English champions Chelsea [ Images ] maintained their perfect start to the season but Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid [ Images ] were held 0-0 at Real Mallorca [ Images ] and German champions Bayern suffered a shock defeat to Kaiserslautern.

ENGLAND [ Images ]

Champions Chelsea made it three wins out of three with a 2-0 victory over Stoke City [ Images ] thanks to goals from Florent Malouda [ Images ] and Didier Drogba [ Images ] (penalty) after Frank Lampard [ Images ] had missed from the spot earlier.

Arsenal [ Images ], 2-1 winners at Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United [ Images ], who beat West Ham United 3-0 at Old Trafford, are in second and third places, but Tottenham Hotspur [ Images ], who complete England's quartet of Champions League [ Images ] teams, slumped to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Wigan Athletic who they beat 9-1 at White Hart Lane last season.

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SPAIN

Real Mallorca spoiled Jose Mourinho's debut at the helm of Real Madrid holding them to a 0-0 draw but it was back to business as usual for champions Barcelona [ Images ] as they cruised to a 3-0 victory at Racing Santander.

Mourinho's team dominated and created the clearer openings in Mallorca but ran into an inspired Dudu Aouate in goal, and Michael Laudrup's side could have stolen a surprise winner.

Barca showed they could cope without Zlatan Ibrahimovic [ Images ] as Lionel Messi [ Images ], Andres Iniesta [ Images ] and new signing David Villa [ Images ] fired them past Racing, though they needed Victor Valdes [ Images ] to save a penalty at 2-0.

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GERMANY [ Images ]

Champions Bayern Munich [ Images ] slumped to a shock 2-0 defeat at promoted Kaiserslautern, where Croatians Ivo Ilicevic and Srdan Lakic scored in a 60-second spell in the first half.

Schalke 04, runners-up last season, are pointless after two games after losing 2-1 at home to Hanover 96 while Michael Ballack's [ Images ] Bayer Leverkusen [ Images ] were thumped 6-3 at home by local rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Former England manager Steve McLaren's [ Images ] VfL Wolfsburg completed squandered a 3-0 lead and lost 4-3 at home to Mainz 05.

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ITALY [ Images ]

As if to prove how insanely illogical soccer can be, Bologna sacked coach Franco Colomba on Sunday -- one day before their season-opening Serie A match against champions Inter Milan [ Images ].

New club president Sergio Porcedda said Colomba "was too sceptical" about the team's chances.

Juventus [ Images ] started their season in disappointing fashion with a 1-0 defeat at Bari on Sunday where Massimo Donati scored the only goal but AC Milan [ Images ] glowed in a 4-0 win over Lecce witnessed by new recruit Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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FRANCE [ Images ]

Leaders Toulouse extended their perfect start to the season with a fourth win in as many games, 2-0 at Nancy on Saturday.

The only team with maximum points, Toulouse are four points clear at the top of the table.

Stade Rennes moved up to second thanks to a 1-0 win at promoted Arles-Avignon, who have yet to win this season.

New signing Yoann Gourcuff made an unhappy debut as sluggish Olympique Lyon [ Images ] slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Lorient, whose coach is his father Christian.

Lyon are on four points, the same as Girondins Bordeaux and champions Olympique Marseille [ Images ] who drew 1-1.

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NETHERLANDS

Uruguayan Luis Suarez hit a hat-trick to inspire Ajax Amsterdam to a 5-0 rampage over Graafschap Doetinchem and bring them level with PSV Eindhoven at the top of the table with 10 points from four games and matching goal tallies of 14-4.

PSV dropped two points as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Den Haag while champions Twente Enschede and Feyenoord registered 4-0 home wins over Utrecht and Vitesse Arnhem respectively to stay in touch with the leaders on eight and seven points.

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PORTUGAL

After two successive defeats, champions Benfica [ Images ] beat Vitoria Setubal 3-0 at home thanks to goals by Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo, Brazil [ Images ] defender Luisao [ Images ] and Argentine playmaker Pablo Aimar.

Leaders Porto kept their 100 percent record with a 2-0 away win over Rio Ave. Brazilian Forward Hulk scored both goals, the first with a low diagonal shot in the 22nd minute and the second on 66 minutes with a tap-in from a Silvestre Varela cross.

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SCOTLAND

Celtic took their tally to nine points from three games with a 1-0 win at Motherwell thanks to Daryl Murphy's penalty.

Champions Rangers also have nine points after coming from behind to beat St Johnstone 2-1 with goals from Kenny Miller, who has scored in all three league matches so far, and Sasa Papac.