

Two goals from Kike Garcia five minutes apart handed the promoted Alaves a 4-3 win against Sevilla. Alaves, who spent a year in the second division before being promoted, also scored twice in the opening period in a game that ended at two apiece thanks to goals from Ruben Duarte and Luis Rioja. In the last seconds of the second half, Rafa Mir added the third for the visitors, but it was already too late.
Since the start of last season, Sevilla has lost four and drawn two of their previous six league matches. In other matches, Rayo Vallecano defeated promoted Granada 2-0 to start the La Liga season with two straight victories, joining Real Madrid and Valencia in doing so. In a game that had two power interruptions, the visitors' Alvaro Garcia and Pathe Ciss scored goals in the second half.