Silva was Dortmund' saviour against Bayern [Getty Images]
The most eye-catching goal in the round-up this week was Fábio Silva's dramatic late equaliser to earn Borussia Dortmund a 2-2 draw at German champions Bayern Munich. The well-travelled former Porto striker was introduced with 15 minutes remaining with his side 2-1 down, producing a clinical finish to ensure a point.
FÁBIO SILVA estreia-se a marcar no Der Klassiker 🔥 🇩🇪 @Bundesliga_DE | @FCBayern 2 x 2 @BVB 📲 𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐃𝐀 de 𝟏𝟐 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐬 com 𝟓𝟎% 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 👉 https://t.co/EnIqqUlQFj #DAZNBundesliga #DAZNLeBull https://t.co/UuUYu72mDy
— DAZN Portugal (@DAZNPortugal) October 31, 2026
Rafael Leão has his first goal in Turkish football after rounding off the scoring in Galatasaray's 4-0 win at Konyaspor. Leão was surprisingly not awarded a penalty after being tripped in the area, but following VAR intervention the spot-kick was awarded and the Portugal man converted expertly.
RAFAEL LEAO TAM 90’A YAPIŞTIRDI 🎯 Portekizli yıldız sarı kırmızı formamızla ilk golünü Konya deplasmanında buldu. İnşallah devamı gelir 🧿🤲🏻 Konyaspor 0-4 Galatasaray https://t.co/RyU8rTqJij
— 𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮 (@aliverse_x) October 31, 2026
𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐲𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐮̈𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐠 🇹🇷 | Rafael Leão était titulaire lors du 10e match de championnat de Galatasaray face à Konyaspor ! 1️⃣1️⃣ Il a inscrit son premier but de la saison et avec Galatasaray sur un penalty qu’il a lui-même obtenu ! ⚽️ #LOSC https://t.co/IrtgDmDG9U
— Ancien Lillois (@AncienLillois) November 1, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo is now just 15 goals away from the astonishing milestone of 1,000 career goals, after a hat-trick for Al Nassr during their 5-2 win over Al Kholood in Saudi Arabia moved him onto 985 and kept his team in 3rd place in the Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo 9️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ Hat-trick tonight. 🇵🇹 @Rtiban1 @SPL_EN 🎥 https://t.co/lhHEGsrIoL
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 29, 2026
Gustavo Varela cannot stop scoring in Italian football, with his penalty in Monza's 2-1 defeat at Bologna keeping him top of the Serie A goalscorers chart with 9 from 9 matches.
🎯⚽✔️ #Varela #BolognaMonza https://t.co/bMwWRW9xAN
— AC Monza (@ACMonza) November 1, 2026
Another player in fine form in Serie A is Rodrigo Mora, who scored in Roma's 5-2 victory at Udinese to make it goals in back-to-back matches for the teenager.
(Mora's goal at 0:37 in the video)
Gelson Martins was the star man for Olympiacos in Greece with a 95th-minute winner to give his team a last-gasp 3-2 win away at Kifisia in the Super League.
Ice in his veins. 🥶 @gelsonmartins_ https://t.co/Ry2epkMFh4
— Olympiacos FC (@olympiacosfc) October 31, 2026
Cláudio Braga of Heart of Midlothian has now scored in three consecutive matches in Scotland, with his latest coming in his team's 2-1 derby defeat to Edinburgh rivals Hibernian in the League Cup.
CLAUDIO BRAGA!!! 🇵🇹 Hearts draw first blood at Barclays Hampden 💥 https://t.co/TUOUTsWALe
— SPFL (@spfl) November 1, 2026
Florentino Luís has his first goal in the Premier League after rounding off a smart Ipswich Town move with a brilliant finish in their 2-2 draw at Hull City.
(Luís goal at 0:20 of the video)
Dário Essugo continues to make a mark in French football following his loan move from Chelsea to Strasbourg. Ex-Sporting man Essugo scored as his side defeated Auxerre 5-1, making it two goals in the space of four matches for the midfielder.
Dario Essugo pour lancer le festival 🎉🎊 ▸ #RCSAAJA https://t.co/MrqDAeamvh
— Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) November 2, 2026
Carlos Forbs shone again in Belgium, scoring in Club Brugge's 4-2 win at Waregem to make it six goal contributions from his last four outings in all competitions.
CARLOS FORBS EST UNE PUTAIN DE MACHINE. https://t.co/ffQ1DjbzK2
— As Quinas 🇵🇹 (@AsQuinasOff) October 26, 2026
A player in similarly hot form is David da Costa, who managed the impressive feat of scoring and assisting in consecutive matches in the United States, after finding the net and laying on another for a teammate as his Portland Timbers side beat Houston Dynamo 3-1 in MLS.
Defense to offense 🌬️ Vincent Janssen finds David Da Costa to give @TimbersFC a 1-0 lead on Houston (FS1/Apple TV). https://t.co/sjCowmLHAV
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) November 2, 2026
Rony Lopes was the key figure for Motor Lublin in the Polish Ekstraklasa, scoring the winning goal as they won 2-1 at Cracovia.
𝐄𝐤𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐚 🇵🇱 | Rony Lopes était titulaire lors de la 13ème journée de championnat du Motor Lublin face au KS Cracovia ! 1️⃣1️⃣ Il a inscrit son premier but de la saison dans son nouveau club d’une belle frappe en finesse ! ⚽️ #LOSC https://t.co/RVCxnkxkDs
— Ancien Lillois (@AncienLillois) November 1, 2026
Pedro Delgado, who is a naturalised Chinese citizen after many years in the country, demonstrated his quality with a crisp finish for Dalian Yingbo in the FA Cup, but could not prevent his side from losing 4-3 at Yunnan Yukun.
(Delgado's classy finish at 2:33 in the video)
The rest..
Rúben Neves was on penalty duty again for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, with his spot kick clinching a 2-0 victory over Al Fateh to keep his side top of the Pro League and make it three goals in four matches for the Portugal man. Also in strong goalscoring form is Dinamo Bucharest's Diogo Pinto, who followed up a midweek hatrick in the Romanian Cup with another goal in his team's 2-0 league win over UTA Arad.
Also in Romania, there was a goal for ex-Moreirense midfielder Nuno Pedro with Otelul, who were held 1-1 by Sepsi. In Poland, Bernardo Vital scored for Jagiellonia in their 3-1 victory at Wieczysta Krakow, while in Croatia former Paredes forward Balelo scored the clinching goal to help Osijek to also win 3-1, overcoming Lok. Zagreb.
In Türkiye, Pedro Mendes was among the scorers as Genclerbirligi stormed to a 5-0 win over Alanyaspor in the Super Lig. Bulgaria is almost a guarantee of Portuguese goals each week and it was no different in the Efbet League. Celso Sidney's winner saw Cherno More defeat Botev Vratsa 1-0 on Monday, while André Liberal scored for Septemvri Sofia but could not prevent a 2-1 loss to Arda.
Helder Ferreira is one of the stars of Armenian football, with his goal helping Noah remain top of the standings with a 3-1 win at Syunik and keep the former Paços de Ferreira man just one goal off the leading scorer in the league with 8 so far this term. Finally, Gerson Sousa scored for Kifisia in their defeat to Gelson Martins' Olympiacos in Greece, while in Cyprus Luis dos Santos scored the only goal as Omonia won 1-0 against Nea Salamis.
