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La Liga 2026 Matchday 3 results

1 September 2026

Home advantage swung hard back the other way after Matchday 2's five draws — eight of the ten Matchday 3 fixtures went to the home side and not one finished level. Real Madrid's 4-0 win over Málaga at the Bernabéu was the round's biggest margin, while Barcelona kept pace with a 5-2 win over Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou.

Full round 3 scores

HomeAwayVenue
Racing Santander 3 def Elche 2 El Sardinero
Alavés 1 def Villarreal 0 Mendizorroza
Levante 5 def Real Betis 2 Estadio Ciutat de València
Real Sociedad 2 def Espanyol 1 Anoeta
Sevilla 1 lost to Atlético Madrid 3 Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Real Madrid 4 def Málaga 0 Bernabéu
Deportivo La Coruña 3 def Valencia 1 Estadio ABANCA-Riazor
Celta Vigo 0 lost to Athletic Club 2 Estadio ABANCA Balaídos
Osasuna 1 def Getafe 0 Estadio El Sadar
Barcelona 5 def Rayo Vallecano 2 Spotify Camp Nou

The round in three lines

Biggest margin: Real Madrid by 4 — a 4-0 home win over Málaga at the Bernabéu, the round's only shutout margin bigger than two.

Zero draws, eight home wins — a complete reversal of Matchday 2's five draws; only Sevilla (beaten 1-3 by Atlético Madrid) and Celta Vigo (beaten 0-2 by Athletic Club) lost at home.

Barcelona 5-2 Rayo Vallecano matched Levante's 5-2 win over Real Betis as the round's highest-scoring games, seven goals apiece.

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