Martínez leads Inter comeback over Napoli and Musiala returns for Bayern

Lautaro Martínez struck a second goal in injury time to complete Inter Milan’s 3-2 comeback win over title rival Napoli in Serie A on Saturday, while Jamal Musiala returned to the field for Bayern Munich in a scoreless draw with Schalke.

Musiala played his first minutes in the Bundesliga this season after the Bayern midfielder had collapsed in two preseason games due to a neurological issue which causes seizures.

In Spain, Athletic Bilbao struck three times in the second half to beat Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid 3-0 in La Liga, while Erling Haaland led Manchester City to another victory in the Premier League.

Martínez’s goals ensured that Inter kept up its early title defense in Italy with its third straight win to lead the standings.

Napoli looked to be comfortably in charge after Matteo Politano and Rasmus Højlund scored in the 50th and 53rd minutes.

But Martínez pulled one back three minutes later and Marcus Thurman equalized in the 82nd just moments after hitting the post.

Martínez found the winner after Manuel Akanji scrambled a loose ball to him at the far post to poke home, unleashing celebrations at San Siro.

Napoli, under new coach Massimiliano Allegri, has now lost two in a row after falling to Como.

Next up for Inter is a trip to Real Madrid in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.

Musiala went on as a second-half substitute in Bayern's 0-0 draw with Schalke. He had missed the season opener against Stuttgart.

The point was the first Schalke had taken against Bayern since 2017.

Small-town club Elversberg continued a dream start to its first-ever Bundesliga season with another upset win, beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-3 with a stoppage-time winner.

From a town of just 13,000 people, Elversberg stunned another former champion after its win over Bayer Leverkusen last week.

This time, Elversberg did it without coach Vincent Wagner, who was sent off at halftime, only for Maurice Krattenmacher to score the dramatic late winner.

Also, Borussia Dortmund pulled off a fightback to beat Hoffenheim 3-2 after being two goals down, as Hoffenheim defender Albian Hajdari handed Dortmund victory with an 86th-minute own goal.

Another of Bayern’s title rivals, Leipzig, slumped to a 3-1 loss at Werder Bremen, whose new signing Niclas Füllkrug scored a goal.

Leverkusen’s new coach Carles Martinez got his first Bundesliga win, beating Union Berlin 4-0.

Erling Haaland scored his third goal of the season as Manchester City beat Coventry 1-0 to stay at the top of the Premier League with nine points from three games.

Promoted Hull is second and still unbeaten on seven points after a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa.

Tottenham picked up its first point of the season with a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest, and Newcastle remained unbeaten under new coach Matthias Jaissle thanks to a late equalizer from Jacob Ramsey in a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.

Crystal Palace twice came back against Fulham to eventually win 3-2 at Craven Cottage for its first points of the campaign while Brighton drew 1-1 with Leeds.

Brentford and Sunderland also drew 1-1.

Athletic Bilbao rolled over Atletico Madrid 3-0 with second-half goals from Nico Williams, Robert Navarro and Oihan Sancet.

It was a second straight win for Athletic under its new German coach Edin Terzić.

Also, Sergio Camello netted twice to lead Rayo Vallecano to a 3-2 victory over Racing Santander.

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Bayern's Jamal Musiala warms up during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Bayern's Jamal Musiala, right, fouls Schalke's Satoshi Tanaka during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Inter's Marcus Thuram celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A soccer match between Inter and Napoli at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)

Inter's Lautaro Martinez celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A soccer match between Inter and Napoli at the San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)

Manchester City's Erling Haaland, right, in action during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Coventry City in Manchester, England, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Elversberg's Maurice Krattenmacher celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and SV Elversberg in Mönchengladbach, Germany, Saturday Sept. 5, 2026. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)

Elversberg's Felix Keidel, left, celebrates scoring with teammate Lukas Petkov during the Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and SV Elversberg in Mönchengladbach, Germany, Saturday Sept. 5, 2026. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — The political group associated with President Donald Trump is spending $10 million on television and digital advertisements in the Texas Senate race, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission.

This is the first significant spending in a premier general election contest by MAGA, Inc., and reflects how a once-safe Republican seat in Texas may be viable for Democrats with the candidacy of James Talarico, a 37-year-old state representative.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee in the race. Trump's endorsement helped Paxton to defeat the incumbent, Sen. John Cornyn, in a May primary runoff election.

Public disapproval of Trump over the economy and the Iran war has been a headwind for many Republican candidates. Voters generally go against the party in control of the White House in midterm elections and Democrats are hoping to gain control of the House and Senate — with Texas being a symbolically powerful indication of how the political map might be expanding this year.

The ads seek to highlight taxes as a dominant issue at a time when many voters have expressed concerns about continued inflation. Talarico has favored higher taxes on wealthier households and the two ads seek to portray him as seeking tax hikes more broadly while claiming that Paxton would give tax breaks to first-time homebuyers and families with children.

The key piece of legislation signed into law by Trump last year enhanced and extended many of his expiring tax breaks from his 2017 overhaul. But that measure also increased budget deficits, which has contributed to higher interest rates on the national debt. Trump has also hiked tariffs, which are taxes on imports, to try to raise revenue.

“High Tax Talarico wants to take money out of Texans’ pockets. MAGA Inc. is going to ensure Texas knows about Talarico’s radical policies and elects Ken Paxton to the U.S. Senate," Alex Pfeiffer, a spokesman for MAGA, Inc., said in a statement Saturday.

Talarico campaign spokesperson JT Ennis pushed back against the ads' claims that the Democrat seeks broad tax hikes.

“Billionaire-backed dark money groups are lying about James Talarico because they’re scared of the people-powered movement we’re building to fix this broken, corrupt political system," Ennis said in a statement. "James was proud to vote for the largest property tax cut in Texas history and has consistently voted to cut taxes for working Texans.”

MAGA, Inc., has at least $400 million in campaign funds that GOP candidates have been waiting for the president to deploy.

“I’m going to spend whatever amount of money necessary to try and help us,” Trump told reporters on Friday.

The president stressed that these were his funds to spend as he sees fit.

“This is my money,” Trump said, adding that it was “separate” from funds controlled by the Republican National Committee.

The president also said he could hold some of the funds until the 2028 elections “if that’s what I want.” Trump is constitutionally barred from running for a third presidential term.

Trump backed Paxton despite the Texas politician’s public scandals, but he has acknowledged this past week that Paxton is not the most telegenic candidate.

“It’s so insulting to him, but I might as well say it: You might not like the way he looks, you might not love his look, you might not love his television interviews, but he was the best attorney general in the country, perhaps,” Trump said Wednesday at a White House event on the midterm elections.

Republicans in battleground states have been clamoring for the president to open his wallet and spend some of the enormous war chest he has amassed.

James Blair, who runs the president’s midterm political operation, had tried to tamp down growing concern and impatience earlier this week.

“When it’s all said and done, all Republicans, at least, will be quite pleased and relieved at the support they find,” he said at an Ohio energy summit.

AP national political reporter Jill Colvin contributed to this report.

FILE - At left, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in McKinney, Texas, May 19, 2026, and at right, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, after voting, in Austin, Texas, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero and Eric Gay,File)

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)