Barcelona shines and Real Madrid escapes the hardest in the first round of the Spanish League

The curtain dropped on the first round of the Spanish League for the 2026/2025 season, where it witnessed exciting events and amazing results, most notably the great victory of Barcelona outside its stadium, as well as Real Madrid’s success in achieving victory with difficulty, while Atletico Madrid suffered from its disappointing results at the beginning of the new season, so that the pace of expectations about the competition for the title will rise.

The Barcelona team presented a strong start that strengthens its ambitions this season, as it defeated Real Mallorca with three clean goals outside the home, the Catalan team not only stopped when he won the three points, but also drew the features of the early strength to confirm its intention to compete strongly for the title, to occupy the top of the table with a goal difference, which was a warning to the rest of the teams.

On the other hand, Real Madrid faced the Osasuna team in a match that witnessed absolute control from the royal, as its acquisition rate reached 71% with the payment of 18 balls on the goal, but the victory came with difficulty after Killian Mbappe translated a penalty kick in the 51st minute, so that the team returned with the three points amid the concern of its fans, which gives an indication the need to improve performance in the future.

On the other hand, Atletico Madrid disappointed the hopes of his fans after he fell against Espanyol with two goals to one, to put this result in the fourteenth place without points, raising many questions about the team’s readiness to face the challenges this season, which increases the pressure on it in the next stage.

The surprises of the first round were not limited to this extent, as Rayo Vallecano has emerged as one of the most prominent after defeating Girona by three goals to one goal, while Villarreal tightened his control with a convincing victory over Real Ovido, and Athletic Bilbao completed the conclusion of the round with a precious victory over Seville with three goals to two goals, which gives vitality to the competition.

With the start of the first round, it has become clear that the conflict over the title will be burning from the first sight, while Barcelona is characterized by stability, strength and suffering of Real Madrid, while Atletico stumbled, which increases the excitement of the expected scene in the coming weeks, as everyone awaits the surprises that may happen.