Mbappe at the double as Real Madrid wins in Oviedo

MADRID, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid maintained its perfect start to the season with a 3-0 win away to newly promoted Oviedo.

The home side pushed Madrid hard in front of a packed Carlos Tartiere Stadium but was undone by a controversial call and missed chances at key moments.

Mbappe opened the scoring in the 38th minute after a pass from Aurelien Tchouameni, although Oviedo players protested that the referee had failed to call a foul in the buildup.

Oviedo nearly equalized in the 83rd minute when Kwasi Sibo struck the post. Moments later, Mbappe netted his second after receiving a pass from substitute Vinicius Jr., who then added Madrid's third deep into stoppage time.

Villarreal cruised to a 5-0 home win over Girona after racing to a 4-0 lead inside 28 minutes. Nicolas Pepe struck in the seventh minute before Tajon Buchanan scored twice and Rafa Marin added another. Buchanan completed his hat trick in the second half as Villarreal claimed its first victory of the campaign, while Girona has conceded eight goals in just two games.

Ante Budimir's powerful early header gave Osasuna a 1-0 win at home to Valencia, which played most of the match with 10 men after Jose Gaya was sent off midway through the first half. Valencia pressed late but saw a potential equalizer ruled out for offside.

Espanyol squandered a 2-0 lead away to Real Sociedad. Pere Milla scored in the 10th minute and Javi Puado converted a stoppage-time penalty to put Espanyol 2-0 ahead at the break, but Ander Barrenetxea and Orri Oskarsson struck in the 61st and 69th minutes to salvage a draw for Sociedad.

On Saturday, FC Barcelona came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 away to newly promoted Levante. Ivan Romero and Jose Luis Morales, from the penalty spot, gave Levante a halftime lead before Pedri's long-range strike and Ferran Torres' goal quickly pulled Barcelona level. In stoppage time, Lamine Yamal's cross was deflected into his own net by Unai Elgezabal to complete the comeback.

Atletico Madrid struggled again, drawing 1-1 at home to Elche. Alexander Sorloth scored in the eighth minute for Atletico, but Rafa Mir equalized seven minutes later. Atletico pressed hard after the break but could not find a winner.

Elsewhere, Mallorca needed a late goal to draw 1-1 at home to Celta Vigo, while Betis edged Deportivo Alaves 1-0 on Friday night. ■