Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 win against Real Sociedad for La Liga 2022-23 season's first win while Villarreal defeated Atletico Madrid to go top of the table on goal difference. After scoring a first-minute goal, Robert Lewandowski completed a brace in the 68th. In between, Alexander Isak scored a 6th-minute goal for the hosts. Ousmane Dembele (66th) and Ansu Fati (79th) also found the back of the net for the visitors. Villarreal scalped Atletico 2-0 thanks to goals from Yeremy Pino (73th) and Gerard Moreno (90+7th).