Overview

• Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at Montjuïc with goals from Jules Koundé and Robert Lewandowski after Álvaro Odriozola opened the scoring for the visitors.
• Lamine Yamal came off the bench after injury and, within moments, set up Lewandowski’s decisive header, helping Barça reach 19 points, one ahead of Real Madrid.
• Real Madrid’s 5-2 derby loss to Atlético ended their perfect league start and was followed by confirmation of a new injury for Éder Militão.
• Madrid travel for their Sept. 30 Champions League match at Kairat short in defense, with absences including Daniel Carvajal (suspension), Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rüdiger and Ferland Mendy; youth fullback David Jiménez was called up.
• In regional action, América routed Pumas 4-1 with an Alejandro Zendejas brace, Universitario edged Cusco 3-2 with an Alex Valera double, and Racing drew 0-0 with Independiente in Gustavo Quinteros’ debut.