All clubs have finally now played at least one match in La Liga’s new season – with Lionel Messi scoring in his first game since he tried to leave Barcelona – yet then finally accepting that he would have to see out the final year of his contract.
New Barça coach Ronald Koeman began his campaign with a 4-0 defeat of Villarreal on Sunday.
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Messi scored a penalty 10 minutes before half-time. An own goal from Pau Torres also added to two early goals from Barça’s 17-year-old Ansu Fati.
Meanwhile Luis Suarez, whose emotional departure from Barça was only confirmed last Thursday, marked his Atletico Madrid debut by scoring two goals in a 6-1 defeat of Granada.
Matchday 3 (of 38)
Played on Sat 26 Sept
Alaves 0 Getafe 0
Valencia 1 Huesca 1
Elche 0 Real Sociedad 3
Real Betis 2 Real Madrid 3
Played on Sun 27 Sept
Osasuna 1 Levante 3
Eibar 1 Athletic Bilbao 2
Atletico Madrid 6 Granada 1
Cádiz 1 Sevilla 3
Real Valladolid 1 Celta Vigo 1
Barcelona 4 Villarreal 0
Matchday 2 (of 38)
Played on Sat 19 Sept
Villarreal 2 Eibar 1
Getafe 1 Osasuna 0
Celta Vigo 2 Valencia 1
Played Sun 20 Sept
Huesca 0 Cádiz 2
Real Betis 2 Real Valladolid 0
Granada 2 Alaves 1
Real Sociedad 0 Real Madrid 0
Postponed:
Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona (6 Jan 2021)
Levante v Atletico Madrid (Feb-March 2021)
Sevilla v Elche (Feb-March 2021)
Matchday 1 (of 38)
Played on Sat 12 Sept
Eibar 0 Celta Vigo 0
Granada 2 Athletic Bilbao 0
Cádiz 0 Osasuna 2
Played on Sun 13 Sept
Alaves 0 Real Betis 1
Real Valladolid 1 Real Sociedad 1
Villarreal 1 Huesca 1
Valencia 4 Levante 2
Postponed:
Atletico Madrid v Sevilla (12 Jan 2021)
Barcelona v Elche (Feb-March 2021)
Real Madrid v Getafe (Feb-March 2021)
