The first round of matches kicked off in a pretty common fashion for the top two bigwigs in La Liga- Real Madrid walloped Real Sociedad 3-0 while Barcelona cruised to a 6-2 victory over Real Betis. Atletico, the third best team in La Liga last season, settled for a one-all draw with Alaves. Las Palmas then pulled the shock of the weekend by thumping Valencia 4-2. Will the second round of matches pull more surprises, will there be disappointments? Here is when to follow these matches live:
La Liga matchday 2 fixtures: Kick-off time and date
11:45AM PT/ 2:45PM EST/ 7:45PM CET - Aug 26: Real Betis vs Deportivo
1:00PM /4:00PM EST/9:00PM CET - Aug 26: Espanyol vs Malaga
9:15AM PT/ 12:15PM EST/ 5:00PM CET - Aug 27: Eibar vs Valencia
9:15AM PT/ 12:15PM EST/ 5:00PM CET - Aug 27: Osasuna vs Real Sociedad
11:15AM PT/ 2:15PM EST/ 7:00PM CET/ Aug 27: Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo
1:15 PM PT/ 4:15PM ET/ 9:15PM CET -Aug 27: Leganes vs Atletico Madrid
9:15AM PT/ 12:15PM EST/ 5:00PM CET - Aug 28: Deportivo Alaves vs Sporting Gijon
9:15AM PT/ 12:15PM EST/ 5:00PM CET - Aug 28: Las Palmas vs Granada
11:15AM PT/ 2:15PM EST/ 7:00PM CET - Aug 28: Athletic Club vs Barcelona
1:15PM /4:15PM EST/9:15PM - Aug 28: Villarreal vs Sevilla
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Matchday 2: Gareth Bale eyes La Liga milestone
All eyes will be on the world’s second-most expensive footballer Gareth Bale. The Real Madrid winger has scored 49 league goals for the Spanish outfit since making his £85m move from Spurs to the Santiago Bernabeu back in 2013. He also scored a brace in Los Blancos’ 3-0 win over Sociedad last weekend.
Star winger Cristiano Ronldo has also been trending since Thursday night. The Portugal international beat his Los Blancos team mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid rival Antoine Griezmann to win the UEFA Best Player of the Year award after steering Real Madrid to Champions League glory and Portugal to their first ever Euro triumph. He is expected to return to action against Celta Vigo this weekend after missing the pre-season, UEFA Super Cup clash and the opening Liga match last weekend due to a knee injury sustained in the finals of the European Championship in France.
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Gareth Bale has been trending for the better part of this week thanks to his brace against Sociedad, and not forgetting his excellent performance in the absence of star forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Welshman has been tipped to shine even more this weekend as Real Madrid play their first home league game of the new season.
Matchday 2: La Liga standings
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 81 | WWWWW | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 70 | LWWWW | |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | WLWLW | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 61 | LWWLL | |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 58 | DDLWW | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 51 | DDWWW | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 48 | WWLLL | |
| 8 | Valencia | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 47 | LWWDL | |
| 9 | Villarreal | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 42 | WDLWW | |
| 10 | Getafe | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 40 | DDLWL | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 39 | LLWLL | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 37 | WWWLD | |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 37 | LLLLL | |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 35 | WLLLW | |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 34 | WDDWL | |
| 16 | Mallorca | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 31 | LLDWL | |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 31 | WLDWL | |
| 18 | Cádiz | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 25 | LLWLW | |
| 19 | Granada | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 18 | DWLLL | |
| 20 | Almería | 32 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 14 | LDLWD |
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