Birmingham Derby: 9/13

Neville was forced from the game, so you know he wasn't just acting, like an Italian...

Birmingham City 0-1 Aston Villa

For a "fierce derby", this match was a pretty tame affair. Gabby Agbonlahor scored late for the visiting Villans to claim victory and move into 6th.

Fulham 2-1 Everton

Tim Cahill opened the scoring for the visiting Toffees. Unable to celebrate by shotgunning a giant Foster's can, he did a strange "fight with the corner flag" dance instead. After halftime, Fulham came out a different team, beating Timmy Howard with an unfortunate deflection and a solid strike by Newcastle castoff Damien Duff. The Cottagers jumped from 18th to 10th with the victory. Everton remain in 19th.

Spain:

Valencia used a David Villa double to beat Valladolid on the road, 4-2, and move into third with two wins from two matches. Also turning that feat was Athetic Bilbao, who defeated n00b Xerez 1-0 on the road. Despite the best efforts of American traitor Giuseppe Rossi, who opened the scoring for Villareal, his team was held to a 1-1 draw at home against Mallorca, dropping the Yellow Submarine to 13th, as they are winless from two matches.

Italy:

Genoa and Sampdoria joined Juventus as the only teams with three wins in three games in Serie A. Genoa achieved this result with a 4-1 victory at home over Napoli to surpass Juventus and take the table lead. Sampdoria got a 1-0 road victory to go third. Inter Milan and Roma also won on the day, moving the Nerazzurri into fourth place, and helping the Romans off the bottom of the table and into 15th.

Germany:

Schalke got a 2-1 road victory over FC Cologne, putting them three points behind the co-table leaders, in third place. Werder Bremen were held to a scoreless draw at home by Hannover, and find themselves in sixth.

Midweek Soccer:

UEFA Champions League group stage begins Tuesday, with the highlight matches Marseille hosting Milan, and Chelsea hosting Porto. Wednesday's premier matchups include Inter Milan hosting reigning champions Barcelona, and Stuttgart hosting Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers. Thursday brings the first day of the new Europa League's group stage, where Fulham and Everton will be in action.