High-fives for Real Madrid

Earlier, FC Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 for their first victory of the season. They have four points, level with Mallorca and promoted teams Murcia and Valladolid.

Ronaldinho, captaining Barcelona in the absence of the injured Carles Puyol, scored from a ninth-minute free kick and converted a 36th-minute penalty for the team’s first goals of the season. Yaya Toure scored the team’s third.

Other second-round results were: Atletico Madrid 1, Mallorca 1; Almeria 1, Valencia 2; Real Betis 2, Espanyol 2; Valladolid 2, Deportivo La Coruna 2; and Getafe 1, Recreativo Huelva 1.

Sombre music was played before matches as a mark of respect for Puerta. The Spanish international died Tuesday after suffering a prolonged cardiac arrest following a collapse during Sevilla’s game with Getafe last week.

Villarreal’s heavy defeat against a slick Madrid ended a winning streak of nine games. Raul struck Madrid’s opening goal in the 39th minute by lifting the ball over the advancing goalkeeper Sebastian Viera after receiving a long pass by Sneijder.

Sneijder made it 2-0 from a free kick in the 49th, with striker van Nistelrooy shooting home two minutes later for his first goal of the season. Sneijder doubled his tally in the 73rd minute when he scored after a flowing Madrid move. Guti compounded Villarreal’s misery with Madrid’s fifth goal in the 80th minute.

Schuster left new signing defender Gabriel Heinze from Manchester United on the bench, but the Argentine appeared in the 58th minute as a replacement for Raul. The other newcomer, former Chelsea forward Arjen Robben, was not included.