La Liga Roundup, Matchday 5
The fifth matchday 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.
Sevilla 1-0 Valencia
Valencia are still winless after five LaLiga matches, stuck at the bottom of the standings following their 1-0 loss at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán against Sevilla, who secured their first head-to-head victory after seven attempts (3 draws, 3 losses). This defeat resulted in the dismissal of Valencia coach Carlos Corberán.
Racing Santander 2-1 Alaves
Yassir Zabiri scored twice to secure Racing Santander’s second win of the season, as they rallied to defeat Deportivo Alavés 2-1 at El Sardinero, ending the visitors’ unbeaten run in the campaign.
Osasuna 0-2 Espanyol
Roberto Fernández scored twice to secure RCD Espanyol’s second win of the season with a comfortable 2-0 triumph over Osasuna at El Sadar. This victory brings Espanyol to seven points from their first five games, while Osasuna also have seven points but fall to 11th place in LaLiga. With this win, Espanyol climbed to 8th position in the standings.
Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Elche
Elche secured only their second point of the LaLiga season by drawing 1-1 with Athletic Club at San Mamés, marking their fifth unbeaten result in the last nine away head-to-head matches.
Real Madrid 4-1 Rayo Vallecano
José Mourinho’s Real Madrid easily defeated Rayo Vallecano 4-1, returning to winning form in LaLiga and extending their impressive unbeaten head-to-head record at the Bernabéu, which dates back to January 1996 (16 wins, 2 draws). Real’s commanding performance means they have lost only two league matches at home since the start of last season (19 wins, 1 draw), bringing three points behind their rivals Barcelona.
Celta Vigo 1-1 Malaga
Celta Vigo and Málaga are still without a win in LaLiga this season, as their 1-1 draw at the Balaídos Stadium earned the visitors their first away point of the campaign. However, this result also extended Málaga’s winless streak on the road in LaLiga to 14 matches (3 draws, 11 losses).
Levante 2-4 Barcelona
Barcelona secured their fifth consecutive win in LaLiga with an exciting 4-2 triumph over Levante UD at the Estadi Ciutat de València. Barcelona remain top of LaLiga, three points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid. They will look to secure a sixth consecutive league win on Wednesday when they host Racing de Santander. Meanwhile, Levante stay in 13th place and will face Athletic Bilbao at home in LaLiga on Wednesday as well.
Getafe 1-1 Deportivo de A Coruña
Getafe missed out on their second victory of the LaLiga season as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secured a 1-1 draw for Deportivo La Coruña at Estadio Coliseum, extending their unbeaten streak to five matches (2 wins, 3 draws) since returning to Spain’s top division.
Sociedad 0-3 Atletico Madrid
Atlético Madrid netted three goals in the last 10 minutes to clinch a 3-0 win against Real Sociedad. This outcome extends Real Sociedad’s winless streak against Atlético in top-tier matches to 14 games, marking a new negative record for the club against Atleti. With this victory, Atlético moves up to 5th place in the early-season rankings.
Villarreal 1-2 Betis
Real Betis Balompié achieved their third straight win across all competitions by defeating Villarreal 2-1 in a LaLiga match at the Estadio de la Cerámica. This result leaves Villarreal with only two points from their first five league matches of the season. Betis rise to third place with 12 points (4 wins, 1 loss), having won five of their six games in all competitions as they continue to build momentum.
