"In the "La Liga" championship, three matches of the second round were played on Sunday. In the first match, Barcelona's "Espanyol" clashed with "Valencia" at home. Last week, the "Sky Blues" unexpectedly lost 0:2 after taking points from "Atletico". Both goals were scored by the Catalans in the second half - the first goal was scored by Estebanas Granero, and Borja Iglesias secured the victory five minutes later. In another match, Madrid's "Real" club achieved another victory. Julen Lopetegui's team won 4-1 away against "Girona". The match started unsuccessfully for the capital team - "Girona" took the lead in the 16th minute. However, at the end of the first half, Madrid's "Real" earned a penalty, which was converted by Sergio Ramos with a "panenka" style. In the second half, "Girona" once again illegally stopped Marco Asensio, and a second penalty was awarded to their gate. This time Karim Benzema took the penalty - the Frenchman did not make a mistake and put the visitors in the lead. Later, Gareth Bale scored another goal and K. Benzema scored a brace. The remaining match between "Sevilla" and "Villarreal" ended in a draw - the match finished 0-0 in a tie. Results: "Espanyol" 2 - 0 "Valencia" 63' [1 - 0] E. Granero 68' [2 - 0] B. Iglesias "Girona" 1 - 4 "Real Madrid" 16' [1 - 0] B. Garcia 39' [1 - 1] S. Ramos (penalty) 52' [1 - 2] K. Benzema (penalty) 59' [1 - 3] G. Bale 80' [1 - 4] K. Benzema "Sevilla" 0 - 0 "Villarreal" League table:
