In the Premier League, Manchester City (18 points from 6) won 3-0 at Anfield last Sunday, with Haaland, Doku and Cherki scoring after Liverpool's Gravenberch was sent off, and now host Ipswich on Saturday. Arsenal (15 points) beat Leeds 2-1 after trailing and travel to Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Liverpool, ninth on 9 points, visit Brentford. The pressure is on Manchester United (13th, 6 points, their fewest at this stage since 1986-87): a 1-1 draw with ten-man Tottenham was followed by a 2-0 Champions League defeat at Atlético, and they visit Leeds on Sunday. Brighton are a surprise third with 13 points and host Crystal Palace.

The Bundesliga is led by Freiburg and Dortmund on 13 points each, with Freiburg travelling to fourth-placed Leverkusen on Sunday and Dortmund visiting Union Berlin. The big Saturday-night game is Bayern vs. Leipzig: Bayern (11 points) drew 2-2 at Augsburg and 3-3 at Viking in Europe, while Leipzig (9 points) beat Frankfurt 6-0 and PSV 1-0.

In La Liga, Barcelona (3-0 against Getafe last weekend, 10 straight wins in all competitions) visit Real Betis on Saturday evening, who hammered Osasuna 5-2. Real Madrid (1-0 over Villarreal) host Sevilla on Sunday night, and Atlético (2-1 winners at Alavés) travel to Espanyol.

In Serie A, Bologna vs. Inter, Milan vs. Atalanta and Juventus vs. Lazio headline Matchday 7; Inter won 3-0 and Napoli 3-0 last round, while Milan and Juventus both drew 1-1. In Ligue 1, table-topping Monaco visit Lorient, PSG (4-1 against Le Mans) travel to Strasbourg, and Lyon vs. Nice closes the weekend.

Key fixtures of the weekend
Saturday 17 Oct: Union Berlin vs. Dortmund 15:30 · Man City vs. Ipswich, Brentford vs. Liverpool 16:00 · Strasbourg vs. PSG 17:15 · Bologna vs. Inter 18:00 · Newcastle vs. Aston Villa, Bayern vs. Leipzig, Betis vs. Barcelona 18:30
Sunday 18 Oct: Leeds vs. Man United 15:00 · Leverkusen vs. Freiburg 15:30 · Forest vs. Arsenal 17:30 · Milan vs. Atalanta 18:00 · Juventus vs. Lazio 20:45 · Real Madrid vs. Sevilla 21:00
All times CEST.

The league's one-night, all-32-teams Frozen Frenzy on Tuesday produced plenty of talking points. Brady Tkachuk scored a hat trick (four points) in Florida's 7-3 win over Columbus, Jack Hughes won it in overtime for the Devils after 79 seconds, Connor McDavid collected a goal and three assists in his 800th game as the Oilers beat the Kings 4-1, and the Bruins won 6-3 in San Jose. The Hurricanes beat the Capitals 4-2, Utah edged the Maple Leafs 5-4, and the Flames picked up their first win.

Friday sees Penguins at Avalanche and Bruins at Ducks. Saturday is the big night with 14 games, including Devils at Capitals in the afternoon, Hurricanes at Jets, Oilers at Mammoth and Penguins at Golden Knights late, and a six-game wave at 7 p.m. ET featuring Islanders at Maple Leafs and Sabres at Canadiens. Sunday closes with Blue Jackets at Wild and Hurricanes at Flames.

Key fixtures of the weekend
Fri 16 Oct (night of Fri to Sat): Penguins at Avalanche 03:00 · Bruins at Ducks 04:00
Sat 17 Oct: Devils at Capitals 19:00 · Hurricanes at Jets 21:30 · Islanders at Maple Leafs, Sabres at Canadiens 01:00 (night of Sat to Sun) · Bruins at Kings 03:00 · Penguins at Golden Knights, Oilers at Mammoth 04:00
Sun 18 Oct (night of Sun to Mon): Hurricanes at Flames 02:00
All times CEST.

Week 6 began with the Broncos beating the Seahawks 17-14 in overtime on Thursday. On Sunday, the league's last international game of the season brings the Texans (1-4, after their first win) to London to face the Jaguars (4-1), who beat the Eagles with a 57-yard field goal as time expired last week. The 1 p.m. ET slate includes Bears (3-2) at Falcons (2-3), Ravens (4-1) at Browns (3-2) and Panthers (2-2) at Eagles (2-3).

In the late window, the winless Chargers (0-5) visit the unbeaten Chiefs (4-0), the Bills (4-1, after a 37-34 overtime win over the Rams) travel to the Raiders, and the Rams host the Cardinals. Sunday Night Football brings the Cowboys to Lambeau Field to face the Packers (3-2), who beat Chicago 31-7. Monday Night Football sends the Commanders to face the 49ers (5-0), who beat Seattle 32-29 last week. The unbeaten Vikings are on a bye.

Sun 18 Oct, 15:30 CEST: Texans vs. Jaguars (London)
Sun 18 Oct, 19:00 CEST: Bears at Falcons · Ravens at Browns · Panthers at Eagles · Saints at Giants · Jets at Patriots · Steelers at Buccaneers · Titans at Colts
Sun 18 Oct, 22:05 CEST: Cardinals at Rams
Sun 18 Oct, 22:25 CEST: Bills at Raiders · Chargers at Chiefs
Mon 19 Oct, 02:20 CEST (night of Sun): Cowboys at Packers (Sunday Night Football)
Tue 20 Oct, 02:15 CEST (night of Mon): Commanders at 49ers (Monday Night Football)