Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid is the new leader of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 on matchday 3, thanks to a victory over Mallorca (2-1). The 'merengues' go into the break with a perfect score (9), thanks to goals from Arda Güler and Vinicius Jr.
The Balearic team had taken the lead with a goal from Vedat Muriqi in the 18th minute, but the 'merengues' turned it around in a flurry of two minutes with goals from the Turkish player and the Brazilian, both in the 37th and 38th minutes, respectively.
LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 Standings on Matchday 3
| Pos. | Club | PJ | Pts. | DG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 2 | Villarreal | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | FC Barcelona | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Getafe | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Elche | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Betis | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Valencia | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Alavés | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Real Oviedo | 3 | 3 | -4 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| 16 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 3 | 2 | -2 |
| 18 | RCD Mallorca | 3 | 1 | -4 |
| 19 | Levante | 3 | 0 | -4 |
| 20 | Girona | 3 | 0 | -9 |
Third matchday without a win for Atlético de Madrid
Matchday 3 began on Friday with victories for Elche and Valencia over Levante (2-0) and Getafe (3-0), respectively. These results allow the teams from Elche and Valencia to temporarily move up to 6th and 8th place in the standings.
This Saturday, in addition to Real Madrid's victory over Mallorca, Oviedo and Sevilla recorded their first victories over Real Sociedad (1-0) and Girona (0-2). Montilivi's team is still in total crisis and has conceded 10 goals in 3 matches, scoring only 1.
Another team that has had a forgettable start to the season is Atlético de Madrid. The 'colchoneros' barely managed to salvage another draw away to Alavés (1-1), thanks to an illegal goal by Giuliano Simeone in the 7th minute.
The Argentine winger was offside in the action, but VAR overlooked the play. Luckily for the home side, Carlos Robles equalized before halftime. As a result, the 'rojiblancos' have only accumulated 2 points out of a possible 9.
Barça and Villarreal will look to regain the lead this Sunday
Thus, Madrid has 9 points out of a possible 9, something that only Villarreal and FC Barcelona can match this matchday. The 'Yellow Submarine', for now, is second due to having a better goal difference (7) and visits Celta.
Hansi Flick's team, meanwhile, maintains its average goal at 4 after victories against Mallorca (0-3) and Levante (2-3). Against Rayo, the 'culés' will try to maintain their unbeaten away record this 2025 in La Liga (10 matches).
Matchday 3 concludes this Sunday with the matches Celta-Villarreal, Betis-Athletic, Espanyol-Osasuna and Rayo-Barça. LaLiga will return on the weekend of September 13-15, as next week there will be a break for the FIFA date.
All the results of matchday 3
- Elche 2-0 Levante
- Valencia 3-0 Getafe
- Alavés 1-1 Atlético de Madrid
- Real Oviedo 1-0 Real Sociedad
- Girona 0-2 Sevilla
- Real Madrid 2-1 Mallorca
- Celta de Vigo-Villarreal (Sunday, 17:00 CEST)
- Betis-Athletic (Sunday, 19:00 CEST)
- Espanyol-Osasuna (Sunday, 19:30 CEST)
- Rayo-FC Barcelona (Sunday, 21:30 CEST)