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Atletico open with goalless draw

Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid were held to a goalless draw in their La Liga opener away to local rivals Rayo Vallecano without their manager, who started an eight-match ban.

Real Madrid start with victory

Real Madrid's quest to reclaim the La Liga title began with an unconvincing 2-0 victory over promoted Cordoba.

City too strong for Liverpool

Stevan Jovetic scored either side of half-time to help Manchester City earn a 3-1 Premier League home win over Liverpool.

Derby spoils for Villarreal

Ikechukwu Uche and Denis Cheryshev were on-target as Villarreal began their Primera Division campaign with an impressive 2-0 win at Levante.

Monaco claim first win

Radamel Falcao headed home his first competitive goal from open play since the start of the year to hand Monaco a much-needed 1-0 victory at Nantes.

Celta off to winning start

Celta Vigo claimed victory in their opening Primera Division match as they eased to a 3-1 win over Getafe at Balaidos on Sunday.

Ten-man Barca see off Elche

Goals from Lionel Messi and teenager Munir El Haddadi ensured Luis Enrique got his era as Barcelona coach off to a winning start as they beat Elche 3-0.

Dream start for Eibar

Basque outfit Eibar got off to a dream start in their first ever season in the Primera Division season, pulling off a 1-0 win at home to neighbours Real Sociedad.

Monchengladbach make point

Germany's World Cup winner Christoph Kramer sprang from the bench to earn Borussia Monchengladbach a point at home to Stuttgart on Sunday.