La Liga Santander Matchdays 5 – 7 (21/22 Season)

Matchday 5

Barcelona started fairly well but the wheels have been coming off, stumbling to a 1:1 draw to Granada at the Camp Nou signalled the media turning against Koeman. Woes continue for little Deportivo Alavés, a 5th defeat to Basque Country rivals Osasuna at home compounds their misery further. Getafe another struggler at the foot of the table also recording their 5th defeat of the season away to Vallecano.

Athletic Club held Atleti to a scoreless draw at the Wanda Metropolitano while Levante continue to search for their first win of the season after another draw. Real Sociedad continue their strong form since their opening day loss to Barcelona. Erreala have a long injury list and are supplementing their squad with players from their B, C and its youth set up.

17/09/2021
RC Celta 1:2 Cádiz CF

18/09/2021
Rayo Vallecano 3:0 Getafe CF
Atlético Madrid 0:0 Athletic Club
Elche CF 1:1 Levante UD
Deportivo Alavés 0:2 CA Osasuna

19/09/2021
RCD Mallorca 0:0 Villarreal CF
Real Sociedad 0:0 Sevilla FC
Real Betis 2:2 RCD Espanyol
Valencia CF 1:2 Real Madrid

20/09/2021
FC Barcelona 1:1 Granada CF

Matchday 6

Poor Alavés remain winless following a 1:0 loss away to Espanyol, as do Getafe CF, losing 2:1 at home to Atleti. Newcomers Vallecano would be more than thrilled with coming away from San Mames with a 2:1 win over Bilbao. Levante’s woes continue losing 2:0 at home to Vigo, their form jittering between draws and losses. The big one midweek comes from Madrid as they dismantled Mallorca 6:1 at the Bernabeu. The fixtures for matchday 6 came to an end with a Sociedad away win in Granada, Betis winning away in Pamplona while Barcelona stuttered in Cadiz.

21/09/2021
Getafe CF 1:2 Atlético Madrid
Athletic Club 1:2 Rayo Vallecano
Levante UD 0:2 RC Celta

22/09/2021
RCD Espanyol 1:0 Deportivo Alavés
Sevilla FC 3:1 Valencia CF
Real Madrid 6:1 RCD Mallorca
Villarreal CF 4:1 Elche CF

23/09/2021
Granada CF 2:3 Real Sociedad
CA Osasuna 1:3 Real Betis
Cádiz CF 0:0 FC Barcelona

Matchday 7

Barcelona managed to slow the rot as Ansu Fati returned from injury, the new number 10 sparking some much needed life into the Blaugrana attack. The big shock of Matchday 7 is the shock win of Alavés over Atleti, picking up their first points of the season and lifting themselves off the foot of the table. The top spot is currently revolving around Atleti, city rivals Real and Sociedad.

Sociedad took advantage of both Madrid clubs dropping points by picking up a home win over Elche, Sociedad managing to retain form while still struggling with injuries to much of their first team squad. Real Vallecano are after registering three wins on the bounce, the newly promoted club should be more than happy with their good start to the season, especially with how poorly their last La Liga campaign was.

25/09/2021
Deportivo Alavés 1:0 Atlético Madrid
Valencia CF 1:1 Athletic Club
Sevilla FC 2:0 RCD Espanyol
Real Madrid 0:0 Villarreal CF

26/09/2021
RCD Mallorca 2:3 CA Osasuna
FC Barcelona 3:0 Levante UD
Rayo Vallecano 3:1 Cádiz CF
Real Sociedad 1:0 Elche CF
Real Betis 2:0 Getafe CF

27/09/2021
RC Celta 1:0 Granada CF