Key Points

Barcelona comfortably defeated Getafe 3-0 to move into second place in La Liga. Atletico Madrid's title hopes suffered another blow with a 1-1 draw against Mallorca. Real Madrid continues their perfect start to the season with a 2-0 win over Espanyol. Several other matches saw dramatic results including red cards and late equalizers across the league.

Key Points: Barca Moves to Second in La Liga After 3-0 Win Over Getafe

  • Ferran Torres scores twice in Barca's 3-0 home win over Getafe
  • Atletico Madrid draws 1-1 with Mallorca, falling nine points behind Real Madrid
  • Real Madrid maintains perfect record with 2-0 victory over Espanyol
  • Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman saves penalty to deny Atletico crucial win
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La Liga: Barca move to second after easy win; Atletico drops more points

Barcelona climbs to second in La Liga with a dominant 3-0 win over Getafe, while Atletico Madrid drops more points after a 1-1 draw with Mallorca.

"Leo Roman saved a Julian Alvarez penalty and made several key stops - Match Report"

Madrid, Sep 22

FC Barcelona climbed to second place in La Liga on Sunday with a 3-0 home win over Getafe.

Playing at the 6,000-capacity Johan Cruyff Stadium for the second time in a week, Hansi Flick's side dominated throughout. Ferran Torres struck twice, set up by Marcus Rashford and Dani Olmo, before Olmo added the third in the 62nd minute from another Rashford assist. Getafe, with only 28 percent possession, rarely threatened.

Atletico Madrid fell further behind in the title race after a 1-1 draw away to Mallorca, leaving them nine points off leaders Real Madrid and seven behind Barca. Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman saved a Julian Alvarez penalty and made several key stops before Conor Gallagher finally broke through in the 79th minute. Atletico, reduced to 10 men after Alexander Sorloth's red card, were denied victory when Vedat Muriqi equalized six minutes from time.

Elsewhere, Rayo Vallecano and Celta Vigo drew 1-1, with Borja Iglesias giving Celta the lead before Jorge de Frutos leveled. Elche continued their strong start after promotion, beating Real Oviedo 1-0 through an Andre Silva strike that lifted them to fifth place.

On Saturday, Real Madrid made it five wins from five with a 2-0 victory at home to Espanyol. Eder Militao opened with a long-range strike, and Kylian Mbappe doubled the lead early in the second half.

Osasuna led at Villarreal through Ante Budimir's penalty despite going down to 10 men when Valentin Rosier was sent off in the 39th minute. Georges Mikautadze equalized before Villarreal claimed victory via a late deflection off Pape Gueye.

Athletic Bilbao's Dani Vivian was sent off in the 60th minute of their defeat at Valencia, where Baptiste Santamaria and Hugo Duro scored for the hosts.

Sevilla won 2-1 away to Alaves with goals from Ruben Vargas and Alexis Sanchez, while Levante cruised to a 4-0 win at Girona after the home side had Axel Witsel and Victor Reis dismissed. Etta Eyong, Carlos Alvarez, Ivan Romero and Koyalipou were all on target.

On Friday, Betis defeated Real Sociedad 3-1 thanks to goals from Cucho Hernandez, Pablo Fornals and an Alex Remiro own goal.

- IANS

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Sarah B
Atletico's title challenge seems to be fading already. Dropping points against Mallorca when you're chasing is unacceptable. Simeone needs to fix this quickly!
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Priya S
Watching these matches at 1:30 AM Indian time but totally worth it! Rashford's assists were class. Hope Barca can keep this momentum going. 💙❤️
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Arjun K
Real Madrid looking like champions already. 5 wins from 5 and that Mbappe signing is proving to be worth every penny. The gap at the top might be too big for others to bridge.
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Michael C
Impressed with Elche's start after promotion! Beating Oviedo and sitting 5th - that's some achievement. La Liga is always full of surprises.
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Neha E
So many red cards this weekend! Discipline issues across multiple teams. Atletico's red card cost them dearly in the end. Need better composure from players.
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Vikram M
Leo Roman was fantastic for Mallorca! That penalty save and multiple stops kept them in the game. Sometimes goalkeepers don't get enough credit for their performances.

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