MADRID: FC Barcelona made it eight wins from eight games with a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to Getafe on Saturday.
Getafe rarely troubled the fit-again Joan Garcia in the Barcelona goal after Anthony Gordon put Barcelona ahead in the second minute of the game.
The England international was given space to run towards the Getafe penalty area and his shot took a slight deflection on its way into the back of the net.
Gabriel Jesus doubled the lead in the 30th minute after Getafe gave the ball away, with the Brazilian, who started for the injured Raphinha, hitting an angled drive across the face of goal.
Barcelona continued to dominate possession, and Jules Kounde added the third in the 73rd minute, converting a free kick from Lamine Yamal.
Atletico Madrid kept the pressure on Barcelona with a 2-1 win away to Deportivo Alaves.
Alejandro Grimaldo put Atletico ahead in the 33rd minute. Lucas Boye equalized from the penalty spot in the 50th minute, but Alaves' hopes suffered a setback when Angel Perez was sent off for a challenge from behind.
Alaves held on until the 87th minute when Cristian Romero scored a powerful header following Alex Baena's pinpoint cross from the left.
Real Madrid edged Villarreal 1-0, with Kylian Mbappe hitting the post early in a first half that produced few clear chances. Yan Diomande scored the winner in the 62nd minute after a long VAR review overturned an initial offside decision.
Vinicius Jr thought he had scored a second goal in the 72nd minute but the goal was ruled out because the striker had pulled Nathan Saliba's hair, and instead of a goal, Vinicius was shown a red card and his angry reaction could earn him a lengthy suspension.
The round began on Friday with Malaga drawing 1-1 at home to Espanyol. Saturday's match between Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao was suspended after home fans threw objects onto the pitch in protest against club president Raul Martin Presa.