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Atletico Madrid secured a dominant 5-2 victory over La Liga leaders Real Madrid, ending their perfect season start. Julian Alvarez netted twice, including a penalty, with Le Normand, Sorloth, and Griezmann also scoring. Real briefly led through Mbappe and Guler. This crucial derby win, celebrated by coach Simeone, lifts Atletico and leaves Real Madrid's Alonso acknowledging a deserved, historic loss.

Barcelona rallied from a goal down to defeat Real Oviedo 3-1, with Lewandowski and Araujo heading in the decisive goals after Eric Garcia's equalizer. Reina's long-range strike had given Oviedo the lead, but Barcelona's second-half resurgence, fueled by De Jong's introduction, secured their fourth consecutive win. The victory keeps Barcelona within two points of league leaders Real Madrid.

Real Madrid triumphed over Real Sociedad 2-1, fueled by Kylian Mbappé's goal and assist, despite playing with ten men for a significant portion of the match. Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid secured their first victory of the season against Villarreal, while Athletic Bilbao suffered a setback against Alaves in the Basque derby. Getafe continued their strong form with a win over Oviedo.

Cristiano Ronaldo achieved another milestone, becoming the first player to score 100 goals for four different clubs, reaching the mark for Al-Nassr in a Saudi Super Cup final. Despite Ronaldo's penalty and subsequent shootout conversion, Al-Nassr lost to Al-Ahli. The Portuguese star previously surpassed 100 goals for Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus.