Barcelona's struggles continued as they dropped points for the third game in a row with a 1-1 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao.
Atletico Madrid continued their resurgence after securing a comfortable 3-0 home win over Huesca on Tuesday.
Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele scored as Barcelona came from behind to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 in La Liga on Saturday.
Villarreal's difficult start to the La Liga season continued as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Girona on Friday.
Everton striker Sandro Ramirez has joined Real Sociedad on a season-long loan deal.
Real Sociedad are in talks with Everton over the signing of forward Sandro Ramirez, according to Sky sources.
Nabil El Zhar scored twice in the second half as Leganes battled back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad.
Lionel Messi scored twice - his first Barcelona's 6,000th La Liga goal - to help the reigning champions get off to a winning start with a 3-0 win over Alaves.
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Valladolid | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sociedad | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Levante | 8 | -2 | 10 |
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