Sunday, 2nd September, 2012
As the transfer deadline passed for most of Europe’s leagues, the continent’s elite clubs found the familiar feeling of Saturday football.
In Germany, champions Borussia Dortmund could not do better than a 1-1 draw with Franconian side Nurnberg, while elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Schalke powered to a 3-1 win over Augsburg and Werder Bremen beat Hamburg 2-0.
The English Premier League saw Tottenham Hotspur’s poor start continue as Andre Villas-Boas’ men were held to a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane by Norwich City and Swansea City played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Sunderland.
Italy saw AC Milan shake off their blues by beating Bologna 3-1 away from home, with new signing Giampaolo Pazzini netting a hat-trick.
In France, champions Montpellier won 3-1 away at Sochaux, while Lorient made short work of Nancy, winning 3-0.
Saturday European Results Selected Leagues
Bundesliga:
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Freiburg
Hoffenheim 0-4 Eintracht Frankfurt
Nurnberg 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 3-1 Augsburg
Werder Bremen 2-0 Hamburg
Premier League:
Swansea City 2-2 Sunderland
Tottenham 1-1 Norwich City
West Brom 2-0 Everton
Wigan 2-2 Stoke
Manchester City 3-1 QPR
Ligue 1: Ajaccio 2-0 Evian
Lorient 3-0 Nancy
Sochaux 1-3 Montpellier
Bastia 0-3 Saint-Etienne
Brest 2-1 Troyes
Toulouse 1-1 Reims
Lyon 3-2 Valenciennes
La Liga:
Celta Vigo 2-0 Osasuna
Zaragoza 0-1 Malaga
Deportivo 1-1 Getafe
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