Results round-up
Villarreal climbed with a late 2-1 win at Sevilla, sealed by Manor Solomon after the hosts had equalized early in the second half.
Athletic Bilbao and Girona drew 1-1 at San Mamés, with Mikel Jauregizar’s powerful equalizer cancelling Azzedine Ounahi’s opener.
Real Madrid’s 4-1 at Levante keeps the title holders’ challengers under pressure in the early table.
Table context
Xabi Alonso’s side remain perfect and five points clear of Barcelona after six games, putting momentum behind Saturday’s derby narrative.
Reporting in Spain highlighted Alonso joining managers who won their first six La Liga games, underscoring the strong start.
The combination of Villarreal’s late surge and Athletic’s draw adds intrigue to the European places in the opening stretch.
Tonight’s key fixture
Atlético Madrid host Rayo Vallecano at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano with kickoff set for Wednesday evening local time, aligning to early Thursday in India.
Multiple live listings confirm the 24 Sept date and venue, with real-time coverage across standard match trackers.
Form guides suggest a tight encounter as Atlético seek consistency before facing Real Madrid this weekend.
