La Liga Roundup, Matchday 9
The 9th round of the 2026/27 La Liga season has concluded, featuring exciting games, outstanding individual displays, and surprising outcomes. Below is the La Liga roundup for this matchday.
Deportivo La Coruña 1-1 Levante
Deportivo La Coruna and Levante both extended their winless streaks in LaLiga to five games (3 draws, 2 losses) following a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Estadio Riazor. The home draw keeps Deportivo in 9th place in the standings, reflecting a strong start back in Spain’s top division.
Espanyol 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid achieved their sixth consecutive win with a late goal from Alex Baena, clinching a 1-0 victory against Espanyol. This marks Atletico’s first away win in four matches against this opponent. The win allows Atletico to stay close to league leaders Barcelona, while Espanyol endures their third loss in four games.
Villarreal 0-0 Elche
Villarreal failed to score in a one-sided match against Elche, which ended 0-0, but the Yellow Submarine have now gone eight home games against them without a loss (4 wins, 4 draws).
Betis 2-5 Barcelona
Barcelona defeated Real Betis 5-2, extending their winning streak in the league to nine matches. With a comfortable lead, Hansi Flick was able to rest some of his star players, keeping in mind the upcoming UEFA Champions League match against PSG midweek and next weekend’s El Clasico. However, that didn’t stop Dani Olmo from scoring a fifth goal in the last 10 minutes, completing a flawless night that saw the team match a club record by scoring three or more goals in nine consecutive games.
Valencia 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
Valencia continue without a loss but have yet to secure a victory under new manager Javier Aguirre, who saw his team settle for a goalless draw against Athletic Club at the Mestalla. This marks the second consecutive 0-0 result for Edin Terzic’s team.
Osasuna 2-0 Racing Santander
Osasuna broke their six-game winless streak in LaLiga with Jagoba Arrasate’s return to El Sadar, as Ante Budimir converted his fourth penalty of the season to secure a 2-0 home victory against Racing Santander. This well-timed win moves the Rojillos up to 10th place, while Racing stays in 16th, extending their own winless run to four games (2 draws, 2 losses).
Celta Vigo 2-1 Alaves
Celta Vigo have moved ahead of Deportivo Alaves to claim seventh place in the LaLiga standings following a 2-1 win at the Estadio de Balaídos. Javier Rodriguez was involved in both goals for the home team, who have now gone six league games unbeaten (2 wins, 4 draws).
Malaga 2-5 Sociedad
Real Sociedad secured their fourth LaLiga victory in five games by defeating Malaga 5-2. Malaga, meanwhile, remain winless this season and are just one game away from matching the 10-match winless streak they had at the start of their 2016/17 relegation season.
Real Madrid 4-1 Sevilla
Real Madrid comfortably secured their eighth consecutive LaLiga home victory by defeating Sevilla 4-1 at the Bernabeu, reducing the gap with Barcelona to six points. Mourinho’s squad achieve their sixth victory in seven matches across all competitions and move ahead of Real Betis into third place ahead of next week’s El Clasico against Barcelona. On the other hand, Sevilla remain in sixth place after enduring their third league defeat of the season.
Getafe 1-1 Rayo Vallecano
Getafe, reduced to 10 players, made a determined comeback to secure a 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano in tonight’s regional LaLiga derby at the Estadio Coliseum. Despite this, Getafe have now gone 11 matches without a victory over their rivals. In the end, neither side managed to score the winning goal that would have given their supporters local bragging rights, leaving both teams level in the LaLiga standings.
