Barcelona fought back from two goals down at newly-promoted Levante to win 3-2 on Saturday, while Atletico Madrid dropped more points from a winning position in La Liga.
First-half goals by Ivan Romero and Jose Luis Morales gave Levante a shock lead against Barcelona in Valencia, before Pedri and Ferran Torres struck twice in quick succession after half-time to level the match.
Barcelona looked destined for a draw on a near-waterlogged pitch until an Unai Elgezabal own-goal in injury time gave the champions a second win to start the new season.
Diego Simeone’s Atletico are still without a win this season after they drew 1-1 with Elche on Saturday, leaving them on one point after two frustrating outings.
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Atletico lost 2-1 to Espanyol last weekend.
Simeone said: “We wanted to win, we deserved to win the match.
“From the Espanyol match to today’s match, there was improvement; they played better. The result is not there, but we need to work, be patient.”
Earlier, Mallorca and Celta Vigo shared the spoils when Mateu Morey’s late leveller for the home side cancelled out Javi Rueda’s first-half opener.
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