Real Sociedad continued with their good start this season with a narrow 2-1 victory against Mallorca. Real were forced to make several changes, with Aranzábal and Mutiu out with injuries and Félix Guerrero suspended, but with Sa Pinto, Juan Gómez, and De Pedro all back from injury, and Austria's Didi Kuhbauer back in favour after claiming that the other players didn't pass to him. Mallorca kept the same attacking pair that started the last two matches, Carlos and Diego Tristán, with new signing Quinteros left out of the squad. Idiakez gave Real the lead in the 22nd minute, but Diego Tristán equalised ten minutes from time, his third goal in as many matches. The game appeared to be ending in a draw, but Mallorca's tired legs after their long journey to the Czech republic last Thursday proved too much, and substitute Aldeondo nipped in to convert Sa Pinto's cross just before the end to steal the three points away from the island side.

Atlético de Madrid finally got their first point of the season thanks to a good goal by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. They started off behind to Zaragoza, when Milosevic beat keeper Toni on the near post with a header from a corner in the 18th minute. However Hasselbaink ran on to a long pass ten minutes later to bring the sides level. Atlético manager Claudio Ranieri tried out his fifth combination in five matches, playing a 4-4-1-1, with Valerón playing behind Hasselbaink up front. Lardín, Hugo Leal, José Mari and Chamot were left out, with out of favour Venturín coming back into the side as well as youngsters Gaspar and Baraja. With Valencia losing, Atleti move off the bottom of the table. Zaragoza are mid-table with five points.