Young striker Gonzalo Garcia shined with a hat-trick as Real Madrid secured a dominant 5-1 home win over Real Betis, staying in the race with FC Barcelona in La Liga. Garcia, filling in for the injured Kylian Mbappe, opened the scoring with a header and later added two more goals to complete his hat-trick. Raul Asencio and Fran Garcia also found the net for Real Madrid in the comfortable victory.
Atletico Madrid faced a setback in the title race with a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad, with Alexander Sorloth scoring for Atletico before Goncalo Guedes equalized for Sociedad. Atletico now sits fourth in the standings, trailing Real Madrid by seven points and Barcelona by 11. Real Sociedad’s new coach Pellegrino Matarazzo made his debut in the match.
Meanwhile, Luis Castro’s tenure as Levante’s new coach began positively as Levante secured a 3-0 away victory over Sevilla. Iker Losada, Carlos Espi, and Carlos Alvarez were the goal scorers for Levante in a convincing win. Real Oviedo played out a 1-1 draw with Alaves, with Federico Vinas scoring for Oviedo and Lucas Boye equalizing with a stunning free kick for Alaves.
Girona managed to climb out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Mallorca, thanks to goals from Viktor Tsygankov and Vladyslav Vanat. Vedat Muriqi scored a late penalty for Mallorca, but it was not enough to prevent Girona’s victory.
