What has been going on in LALIGA this past week? Here are 10 of the top stories, from Antoine Griezmann's hat-trick to Marc Guiu's dream debut for Barça.
Club football returned this past weekend, following the October international break, and there were several significant storylines to come out of Matchday 10 of the LALIGA EA SPORTS season, with the pick of these discussed below.
Griezmann bags a hat-trick to close in on Atlético de Madrid's scoring record
Antoine Griezmann scored all three goals as Atlético de Madrid won 3-0 away at RC Celta on Saturday, with this hat-trick taking his overall goals tally for Los Colchoneros to 165. As such, the Frenchman is now just eight goals away from matching Luis Aragonés' all-time club record of 173 goals.
Marc Guiu's incredible Barça debut
FC Barcelona overcame Athletic Club 1-0 on Sunday night and they did so thanks to a goal from 17-year-old striker Marc Guiu, who was making his debut for the first team. The teenager rippled the back of the net just 34 seconds after being substituted on, making this a dream debut.
Sevilla FC draw with Real Madrid in Diego Alonso's debut
New Sevilla FC coach Diego Alonso earned a point in his first match with the club, as Los Nervionenses held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on Saturday. The draw marks a positive start for the Uruguayan coach, who is looking to lead Sevilla FC up the standings.
Girona FC are joint-top of LALIGA EA SPORTS
While Real Madrid remain at the top of the table, they are now joined on 25 points by Girona FC. The Catalan outfit produced a remarkable comeback victory at the Estadi Montilivi on Sunday, winning 5-2 against UD Almería despite having gone 2-0 down early on. This latest victory means Girona FC are the first ever club not named Real Madrid, FC Barcelona or Atlético de Madrid to take at least 25 points from the first 10 matchdays of a LALIGA EA SPORTS season.
Takefusa Kubo remains the leader of Real Sociedad's attack
He may not have started in Real Sociedad's match against RCD Mallorca on Saturday, but Takefusa Kubo made the difference after he came off the bench in the 60th minute. Three minutes later, the 22-year-old produced an exquisite assist for Brais Méndez to head in the only goal of the 1-0 win.
Samu Omorodion is delivering for Deportivo Alavés
There was great excitement at Deportivo Alavés when they won the race to sign Samu Omorodion on loan from Atlético de Madrid in the summer, and the 19-year-old forward is delivering for the Basque side. He scored his second goal of the season on Sunday to earn his team a 1-1 draw at Villarreal CF.
García Pimienta earns a new contract at UD Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas coach García Pimienta has signed a new contract with the Canary Islands club, one that'll run until 2025. After taking over at the club in January of 2022, he led them to promotion back into LALIGA EA SPORTS last season with an impressive possession-based brand of football.
Rodri Sánchez commits his future to Real Betis
Rodri Sánchez is one of the most exciting young talents in Spanish football and the attacking midfielder has committed his future to Real Betis, having penned a new contract at the Estadio Benito Villamarín until 2028.
FC Barcelona's kit for ElClasico will feature the Rolling Stones' logo
With Matchday 10 now in the books, thoughts turn to the first ElClasico of the season, which will take place in Matchday 11 at 16:15 CEST on Saturday, October 28th. Ahead of the big match, FC Barcelona announced that they will wear the Rolling Stones' iconic logo on their kits in place of the usual Spotify logo.
The Copa del Rey first round ties are set
The draw for the first round of the 2023/24 Copa del Rey took place this past week, with the 16 LALIGA EA SPORTS clubs who'll enter at this stage now knowing which lower league teams they'll face. Among the most intriguing matches are Deportivo Alavés' game against seventh-tier side Deportivo Murcia, Sevilla FC's trip to CD Quintanar of the sixth tier and Real Sociedad's clash with CD Buñol, who also play in the sixth level of Spanish football.
