Four La Liga football games in and the table is starting to take shape.
However, the betting odds aren’t all being followed.
As this weekend proved, managers don’t get long nowadays to prove their worth, while the smaller, unfancied teams just love to put their wits against the big boys and try and cause a surprise.
Eibar 1-0 Leganes
A milestone home victory for Eibar.
How fitting for the club as it marked its 70th anniversary of the opening of the Municipal de Ipurua stadium.
Alejandro Galvez’s second-half header proved the difference.
Levante 1-1 Valencia
Still unbeaten, both sides can be quietly content with their starts to the campaign – particularly the hosts.
Rodrigo Moreno’s header from an Andreas Pereira cross – the on-loan Man Utd man will be one to watch – gave the visitors the lead.
But they were unable to build further on their draw against the champions a week earlier, Enis Bardhi restoring parity for Levante.
Getafe 1-2 Barcelona
Four wins out of four for Barca, but this came at a cost.
On his first league start for the Catalans, Ousmane Dembele limped off and will be out of action until Christmas.
It was left to two subs, Denis Suarez and another new signing, Paulinho, to end the challenge of spirited Getafe.
Real Betis 2-1 Deportivo La Coruna
Betis captain Joaquin may be 36 but he’s still going strong.
His double won the match and consigned Deportivo to a third defeat in four.
The Galicians had hope when Fede Cartabia equalised.
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Malaga
Words can’t always do justice to the pictures.
The new Wanda Metropolitano was a sight to behold as Atletico marked their new home with a victory.
Antoine Griezmann helped the party mood even further with the only goal on a night when there was a pre-match flyover from Spain’s Royal Air Force and when the match ball was delivered by paragliders in front of the country’s king, Felipe VI.
An occasion fit for royalty.
Alaves 0-3 Villarreal
Alaves are bottom with no points and no goals.
Cedric Bakambu played a key part in that after his double helped the Yellow Submarine to an ultimately comprehensive victory.
It prompted Alaves to part ways with their manager – Luis Zubeldia the first casualty of the new campaign.
Girona 0-1 Sevilla
No one can accuse Girona of not giving it their all.
They pushed illustrious opponents all the way here and were only beaten because of Luis Muriel’s second-half goal.
And, crucially, because Alex Granell sent an injury-time spot-kick crashing against the crossbar.
Las Palmas 1-0 Athletic Bilbao
Loic Remy’s talent has never been in doubt.
Now if he can stake a regular starting place, his goals may lift Las Palmas to unimagined heights.
He made an instant impact off the bench to fire the only goal of the game three minutes from time.
Real Sociedad 1-3 Real Madrid
This was more like it from the champions.
Real ended Sociedad’s winning start to the new season with Gareth Bale scoring a fine goal, his sixth at the Anoeta.
With Cristiano Ronaldo back next game, watch out for Real!
Espanyol 2-1 Celta Vigo
A first win of 2017/18 and Espanyol are out of the drop zone.
Two goals on the counter-attack from Gerard Moreno and Pablo Piatti sealed victory.
That 2-0 advantage established in the opening 23 minutes was never surrendered.
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