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
- Racing Santander 3 , winner 2 Elche , lost by 1
- Alavés 1 , winner 0 Villarreal , lost by 1
- Levante 5 , winner 2 Real Betis , lost by 3
- Real Sociedad 2 , winner 1 Espanyol , lost by 1
- Sevilla 1 , lost 3 Atlético Madrid , winner by 2
- Real Madrid 4 , winner 0 Málaga , lost by 4
- Deportivo La Coruña 3 , winner 1 Valencia , lost by 2
- Celta Vigo 0 , lost 2 Athletic Club , winner by 2
- Osasuna 1 , winner 0 Getafe , lost by 1
- Barcelona 5 , winner 2 Rayo Vallecano , lost by 3
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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