Díaz thrives and Alaves beats 10-man Getafe 3-0 as La Liga kicks off Europe's domestic league season
Mariano Díaz scored a goal and had two assists against a Getafe squad that played a man down from the 42nd minute. The Spanish league was the first of the main five in Europe to start, less than a month after its national team won the World Cup. Defending champion Barcelona and José Mourinho’s Real Madrid won't start their campaigns until next weekend because they had players return late from the…
Europe's top domestic leagues began on Saturday with Alaves claiming a 3-0 victory over Getafe, who played with a man disadvantage from the 42nd minute. Mariano Díaz, a former Real Madrid forward, contributed to Alaves' win by scoring two goals and providing two assists. Getafe, last season's seventh-place finishers, had a Conference League spot secured. The Spanish league marked the start of the main five European leagues, less than a month after Spain's national team won the World Cup.
Defending champions Barcelona and José Mourinho's Real Madrid won't kick off their campaigns until the following weekend due to late returns from the World Cup. Barcelona aims to secure a third consecutive Spanish league title and will face Elche on August 23, while Madrid will start against Espanyol on August 22. Sevilla hosts Rayo Vallecano in the second match on Saturday, while the second game sees Sevilla host Rayo Vallecano.
The European season officially commenced on Wednesday with Paris Saint-Germain's 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup. The Premier League, Italian league, and French league are set to begin next weekend, while the German league will commence the week after.
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