 wins are the fewest by a Real Madrid manager after their first 20 games in charge since Rafa Benítez in 2015 (13-4-3) [Xabi Alonso had 17]. Arbeloa is the first Real Madrid manager to lose as many as 6 matches in the first 20 games in charge since Guus Hiddink in 1998 (10-4-6).
17
Fede Valverde has recorded 9 goals and 8 assists in 22 Real Madrid matches played in 2026, compared to 0 goals and 4 assists in 22 games in 2025 this season.
4
Kylian Mbappé is experiencing a four-match scoreless streak in LALIGA, his longest since joining Real Madrid, and his longest league scoreless stretch since January-February 2023 for PSG (also 4). The last time he went 5+ league matches without scoring was in March-May 2018 (6).
3
Atlético Madrid has lost three consecutive matches in LALIGA for the first time since a run of four losses in December 2021 (defeats against Mallorca, Real Madrid, Sevilla, and Granada).
55 and 21
Vedat Muriqi has now scored 55 career LALIGA goals for Mallorca, surpassing Samuel Eto’o for the most in team history. He has netted 21 LALIGA goals this season, second only to Kylian Mbappé (23). Muriqi’s total of 21 goals this season is the second-most in Mallorca’s history (Dani Güiza, 27 goals in 2007-08).
43%
Ante Budimir’s 16 LALIGA goals this season account for over 43% of Osasuna’s total goals this season; only Mallorca’s Vedat Muriqi (53%) and Brentford’s Igor Thiago (44%) have a higher percentage among players in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season.
25
Real Oviedo achieved a multi-goal victory in LALIGA for the first time since their previous season in the First Division in 2000-01 – 25 years ago (defeated Athletic Club 5-0 on May 6, 2001). This also marked Oviedo’s first consecutive LALIGA wins since November 2000.
SERIE A
3
AC Milan suffered a three-goal defeat to Udinese for the first time in Serie A history. This represents the club’s worst loss to Udinese in any competition since March 16, 2005 (lost 4-1 in Coppa Italia).
13
Inter Milan’s comeback from a two-goal deficit to win away from home was the first instance of this in Serie A in thirteen years – since March 03, 2013, against Catania.
17
Nico Paz has 17 goal contributions in Serie A this season, with only Lamine Yamal (26) having more among players aged 21 or younger in Europe’s top 5 leagues.
20
Scott McTominay has now scored 20 goals for Napoli in 61 Serie A matches, having netted 19 goals for Manchester United in 178 matches in the Premier League.
BUNDESLIGA
105
Bayern Munich has set the Bundesliga record for the most goals scored in a season (previously 101, held by Bayern themselves) with their 105th goal of the season. They still have five matches remaining.
20
Robert Andrich scored his 20th career Bundesliga goal (14 for Leverkusen, 6 for Union Berlin); his teams remain unbeaten when he scores in the Bundesliga (12 wins, 8 draws).
LIGUE 1
4/4
Olivier Giroud has successfully converted 4 consecutive penalty kicks in all competitions. Prior to this, the current Lille striker had failed to convert 3 of 4 PKs. Giroud joins Girona’s Christian Stuani (3) as the only players aged 39 years or older to score 3+ PK goals in a single season in Europe’s top 5 leagues (both this season).
36y, 49d
Ciro Immobile contributed a goal and an assist for Paris FC against Monaco, marking his first game with both a goal and an assist in Europe’s Top 5 leagues since October 2022 with Lazio. Immobile (36 years and 49 days) is the third-oldest player to achieve a goal and an assist in a game this season in Europe’s top 5 leagues, following Jamie Vardy with Cremonese (38 years and 362 days on January 8) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with Marseille (36 years and 156 days on November 21).
7
Folarin Balogun has become the first player to score in 7 consecutive Ligue 1 matches since Neymar in May-August 2022 (7 for PSG) and the first Monaco player to do so since Rony Lopes in February-April 2018 (8 straight matches scoring).
MESSI-RONALDO WATCH
968
Cristiano Ronaldo netted the 968th goal of his career, propelling Al Nassr five points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League, achieving a league record 13th consecutive win.
4
Lionel Messi did not score or assist in Inter Miami’s 2-2 home draw, ending a streak of four consecutive matches with a goal, the third-longest streak of his MLS regular season career.
Information from ESPN’s Global Sports Research contributed to this report.
