Unfortunate La Liga Record Broken During RCD Mallorca–FC Barcelona Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. La Liga is back, with the action kicking off on August 16. Just one matchday in, the Spanish top flight has already delivered drama but not the kind anyone would celebrate.

In the 36th minute of the La Liga 2025-26 matchday 1 fixture at San Moix, Muriqi challenged for a loose ball towards Barcelona’s penalty box, catching Joan Garcia in the face with his left foot. The referee had initially shown a yellow card, but VAR called for a review, prompting the referee to upgrade the decision to a red card.

Barcelona kick off their title-defending season with a visit to Mallorca in a La Liga clash on Saturday. Barca finished last season 28-4-6 and should already be bursting with confidence thanks to a 5-0 victory against Serie A club Como last weekend.

Balearic side suffer rare La Liga nightmare last seen in 2007Mallorca Make La Liga History With Two First-Half Red CardsRCD Mallorca made unwanted history on Sunday becoming the 1st La Liga team in

Spanish champions Barcelona opened their Liga campaign on Saturday with an island cruise as they played almost an hour against nine men on their way to

Barcelona's La Liga title defence kicks off with a trip to Mallorca on August 16 as Hansi Flick aims to retain the trophy he secured in a dominant debut campaign.The former Bayern Munich boss scooped a domestic treble in his first 12 months in charge as Clasico rivals Real Madrid were ruthlessly brushed aside.