Real Madrid's Marc Cucurella (L) vies with Malaga's David Larrubia during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)
MADRID, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid had few problems dispatching newly promoted Malaga 4-0 on Sunday to maintain its perfect record this season.
Jude Bellingham opened the scoring in the 19th minute to reward a positive start from Jose Mourinho's side. The England international was also involved in the second goal seven minutes later, when an attempted clearance rebounded off Malaga goalkeeper Alfonso Herrero and into the net.
Kylian Mbappe was then in the right place to finish an excellent cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold on the half-hour mark to put Real Madrid 3-0 ahead.
Real Madrid was able to take its foot off the pedal after the break following three games in eight days, but Arda Guler added a fourth goal in stoppage time.
Athletic Club produced an impressive display to claim its first victory under Edin Terzic with a 2-0 win away to Celta Vigo. Alex Berenguer and Robert Navarro scored in the first half.
Valencia's difficult start to the season continued with a 3-1 defeat away to Deportivo A Coruna, with the visitors not helping themselves by conceding two own goals through Cesar Tarrega and Mouctar Diakhaby. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored an excellent individual goal for the home side.
Valencia's goal came from Umar Sadiq following a defensive error by the home side in the 26th minute, but it was otherwise outclassed. The only negative for Deportivo was a red card shown to Adril Altimira in stoppage time.
Saturday's games saw Atletico Madrid win 3-1 away to Sevilla without Julian Alvarez, while Levante stunned Real Betis with a 5-2 home victory and Real Sociedad earned a deserved 2-1 home win over Espanyol.
On Friday, new signing Yassir Zabiri scored a first-half hat trick as Racing Santander won 3-2 at home to Elche, while Villarreal suffered a 1-0 defeat to Deportivo Alaves.
Barcelona hosts Rayo Vallecano on Monday, while Osasuna hosts Getafe.
Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. (R) vies with Malaga's David Larrubia during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham (R) vies Malaga's Izan Merino during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates his score with teammates during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham celebrates his score during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham celebrates his score during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham (R) celebrates his score with teammate Marc Cucurella during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)
Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham scores a goal during a La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Malaga CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on Aug. 30, 2026. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)