Real Madrid 3-2 Deportivo
Zaragoza 1-0 Tenerife
Athletic 1-0 Espanyol
Mallorca 2-0 Xerex
Malaga 3-0 Atletico
Osasuna 1-1 Villarreal
Racing 1-4 Getafe
Valencia 2-0 Sevilla
Almeria 0-0 Valladolid
Barcelona 3-0 Sporting Gijon
Well it was a much changed Real Madrid line-up for the game against Deportivo; Arbeloa, Albiol, Garay, Kaka, Ronaldo and Benzema all started. They took the lead through Raul but the same defensive problems remained; Riki equalised with a header after some poor marking, and Juan Valeron had plenty of time to score a precise equaliser after Ronaldo's penalty. In fact, the veteran midfielder should have put Depor 3-2 up later, and was made to pay for his mistake by Lassana Diarra's impressive finish. There's clearly plenty of attacking force in this new-look team, but still frailties at the back.
Barcelona started off in predictably comfortable fashion against Gijon - Bojan and Seydou Keita had Barca 2-0 up at half time, and Zlatan Ibrahmiovic, who despite the change of club still plays the same game, i.e. brilliant one minute phenomenally lazy the next, got the third. New signing Gregory Arnolin impressed for the Asturians. On a terrible pitch at the Mestalla, Valencia beat Sevilla who had Fredi Kanoute sent off for two bad challenges - Pablo Hernandez and Juan Mata capitalised as Manolo Jiminez's men never really got going. Getafe are top after Roberto Soldado scored a hat-trick against a Racing side who this season really are dead certs for relegation. Torquero scored a solitary goal for Athletic Bilbao which was enough to beat Espanyol.
Villarreal were held to a surprise draw at Osasuna - Santi Cazorla, making a welcome return from a broken leg, gave the visitors the lead only for Walter 'The Rifle' Pandiani to cancel it out within five minutes. Dark mutterings in Madrid after Atletico were pummeled by Malaga, who are intent on showing last season was no fluke. Nabil Baha, Manu and Xavier Torres all scoring for the southerners. Mixed fortunes for the promoted sides; Zaragoza squeezed past Tenerife while Xerex were defeated by Mallorca.
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