Overview
- Real Madrid drew 0-0 at Rayo Vallecano, with goalkeeper Augusto Batalla starring as the hosts became the first team to shut out the leaders this league season.
- Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 4-2 as Robert Lewandowski returned to the XI and scored a hat-trick, with Marcus Rashford supplying multiple assists and Lamine Yamal adding a goal.
- The results trim Madrid’s advantage at the top to three points heading into the international break.
- Frenkie de Jong was sent off in stoppage time and will be suspended for Barcelona’s next league match.
- Madrid’s stalemate follows their 1-0 defeat at Liverpool, marking a second consecutive game without a goal, with Kylian Mbappé limited to minimal chances and Federico Valverde exiting late with a knock.