MADRID, Spain — The third matchday of the 2026/27 La Liga season produced a series of decisive results across the weekend, with Real Madrid maintaining their perfect start and several other sides recording important victories.
Friday, 28 August
- Racing Santander 3-2 Elche
- Alavés 1-0 Villarreal
Saturday, 29 August
- Levante 5-2 Real Betis
- Real Sociedad 2-1 Espanyol
- Sevilla 1-3 Atlético Madrid
Sunday, 30 August
- Real Madrid 4-0 Málaga
- Deportivo de A Coruña 3-1 Valencia
- Celta Vigo 0-2 Athletic Bilbao
Real Madrid continued their flawless beginning under José Mourinho with a dominant 4-0 home win over newly promoted Málaga. Jude Bellingham opened the scoring with a solo effort, an own goal by goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero doubled the lead, Kylian Mbappé added a third before half-time, and substitute Arda Güler completed the scoring in stoppage time. The result took Madrid to nine points from three matches and top of the table.
Atlético Madrid recovered from their midweek European commitments to beat Sevilla 3-1 away, with Álex Baena scoring twice and Ademola Lookman also on target. Athletic Bilbao claimed their first win of the season with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Celta Vigo, goals coming from Álex Berenguer and Robert Navarro inside the opening 22 minutes.
Levante produced the weekend’s biggest scoreline, thrashing Real Betis 5-2, while Deportivo de A Coruña impressed with a 3-1 win over Valencia. Real Sociedad edged Espanyol 2-1, and Alavés secured a valuable 1-0 success against Villarreal.
Monday’s remaining fixtures see Osasuna host Getafe and Barcelona face Rayo Vallecano.
