Lamine Yamal scored twice at Mestalla. Fermín López, Raphinha and Pedri added the others. The champions have 17 goals in four matches. Real Madrid sit three points behind after losing 1-0 at Betis on Friday. Atlético Madrid were beaten 3-0 at Athletic Club.
Sunday also produced a statement from Alavés, who beat Osasuna 5-2. Lucas Boyé scored a hat-trick. Málaga and Levante drew 0-0. Espanyol rescued a 1-1 draw with Sevilla through a stoppage-time goal from Marcos Fernández after Lucas Stassin had put Sevilla ahead.
Matchday 4 results so far
- Real Betis 1-0 Real Madrid
- Athletic Club 3-0 Atlético Madrid
- Rayo Vallecano 3-2 Racing Santander
- Villarreal 2-3 Deportivo La Coruña
- Valencia 0-5 Barcelona
- Alavés 5-2 Osasuna
- Málaga 0-0 Levante
- Espanyol 1-1 Sevilla
Remaining Matchday 4 fixtures (WAT)
Monday, 7 September
- 18:00 Getafe v Celta Vigo
- 20:30 Elche v Real Sociedad
Alavés sit second on 10 points if the table is frozen before Monday. Deportivo’s win at Villarreal keeps them in the upper half. Madrid and Atlético both have ground to make up after a bruising weekend in Andalusia and Bilbao.
Monday’s games close the round. Celta, who drew 0-0 at Real Sociedad earlier in the week, visit Getafe. Sociedad travel to Elche. Barcelona will watch from the top. The gap is theirs to protect.