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What a Saturday we had! So, to bring you up to speed, let's look back at the five must-read stories to kick off your Sunday.
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Vinicius loses his cool, gets sent off and... could miss El Clásico?
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Vinicius Junior provided the defining image of the weekend.
The Brazilian scored to make it 2-0, but during the move he pulled Nathan Dylan-Saliba's hair, so not only was his goal disallowed, he was also sent off.
This is what Día de Mera wrote in his match report: “In the 73rd minute of the match, with play stopped, the home team's number 7, Mr Vinicius José De Oliveira Do Nascimento, having been sent off and while still on the pitch, continued to protest my decision at the top of his voice, approaching the area where I was standing in an aggressive manner”.
Now it remains to be seen whether he receives a ban of more than one match. He will miss the Sevilla game, but could also miss the match against Barcelona on 25 October. If he is handed a ban of two or more matches, he will definitely be ruled out.
Real Madrid 1-0 Villarreal: Diomandé saves Real Madrid
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It had not been the dream start to the season for Yan Diomandé, but the Ivorian rescued Real Madrid with a crucial goal.
His strike keeps Los Blancos in the La Liga title race, chasing Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, who also got the job done.
Barcelona 3-0 Getafe: perfect and unstoppable
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Barcelona maintained their perfect winning record with a 3-0 victory over Getafe.
The Blaugrana beat Bordalás's side thanks to goals from Anthony Gordon, Gabriel Jesus and Jules Koundé.
Flick's men have taken 24 points from a possible 24.
The 'eruption' in Vallecas
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Rayo Vallecano fans are fed up with conditions at the club and with Raúl Martín Presa.
To protest, they threw balls and paper planes onto the pitch in the 13th minute. Then, when two attempts were made to restart the match, objects were thrown again.
It all ended with the match being suspended after police said they could not guarantee safety at the game.
Alavés 1-2 Atlético de Madrid: 'Cuti' and Baena make the difference for Atleti
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Atlético de Madrid also got the job done, though they had to suffer for it.
The Rojiblancos were level at 1-1 in the second half, when Ángel Pérez was sent off for a tackle on Julián Álvarez.
It was not until 'Cuti' Romero headed home a superb cross from Baena that they finally broke through Alavés's wall. All in the 87th minute.
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