Intense day of pre-season games for LaLiga Santander teams

FC Barcelona 4-2 Leicester City

Luis Enrique's team gave the English champions no chance, brushing them aside at the Friends Arena in Stockholm thanks to an extraordinary first-half performance. A brace from Munir El Haddadi and another goal by Luis Suarez put the Azulgranas three to the good. Two goals from Ahmed Musa rekindled Leicester's hopes, but the young Rafa Mujica made it 4-2 to seal the victory for Barcelona.

Luis Enrique post-match: "We played a very complete first half and are gaining in fitness" #FCBLeicester pic.twitter.com/goMG0q8GJX

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 3, 2016

Verin 0-3 RC Deportivo | GD Chaves 1-0 RC Deportivo

The Galician outfit took part in a triangular tournament with two 45-minute games for each team. First they faced Verin, who they beat comfortably through goals by Nacho Monsalve, Oriol Riera and Celso Borges. They then went on to play Chaves of Portugal, losing by the finest of margins.

Alaves continued to fine tune their form ahead of their return to the top flight with a friendly against the Association of Spanish Footballers team. Despite the efforts of both teams to break the deadlock and some big chances, the game in Salvatierra ended goalless.

Malaga CF 3-1 Al-Ahli Jeddah

The Municipal de Marbella hosted Malaga's latest preparatory clash, and they put on a fine display once again. The Andalusians started off looking threatening and it did not take long for the goals to start flowing. The first came through Pablo Fornals, and Charles was the next to get in on the act. The Saudi side managed to pull one back, but Juande Ramos's charges killed off the game by making it 3-1 through Kuki.

3-1| FINAL| #MálagaCF 3 - #AlAhliJeddah 1! #VamosMálaga #MCFLive #MCFPreSeason

— Málaga CLUBdeFÚTBOL (@MalagaCF_en) August 3, 2016

Southampton 1-1 RCD Espanyol

Espanyol took another step forward in their preparations with a demanding match which ended all square. Oriol Romeu put Southampton in the ascendency and the English side managed to hold onto their lead until the break. However, Espanyol got their reward with a spot-kick converted by Felipe Caicedo in the second half.

CD Numancia 2-1 At. Osasuna

The clash between the LaLiga 1|2|3 team and the newly promoted LaLiga Santander side played at La Arboleda in Almazan ended with victory for Numancia. Jagoba Arrasate's men managed to establish a two-goal lead before the first half hour was out, thanks to goals from Julio Alvarez and Marc Mateu. Nino grabbed Osasuna's only goal in the second half.

CD Lugo 3-0 R. Sporting

Another all-LaLiga clash saw another top-flight team succumb to an upset, in this instance far more emphatically. Yelko Pino and Joselu handed second-tier Lugo a commanding lead in a first half in which they were way on top, before Joselu doubled his tally in the second period to round off the scoring and a great night for the Galicians.

AFC Bournemouth 1-1 Valencia CF

The Vitality Stadium was the venue for Pako Ayestaran's charges' latest tune-up game. Valencia dominated the first half and went ahead thanks to Enzo Perez's strike following some fine interplay. However, Bournemouth struck back after the interval, with Benik Afobe bagging an equaliser.

TEAM | Pako Ayestarán "I am satisfied because the most important thing is to have a style of play." #VCFonTour2016

— Valencia CF English (@valenciacf_en) August 3, 2016

CD Toledo 1-1 CD Leganes

Asier Garitano's men visited nearby Toledo to continue their preparations for their first ever LaLiga Santander campaign. Both sides managed to keep their sheet clean up to half-time, before Alberto Martin broke the deadlock to put Leganes in the ascendancy after the restart. The hosts reacted well to going behind and eventually secured a draw thanks to Pablo Gonzalez's long-range effort in the 70th minute.