Diego Forlan showed he has maintained his World Cup form by scoring twice to help give Atletico Madrid a 4-0 win against Sporting Gijon in their Spanish league opener Monday.

Jose Mourinho had to settle for a point in his first Primera Division game in charge of Real Madrid after drawing a blank at Real Mallorca.

Dani Osvaldo struck a brace and Jesus Datolo scored on his debut as Espanyol kicked off the season with a 3-1 win at home to Getafe.

Real Sociedad began life back in La Liga with a win over Villarreal thanks to Xabi Prieto's second-half goal.

Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and David Villa struck as La Liga champions Barcelona picked up where they finished off last season with a 3-0 win at Racing Santander on Sunday.

Valencia proved there was life after Spanish World Cup winners David Villa and David Silva by winning 3-1 at Malaga in their La Liga opener on Saturday.

Fernando Llorente's goal just after half-time was enough to give Athletic Bilbao an opening-day 1-0 victory in the Primera Division and spoil Hercules' return to the top flight.

Real Madrid have come from a goal behind to see off a resilient Hercules 3-1 in their final pre-season friendly thanks to a brace from Karim Benzema.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona claimed the Supercopa with a win over an under-par Sevilla side at the Nou Camp.

Fancied Sevilla completed a wonderful come back to take a lead into the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup after defeating Barcelona 3-1 in Seville.

Goals from wingers Diego Capel and Jesus Navas earned Sevilla a Copa del Rey final victory over Atletico Madrid and their first trophy since 2007 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Racing Santander secured their Primera Division survival as Mohamed Tchite's brace earned them an imperious final-day 2-0 victory over Sporting Gijon at El Sardinero.

Xerez's relegation from the Primera Division after one season in the top flight was confirmed with a 1-1 draw at Osasuna.

Alexis scored in the 89th minute as Valencia edged out Tenerife 1-0 and condemned their opponents to the drop.

Barcelona retained the Spanish league title on Sunday by thrashing Valladolid 4-0 in a delighted Camp Nou, provoking noisy street celebrations throughout Catalonia.

Real Madrid's season ended in disappointment as their hopes of securing the Primera Division title evaporated.

Real Mallorca must beat Espanyol to have any chance of sealing what would be a surprise passage to the Champions League.