Week 2 of Liga confirms the dominance of top-of-the-table teams. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad sign convincing victories against top-flight opponents or struggling teams. Nine matches produced clear-cut results, with remarkable individual performances and shot accuracy gaps revealing the balance of power.
The week in review
Real Madrid, 4th, dominates Sevilla, 5th, 4-1 at home in the top 6 clash. Kylian Mbappé scores a brace and delivers two key passes in 84 minutes, with 4 successful dribbles and 5 duels won out of 9. Real Sociedad wins 5-2 away at Malaga, 20th. Mikel Oyarzabal scores 2 goals in eight minutes with 1 key pass, while Takefusa Kubo scores 1 goal and delivers 1 assist in 71 minutes. Celta Vigo, 9th, wins 2-1 at home against Alaves, 7th, despite only 3 shots on target against 9 for the opposition. Javi Rodríguez scores the winning goal and delivers 1 assist while winning 5 duels out of 7, while Sebastián Cáceres wins 8 duels out of 11 and makes 5 tackles in 77 minutes.
Player of the Week D3
Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) scores 2 goals and delivers 2 key passes while completing 4 dribbles in Real Madrid's 4-1 victory against Sevilla. Podium: 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), 3. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad).
Forward D3
Same award winner: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), already presented above (Player of the Week D3). Podium: 2. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), 3. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad).
Midfielder D3
Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) scores a goal and provides an assist in 71 minutes in Real Sociedad's 5-2 victory away at Malaga. Podium: 2. Pablo Martínez (Malaga), 3. Rodri (Barcelona).
Defender D3
Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) scores the winning goal and delivers 1 assist while winning 5 duels out of 7 in Celta Vigo's 2-1 victory against Alaves. Podium: 2. Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), 3. Valentín Gómez (Real Betis).
Goalkeeper D3
Matías Dituro (Elche) makes 6 saves out of 7 shots on target and keeps a clean sheet in Elche's 0-0 draw away at Villarreal. Podium: 2. Ionuț Radu (Celta Vigo), 3. Mathew Ryan (Levante).
Performance D3
Same award winner: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), already presented above (Player of the Week D3). Podium: 2. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), 3. Sebastián Cáceres (Celta Vigo).
Team D3
Barcelona, 1st, wins 5-2 away at Real Betis, 3rd, with 18 shots attempted, 10 on target and 69% possession in the top-of-the-table clash. Podium: 2. Real Madrid, 3. Celta Vigo.
Disappointment D3
Real Betis, 3rd, suffer a heavy 2-5 home defeat against Barcelona, 1st, with a red card and only 6 shots attempted against 18.
Match D3 to remember
Real Betis 2-5 Barcelona. Real Betis, 3rd, host Barcelona, 1st, in a top-of-the-table clash that produces 7 goals and a red card, with Barcelona winning by a three-goal margin. Podium: 2. Real Madrid 4-1 Sevilla.
Team of the Week D3 (4-2-3-1)
Matías Dituro (Elche), Abel Bretones (Osasuna), Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona), Pablo Maffeo (Valencia), Rodri (Barcelona), Arda Güler (Real Madrid), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Daniel Requena (Levante), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid).
Key takeaways
Lamine Yamal scores and provides an assist in 70 minutes away at Real Betis, with 6 successful dribbles and 8 duels won out of 10 for Barcelona. Rodri scores 1 goal and delivers 2 key passes with 129 passes at 98% accuracy in Barcelona's 5-2 victory away at Real Betis. Ionuț Radu makes 8 saves against 9 shots on target and concedes just one goal in Celta Vigo's 2-1 victory against Alaves.
All official awards: d3footballiq.com/awards/2026-2027/liga-02