Real Madrid holds the leadership in La Liga after Kylian Mbappe's lone goal of a difficult 1-0 road victory against Getafe.
Mbappe broke the deadlock in the 80th minute with his 10th goal of the campaign, but Real Madrid was assisted by Getafe defender Allan Nyom, who received a red card in the 77th minute for a reckless tackle on the Frenchman, just seconds after entering as a substitute.
Getafe's afternoon turned for the worse in the 84th minute when Alex Sancris too saw his marching orders after a farcical foul on Vinicius Jr, Xinhua reports.
Earlier Sunday, Elche and Athletic Club had played to a 0-0 draw, so Elche maintains its unbeaten home record, but Eder Sarabia's team will be disappointed at having created the better chances only to be thwarted by Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon.
Celta Vigo's quest for their first league victory of the season goes on after being held to a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad that leaves them with seven draws from the opening nine games of the season.
Pablo Duran gave Celta the lead, but a red card for Carl Starfelt on the stroke of halftime meant that Celta played the second half with only 10 men, and Carlos Soler stole a late equaliser for the visitors in the 89th minute.
Jorge de Frutos found the target twice against his old side as Rayo Vallecano enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 victory on the road against Levante with Alvaro Garcia also scoring.
On Saturday, Ronald Araujo netted a 93rd-minute winner as FC Barcelona came back from a lackluster first half to beat Girona 2-1 at home.
The Uruguay center back netted Frenkie de Jong's pass, having played after Pedri had opened the scoring early and Axel Witsel brought Girona level in the first half, with the visitors wasting a number of good opportunities.
Barca appeared more solid after the interval, but the match really was going towards a draw before Araujo's dramatic victory, and coach Hansi Flick was also shown a red card and will be sat in the stands against Real Madrid next weekend.
Real Betis and Villarreal played a 2-2 draw, with Antony scoring twice, including the second coming in injury time as Betis turned around from 2-0 down on goals from Tajon Buchanan and Alberto Moleiro.
Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna 1-0 at home with the winner coming from Thiago Almada after a superb pass from Giuliano Simeone.
Atletico should have had an easier win but Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera made some crucial saves to keep the score low.
Three Mallorca goals inside 10 second-half minutes left Sevilla reeling when it appeared that Ruben Vargas' opening goal in the first half was going to secure Sevilla their third successive victory.
Vedat Muriqi levelled in the 67th minute, and Mateo Joseph's two quickfired goals sealed an improbable victory for Mallorca.
Luis Carrion's comeback as Oviedo coach got off on the wrong note on Friday evening when second-half strikes by Kike Garcia and Pere Milla condemned his team to a 2-0 home defeat against Espanyol.
Players in every match stayed still for 15 seconds at the weekend as a protest against La Liga's decision to stage the game between Villarreal and FC Barcelona in Miami.
