Two penalty rows, Aguirre's first Valencia win: four things from LaLiga matchday 11

Racing Santander and Real Sociedad both blamed a first-half penalty for their defeats by Real Madrid (3-0) and Athletic Club (2-1) on LaLiga matchday 11, while Valencia won for the first time under coach Javier Aguirre and Getafe beat Sevilla from behind. Barcelona lead on 30 points, Atlético Madrid have 28 and Real Madrid 27, and Deportivo A Coruña host Osasuna tonight (21:00) to close the round.

Real Madrid win at Racing amid a penalty row

Real Madrid's goals at Racing came from Kylian Mbappé (penalty, 11th minute), Jude Bellingham (21st) and Yan Diomande (36th), who struck from the edge of the area. Mundo Deportivo counts it as their sixth win in a row across LaLiga and the Champions League, and it was Racing's first home defeat since their return to the top flight. The opener followed a slight contact by Racing's Matteo Prati on Mbappé, who went down, and referee José Luis Munuera Montero pointed to the spot. Racing coach José Alberto said VAR should have checked it: "Touching a player is nothing, neither a penalty nor a foul. There is no grab, no push, nothing." He contrasted it with a 71st-minute handball by Real Madrid's Aurélien Tchouaméni, which the referee first penalised and then took back after a VAR review. Real Madrid coach José Mourinho did not assess the play and defended the referee, 101tv reported. Real Madrid, third on 27 points, play at Valencia on Saturday, the day before Atlético host Barcelona.

Athletic's derby penalty divides San Mamés

Athletic beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at San Mamés: Iñaki Williams put Athletic ahead on 14 minutes, Real Sociedad's Luka Sučić equalised on 30 and Athletic's Álex Berenguer won it with a penalty on 45+2. It was given for contact by Real Sociedad's Jon Aramburu on Athletic's Nico Williams. Referee Alejandro Hernández Hernández told DAZN it was a "clear penalty" that he saw from four metres, and that VAR, which only steps in for a clear and obvious error, confirmed it. Aramburu said he had been shown that the chip "says clearly that I touched the ball", and Real Sociedad's own match report on its website was headlined "A non-existent penalty defeats Real". Even Athletic coach Edin Terzic said: "Today I have the feeling that we were favoured." Real Sociedad are fifth on 19 points.

Getafe turn Sevilla round in five minutes

Sevilla led 1-0 at the Coliseum through a header by Kike Salas on 19 minutes, but Getafe scored twice in five minutes after the break and won 3-1. Getafe's Enes Ünal equalised on 68 from a cross by team-mate Martín Satriano, and Satriano put the hosts ahead on 73 with a back-heel from Ünal's cross. Telemadrid reports that a linesman raised his flag before Satriano's goal for a possible foul that referee Víctor García Verdura did not give; the goal stood after a VAR review. Getafe's Orel Mangala added a third in stoppage time, after Sevilla's Manu Bueno was sent off as last man for fouling Satriano. Telemadrid says Getafe began the day in the relegation places; they are now 12th on 12 points. Sevilla, who have won only one of their last five league games, are sixth on 17.

Sadiq returns and Aguirre gets his first Valencia win

Valencia won 1-0 at Elche for their second league win of the season and the first under Javier Aguirre. Valencia's Umar Sadiq, back after two months out injured, came on in the 60th minute and scored within ten minutes, cutting inside Elche's Gonzalo Villar on a counter-attack to beat the goalkeeper. Mundo Deportivo says Elche, unbeaten in their previous four, controlled the first half, and Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski made a late save to keep the lead. Elche, 17th on 10 points, are still without a league win at home this season. Valencia, 19th on nine points, trail Elche and Levante by one, with only Málaga (five points) below them.