The first three rounds of the Primera Liga have produced results and rankings that were not expected by many LaLiga analysts, followers and fans.
Atletico Madrid, who have strengthened their squad with several players topped by the 19-year-old Portuguese talent Joao Felix, top the standings with three wins over Getafe, Leganes and Ibar.
As for the other Spanish capital, Real Madrid, it seems that things are not going well with him, fifth place with five points from the victory over Celta Vigo and draws with Valladolid and Villarreal, not to mention the unconvincing performance of the French coach Zinedine Zidane's battalion. The old did not work and even the involvement of newcomers did not pay off.
Were it not for Gareth Bale's brilliance against Villarreal yesterday, the Royal would have lost at La Ceramica.
Gareth Bale scored Real's equalizer against Villarreal in the fourth round of La Liga on Sunday night.
The goals from Bill came just days after a La Liga goal for 169 days. Bell was close to leaving the Bernabeu before Zidane retreated and decided to keep him in his squad.
Last season's La Liga champions Barcelona are disastrous, eighth in the standings with four points from a win over Real Betis, a draw with Osasuna and a loss from Athletic Bilbao.
Barça play outside the Camp Nou has become a nightmare in the sense that there are two teams playing with the Blaugrana shirt, one in his stronghold and another when he moves to another stadium.
To make matters worse, the absence of captain Lionel Messi and his first star since the preliminary rounds did not specify the date of his return, and then the Uruguayan stars Luis Suarez and Frenchman Osman Dembele in the team's first game in La Liga.