La Liga 2026 Matchday 2 results
24 August 2026
Half the round finished level — five of the ten Matchday 2 fixtures were drawn, the most draw-heavy round of the young season across any of the codes we cover. Barcelona were the story of the round away from home, putting five past Elche, while Real Madrid needed a second-half turnaround to win 2-1 at Espanyol.
Full round 2 scores
| Home | Away | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayo Vallecano 1 | drew with | Alavés 1 | Estadio de Vallecas |
| Real Betis 1 | def | Real Sociedad 0 | Estadio La Cartuja |
| Athletic Club 1 | lost to | Sevilla 3 | Estadio San Mamés |
| Valencia 0 | drew with | Celta Vigo 0 | Camp de Mestalla |
| Espanyol 1 | lost to | Real Madrid 2 | RCDE Stadium |
| Atlético Madrid 2 | drew with | Villarreal 2 | Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
| Getafe 1 | def | Racing Santander 0 | Coliseum |
| Elche 0 | lost to | Barcelona 5 | Estadio Martínez Valero |
| Osasuna 0 | drew with | Levante 0 | Estadio El Sadar |
| Málaga 1 | drew with | Deportivo La Coruña 1 | La Rosaleda |
The round in three lines
Biggest margin: Barcelona by 5 — a 5-0 away rout of Elche at the Estadio Martínez Valero, the round's only multi-goal margin outside Athletic's home loss to Sevilla.
Five draws out of ten — Rayo Vallecano-Alavés, Valencia-Celta Vigo, Atlético Madrid-Villarreal, Osasuna-Levante and Málaga-Deportivo all shared the points, exactly the kind of round a straight home/away tip gets no credit for calling right.
Two home upsets — Athletic Club lost 1-3 to Sevilla at San Mamés and Espanyol went down 1-2 to Real Madrid, the round's two results that went against home advantage by more than a single goal.
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