We're back! La Liga kicked off this weekend, just three and a half months after the end of last season. Several official matches have already taken place though before this weekend, and our early leaders come from those sides. There were lots of the goals in the Spanish Super Cup for example, Real Madrid taking the title with a 4-2 win in the second leg after Valencia won the first match 3-2. Van Nistelrooy got three of Madrid's goals, and with another at the weekend at Deportivo he tops our chart. Valencia's goals were more dispersed, Villa, Vicente and Mata scoring in the first leg and repeating the act in their 3-0 league win over Mallorca.

The current league leaders though are Atlético Madrid, who completed a fantastic week with a 4-0 victory over Málaga. Diego Forlán got two (the only player in La Liga to get a double on the opening day), and having scored as well in the 4-0 thrashing of Schalke in the Champions League qualifiers, he is second in our chart. Barcelona will be joining Atlético in the league stage of the Champions League after knocking out Wisla Krakow thanks to a 4-0 first leg victory, Eto'o confirming he is staying on with a brace. And Deportivo won through to the first round of the UEFA Cup after coming through the Intertoto Cup and a qualifying round, Riki getting two of their goals on the way. (01.09.08)