La Liga Roundup, Matchday 4
The fourth round of the 2026/27 La Liga season has finished, showcasing thrilling matches, remarkable individual performances, and unexpected results. Below is the La Liga roundup for this matchday.
Betis 1-0 Real Madrid
Real Betis’ persistent defense paid off when Troy Parrott seized the opportunity to score a late winning goal in a 1-0 LaLiga victory against Real Madrid, extending Los Verdiblancos’ unbeaten home head-to-head streak to five matches. Mourinho experienced his first loss in his second tenure as Real Madrid’s coach, which is far from ideal preparation for his team’s UEFA Champions League opener against another of his former clubs, Inter Milan.
Athletic Bilbao 3-0 Atletico Madrid
Athletic Club halted Atlético Madrid’s undefeated run at the beginning of the new LaLiga season by securing a 3-0 victory at San Mamés, marking only their second home win in six matches. This triumph propelled the home team up to 10th place emphatically, while leaving a struggling Atlético side in danger of falling further behind their usual title contenders, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Rayo Vallecano 3-2 Racing Santander
Rayo Vallecano twice overturned deficits to defeat Racing Santander 3-2 in an exciting LaLiga match, ending their streak without a win this season and achieving their fifth consecutive head-to-head victory. Racing Santander have now gone 12 consecutive away league matches without a win, a run dating back to January 2012.
Villarreal 2-3 Deportivo de A Coruña
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang found the net for the fourth consecutive LaLiga match as Deportivo A Coruña rallied twice to secure a 3-2 victory over Villarreal. This result means the home team remains without a win under their new manager Iñigo Pérez. It was another disappointing night for Villarreal, who will be looking to turn around their poor start to the season when they face Borussia Dortmund away in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening.
Valencia 0-5 Barcelona
Barcelona achieved their fourth straight LaLiga victory by defeating Valencia 5-0 at the Estadio Mestalla, keeping their flawless record in Spain’s top league. This defeat marks Valencia’s worst season start in ten years, while Barcelona extends their superiority over Los Che, claiming their 11th win in the past 14 meetings. With this result, Barcelona leads the league standings with 12 points.
Malaga 0-0 Levante
Levante goalkeeper Mathew Ryan made a crucial penalty save in the first half as his team secured a 0-0 draw against newly promoted Málaga at La Rosaleda, extending the home side’s winless streak in the 2026/27 La Liga season to four matches (2 draws, 2 losses).
Alaves 5-2 Osasuna
Lucas Boyé’s first hat-trick at the senior level made the difference as Deportivo Alavés defeated CA Osasuna 5-2 at the Estadio de Mendizorroza. This victory brought them to just two points behind the current champions, Barcelona, in LaLiga, and marked their first streak of three consecutive home wins since May 2022.
Espanyol 1-1 Sevilla
Espanyol and a 10-man Sevilla played out an exciting 1-1 draw in LaLiga, with Espanyol’s poor head-to-head record continuing, having won only once in their last 15 encounters (5 draws, 9 losses).
Getafe 1-1 Celta Vigo
Celta de Vigo have managed only one victory in their last eight away matches across all competitions, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Getafe, who played with 10 men, at the Estadio Coliseum. This result means Celta remain winless after their first five LaLiga games for the second consecutive season, and they will be looking to secure their first win against Málaga in their next match.
Elche 2-3 Sociedad
Real Sociedad broke their eight-match winless streak away in LaLiga, with Job Ochieng contributing a goal and two assists to secure a thrilling 3-2 victory over struggling Elche. Elche have yet to beat Sociedad since April 2015, with one draw and eight losses in their head-to-head record. Sociedad now carry a three-game unbeaten streak into Sunday’s home match against Atletico Madrid, while Elche will visit the in-form Athletic Club on Saturday, still looking for their first win of the season and continuing their unfortunate trend of conceding the first goal in every game so far.
