Barcelona shredded Atlético 6–0 in Alcalá de Henares with goals from Brugts, Patri Guijarro, Pajor, Putellas, Vicky López and Laia Aleixandri. Real Madrid beat Athletic 4–1 at San Mamés behind a Caroline Weir brace. Eibar stunned Costa Adeje Tenerife 1–0 through Carmen Álvarez on 87 minutes.
Gameday 7 added clarity at both ends. Barça moved through the gears and made a would-be top-of-the-table clash look routine. Real Madrid showed control and punch in Bilbao. The weekend’s surprise came in Santa Cruz, where Eibar stuck to a low-risk plan then grabbed the moment late to hand Tenerife their first defeat.
Barça’s ruthless rotation
his was rotation without drop-off. Pere Romeu tweaked the front-five profiles and Barça still produced a six-goal clinic: Brugts arrived untracked at the back post inside two minutes; Patri Guijarro timed the edge-of-box run to perfection; Ewa Pajor scored before a precautionary withdrawal; Alexia’s disguised finish settled the middle phase; Vicky López tightened the screws with a late burst; Laia Aleixandri capped it in stoppage time. Six scorers, six different patterns, same superiority.
Barça’s control came from width and rest-defense. Full backs held aggressive positions to pin Atlético’s wingers. The midfield triangle strangled second balls. When Atleti tried to break, centre-backs defended forward and the counter-counter arrived instantly, keeping the game played in the home third. The effect was cumulative: every recovery created another wave, and every wave asked new, unsolved questions.
Tenerife’s first wobble
Eibar travelled with a clear idea and never flinched. They accepted long Tenerife possessions, crowded the penalty spot rather than the penalty arc, and trusted Astrálaga to command the box. With the hosts over-committing late, Sara Martín slipped a line-breaking pass and Carmen Álvarez finished coldly on 87. It was Eibar’s second win of the season and it punctured Tenerife’s unbeaten start without rewriting their identity: the islanders still produced volume, just not separation in the area.
Player of the Week
Caroline Weir (Real Madrid)
Weir ran San Mamés like a metronome with bite. Stationed between the lines but ready to drop alongside the double pivot, she toggled tempo — receiving on the half-turn to face play, then punching forward passes into Eva Navarro’s runs. Her opener arrived from classic third-player movement; the clincher late on killed Athletic’s surge. Madrid’s press-and-protect approach works when the No. 10 reads the next picture sooner than everyone else. Weir did, twice on the scoresheet and repeatedly in the flow.
Rapid recap — full-time scores and scorers
- Atlético Madrid 0–6 Barcelona — Brugts 2, Patri Guijarro 41, Pajor 53, Alexia Putellas 63, Vicky López 85, Laia Aleixandri 90+7.
- Athletic Club 1–4 Real Madrid — Nevado 72; Weir 13, 82, Ane Campos og 19, Iris Ashley 90+5.
- FC Badalona 1–0 Madrid CFF — Elena Julve 18.
- Granada 2–2 La Real Sociedad — Sonya Keefe 35 pen, María Barquero 90+1; Edna Imade 42, 87.
- RCD Espanyol 3–0 Alhama CF ElPozo — Ainoa Campo 9, Ona Baradad 53, Ángeles del Álamo 90+1.
- Levante UD 0–1 Sevilla FC — Inma Gabarro 85.
- Costa Adeje Tenerife 0–1 SD Eibar — Carmen Álvarez 87.
- Deportivo Abanca 2–2 DUX Logroño — Ainhoa Marín 8, Millene Cabral 24 pen; Isina 45+3, Flavine Musolo Mawete 70.
Table impact and what’s next
Barça stay perfect and extend goal difference. Real Madrid’s first away win of the league phase keeps them second in a pack with Atlético and La Real Sociedad. Eibar climb out of immediate trouble thanks to Álvarez’s late winner. Next weekend: Barça host Granada, Tenerife visit FC Badalona in a style contrast, and Eibar welcome La Real Sociedad.