Rayo Vallecano and Valencia kicked off the new 2023/24 La Liga season in winning style.
La Liga opted for two Friday night games to restart the Spanish top-flight campaign and Rayo and Valencia both enjoyed victorious trips down to Andalucia.
Rayo narrowly missed out on a shock European qualification place at the end of the 2022/23 season with head coach Andoni Iraola moving on to the Premier League from Vallecas.
New boss Francisco Rodriguez has looked to build on that momentum over the summer and they made a perfect start away at Almeria.
Isi Palazon scored the first goal of the new season as he calmly slotted home from the penalty spot early on.
And the first goal of the new LALIGA season belongs to Isi Palazón!
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