La Liga Roundup, Matchday 12
The 12th matchday of the 2025/26 La Liga season has come to an end, showcasing thrilling games, outstanding performances from players, and unexpected results. Here is a summary of this round of La Liga fixtures.
Elche 1-1 Sociedad
Elche’s streak without a win has reached five games after a late penalty by Mikel Oyarzabal secured a 1-1 draw for visiting Real Sociedad. This result ends Sociedad’s six-match winning streak in head-to-head encounters and means they remain without an away win in La Liga this season. Eder Sarabia’s team can find some comfort in remaining unbeaten in their last six home games, while Real Sociedad have managed to avoid defeat in four out of eight matches where they conceded the first goal.
Girona 1-0 Alaves
Girona secured only their second victory of the La Liga season with a hard-earned 1-0 home win over Deportivo Alavés. This win elevates Girona to 18th place. On the other hand, Alavés suffered their second loss in three league matches, dropping to 10th place.
Sevilla 1-0 Osasuna
Sevilla achieved a 1-0 victory over CA Osasuna in La Liga, breaking a streak of three consecutive defeats and extending Osasuna’s winless run to four matches. This outcome also highlights that Osasuna have managed only one clean sheet in their last 11 away games, and this latest loss adds to their record of 21 away matches with just a single win (9 draws, 11 losses).
Atletico 3-1 Levante
Atlético Madrid continue to be undefeated at home in La Liga this season after securing a hard-earned 3-1 victory against Levante. Levante, who have only managed one point in their last four league matches, also had their four-game unbeaten streak against Atlético snapped. Atlético maintained their lead for the remainder of the match, extending their unbeaten run in La Liga to 12 games since their opening day loss.
Espanyol 0-2 Villarreal
Villarreal’s 2-0 victory over RCD Espanyol in La Liga marks their best points tally at this point in the season since 2010/11. This outcome also means that Espanyol have only won four of their 24 home La Liga games against Villarreal (with 12 draws and 8 losses), while the Yellow Submarine have won each of the last six league home encounters between the two teams.
Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Oviedo
Athletic Bilbao defeated Luis Carrión’s Real Oviedo 1-0 in their first La Liga encounter in nearly 25 years, extending Los Azules’ winless streak to six games across all competitions (2 draws, 4 losses). The situation looks much better for Athletic, who ended a three-game league winless run to move up to seventh place.
Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Real Madrid
Real Madrid was unable to find the net for the second consecutive game, settling for a 0-0 draw against Rayo Vallecano. This result means Rayo Vallecano has now gone four matches unbeaten against Los Blancos at the Estadio de Vallecas. For Real Madrid, this marks their first draw in competitive play since mid-June and the first time they have gone two games without a victory since early April.
Valencia 1-1 Betis
Valencia moved up from the bottom three in La Liga, easing some of the pressure on struggling manager Carlos Corberán, as they secured a 1-1 draw with Real Betis. Betis, who have yet to lose an away league game this season, extended their unbeaten streak to four matches across all competitions, offering some consolation ahead of the final international break of 2025.
Mallorca 1-0 Getafe
A goal from Vedat Muriqi was sufficient for Mallorca to secure their first league victory in eight games against the Madrid-based team, as they beat Getafe 1-0 in La Liga at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. With this win, Mallorca moved up to 15th place in the La Liga table ahead of the upcoming two-week international break. Despite the loss, Getafe continue to hold a strong eighth position, having earned 17 points out of a possible 36 this season (5 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses).
Celta Vigo 2-4 Barcelona
Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 4-2 in La Liga, securing their first away win in four matches across all competitions and ending Celta’s five-game winning streak. A stoppage-time red card for Frenkie de Jong slightly marred the result, but Barcelona capitalized on Real Madrid’s earlier slip-up against Rayo Vallecano and are now just three points behind Los Blancos. Despite their recent good form, Celta remain 13th in the La Liga standings.
