Just under half of La Liga's teams were in action on Saturday, including all of last season's top four. And for the second straight match away to their biggest rivals, Atlético Madrid came up with a win.
La Liga scores: Atlético Madrid beat Real Madrid, Barcelona victorious
Alex Caparros
Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Club / Full match report
The Blaugrana struggled for most of the match until bringing Neymar onto the pitch. He was rested ahead of Champions League after a long trip back from international duty, and he provided a necessary spark in the second half. The Brazilian star scored twice in the final 10 minutes, with Lionel Messi picking up both assists.
Malaga 0-0 Levante
Back in the days of Malaga’s megabucks and Juan Ignacio Martinez’s Levante reign, this would have been must-watch stuff. So much for that bygone era.
Real Madrid 1-2 Atlético Madrid / Full match report
As it turns out, getting rid of all of your midfielders isn’t a good idea. Los Merengues were outplayed at home by their little brothers, with Arda Turan hitting the winner.
This was an absolute heartbreaker for Celta Vigo. They were the better team for the first hour and took a 2-0 lead, but fell apart late. Imanol Agirretxe pulled one back in the 69th minute, but Celta looked like they were going to hold on. The referee originally put up just one minute of stoppage time, then changed it to three. In the 92nd minute, Jonny Castro turned in an own goal he knew nothing about to gift La Real a point.
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