The first week in the Spanish La Liga ended Monday night, leaving the latest La Liga winners Atlético Madrid draw against Rayo Vallecano 0-0 in an away match.
"Atleti"s Argentine head coach Diego Simeone was suspended for the match and Turkish star Arda Turan could not play for Atletico due to his injuries.
Real Madrid toppled Cordoba 2-0 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. French striker Karim Benzema's header in the 30th minute and Portuguese powerhouse Cristiano Ronaldo's long range missile goal in stoppage time secured the win for Real Madrid.
On Sunday, Catalan giants Barcelona eased past Elche 3-0 at Camp Nou. "Barca" won the game thanks to the brace of Argentine star Lionel Messi and Moroccan-Spanish youngster Munir El Haddadi's goal. In the 43rd minute, Barcelona's Argentine international Javier Mascherano was sent off.
The results of the first week in Spanish La Liga are as follows:
Almeria - Espanyol: 1-1
Granada - Deportivo: 2-1
Sevilla - Valencia: 1-1
Malaga - Athletic Bilbao: 1-0
Levante - Villarreal: 0-2
Celta - Getafe: 3-1
Barcelona - Elche: 3-0
Eibar - Real Sociedad: 1-0
Real Madrid - Cordoba: 2-0
Rayo Vallecano - Atlético Madrid: 0-0
As of first week standings are as follows:
| | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Barcelona |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| 2 |
Celta |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Real Madrid |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Villarreal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 5 |
Granada |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 6 |
Eibar |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| 6 |
Malaga |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| 8 |
Espanyol |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 8 |
Sevilla |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 8 |
Almeria |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 8 |
Valencia |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 12 |
Atletico Madrid |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 12 |
Rayo Vallecano |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 14 |
Deportivo |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
| 15 |
Athletic Bilbao |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
| 15 |
Real Sociedad |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
| 17 |
Getafe |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
| 18 |
Cordoba |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
| 18 |
Levante |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
| 20 |
Elche |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
0 |
Second week's fixtures are as follows:
Friday
Getafe - Almeria
Valencia - Malaga
Saturday
Cordoba - Celta
Athletic Bilbao - Levante
Atletico Madrid - Eibar
Espanyol - Sevilla
Sunday
Villarreal - Barcelona
Real Sociedad - Real Madrid
Deportivo - Rayo Vallecano
Elche - Granada
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