It was another fascinating weekend of action in LaLiga, the last round of matches before the latest international break. 

Barcelona surprisingly stumbled at Granada while the Madrid clubs marched on.

Jude Bellingham can’t stop scoring as he added another two to his tally since his move to Spain as Real thrashed Osasuna, while Atletico overcame Real Sociedad.

Here, Mail Sport’s man in Spain Pete Jenson looks at the things we learned from matchday nine.

Granada may have a fight on their hands 

‘Barça don’t find the Life of Bryan funny’ ran the headline in Marca after Bryan Zaragoza scored twice to give Granada a draw against Barcelona. The 22-year-old winger now has five goals. 

Free-scoring winger Bryan Zaragoza (left) is a steal with a release clause of just £12million

Zaragoza scored twice for Granada as they held Barcelona to a surprise 2-2 draw on Sunday

The fear for Granada is that their player, since called up to the Spain squad, has a release clause of just £12million (€14m). 

Boy wonder writes his name in the record books

Lamine Yamal had one chance left to become La Liga’s youngest-ever scorer and he did not miss it. From Joao Felix’s pass he converted, and at 16 years and 87 days beat the record.

Talented teenager Lamine Yamal keeps breaking records for Barcelona at just 16 years-old

Greenwood gets his first for Getafe

Mason Greenwood scored his first goal since January 2022 and it was a good one too, hit first time from Borja Mayoral’s pass. 

The ball hit the roof of the net so quickly Jaime Mata was still appealing for a penalty in the six yard box as Greenwood ran to Getafe fans to celebrate.

Mason Greenwood netted his first at new club Getafe after leaving Manchester United on loan

Thanks for nothing

‘Thanks for everything Jose Luis’ read the Sevilla tweet confirming they had sacked the man who came in 12 games from the end of last season and saved them from relegation and led them to Europa League success. 

Just eight league games into this season Mendilibar was fired on Sunday night. 

Despite saving Sevilla from relegation last season, Jose Luis Mendilibar has been sacked just eight matches into their campaign

Sevilla are now on their fourth coach in just over a year. Such short-termism cannot end well. The summer signings were underwhelming and the added weight of Champions League did not help. 

Good luck to the next man. How long before the next ‘thanks for everything’ Sevilla tweet?

Sevilla eyeing Gracia and Iraola

The next man could be Javi Gracia. Vitor Orta took him to Leeds and is now Sporting Director of Sevilla. 

Julen Lopetegui and Marcelino are also both available but both have already coached Sevilla, Lopetegui as recently as last season. 

Former Leeds coach Javi Gracia could follow his former sporting director Vitor Orta to Seville

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Andoni Iraola would also be in the running if Bournemouth were to dismiss him before the vacancy is filled. His stock in Spain is still high.

Joselu the Journeyman Galatico

Yes, he did nothing at Stoke and Newcastle and he’s spent most of his career in Spain kicking around at relegation-threatened teams but Joselu is a goals guarantee for Real Madrid – he has now played four games at home and scored in each of them. 

He should have got two at the weekend but he missed a late penalty.

Joselu was a misfit at Stoke and Newcastle but is proving extremely valuable in Madrid

Home comfort for Simeone

Atletico Madrid have now won 14 league games straight at home equaling a record set in the 2012-13 season.

Atletico are five points off their crosstown rivals at the top of the table after the weekend’s win

It was not easy against Real Sociedad but they rounded off an excellent week with a third win inside seven days and with seven players out injured. 

They are five points off the lead and with a game in hand.

Bellingham’s perfect 10

Ten goals in 10 games is the best start anyone has had at Real Madrid since Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Jude Bellingham is already garnering comparison to Real Madrid legend Alfredo di Stefano

You have to go right back to the first 10 games of Alfredo di Stefano to find anyone scoring 11 in their first 10. 

He is the top scorer in Spain, and the reason why Madrid are top of La Liga.

Ref-gate a smear on Barça’s good name

‘Negreira Negreira!’ chanted the Granada fans. The ongoing investigation into Barcelona having paid a vice-president of the referees’ federation (Jose Maria Negreira) from 2002 to 2018 is having an adverse effect on the current team. 

Barcelona are showing signs of struggle in the face of their off-pitch tumult over the Negreira Case – with rival clubs scrutinising every referee call for the side

Aurelien Tchouameni (left) fitted seamlessly into Madrid’s backline as Carlo Ancelotti battles a defensive crisis

There’s a cloud over every decision that goes their way even though the accusation of ‘bought influence’ refers to a situation that finished five years ago.

Madrid’s centre-back crisis no crisis at all

‘Desailly’ was the nickname given to Aurelien Tchouameni by Luka Modric after the midfielder did as his compatriot Marcel Desailly did so well during his career and moved from holding midfield to centre back without putting a foot wrong. 

‘Don’t get used to it. It’s only for a day,’ tweeted Tchouameni. He doesn’t want to play there but his performance in the absence of the suspended Nacho and the injured David Alaba was too good for him not to be used there again.