Osasuna snatched a point late on by earning a 1-1 draw in Malaga, while Deportivo La Coruna also left it late to beat Eibar, 2-1, at home as the new La Liga season got underway.
The initial results put Depor temporarily on top before the big guns play over the rest of the weekend. It's a moment fans of the club should savour because it's unlikely to last.
Still, here's what the table looks like after the season's opening matches:
La Liga 2016/17 Standings: Friday
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Malaga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Osasuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Alaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Granada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Leganes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Eibar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Recap
Former Arsenal man Fran Merida collected a debut goal five minutes from time to give Osasuna a point at La Rosaleda.