Madrid pass up a Real chance after Barca slip

Madrid: First it was Barcelona. Then Real Madrid.

Both La Liga leaders were stunned, with Barcelona losing 2-1 at last-place Leganes and Madrid falling 3-0 at Sevilla, marking the first time since 2015 that they lost on the same day.

The thrilling night also was marked by Pablo Fornals’ beautiful goal from about 50 yards out in Villarreal’s 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao.

Barcelona’s loss came as Lionel Messi made his 700th appearance with the club. It was the second consecutive setback for the defending champions.

“We lost five points in three days,” Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said. “It’s difficult to explain.”

The Spanish powerhouses have 13 points each after six rounds, two points in front of Atletico Madrid, which defeated Huesca 3-0 Tuesday for its second straight league win.

Real Madrid and Atletico play the city derby at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday.

Messi’s celebration of his milestone match with the Catalan club was marred by a Leganes team who had only one point from their first five league games and were coming off three straight losses.

The 53rd-minute winner at Butarque Stadium was scored by Oscar Rodriguez, a former member of Real Madrid’s youth teams who is on loan with Leganes. It came after a bad mistake by Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, who gave the ball away while trying to clear. Nabil El Zhar had scored the hosts’ first goal a minute earlier to cancel out Philippe Coutinho’s first-half opener.

Real Madrid entered the match at Sevilla with a chance to take sole possession of top spot for the first time this season, but it didn’t take long before they found themselves in a deep hole.

Portugal forward Andre Silva scored in the 17th and 21st minutes to take his league-leading tally to six goals, and Wissam Ben Yedder added another in the 39th to leave Sevilla in control at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.

“It’s simple, we gave it away in the first half,” Madrid midfielder Casemiro said. “Then it was impossible to come back.”

Luka Modric’s goal early in the second half was ruled out after a video review showed he was offside.

Madrid’s only previous setback in the league this season had been a draw at Athletic Bilbao in the fourth round.

“Sevilla were better and deserved to win,” Lopetegui said. “We didn’t start the way we wanted and paid for it by conceding two quick goals.”

Fornals scored one of the goals of the season with his amazing strike in Villarreal’s rout of Athletic.

After a clearance by Villarreal’s defence in the 65th, Fornals picked up the loose ball at the halfway line and fired it over Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon, who couldn’t get back in time to make a save.

Valencia couldn’t put an end to their early struggles, conceding late in a 1-1 home draw against Celta Vigo to remain winless.

Iago Aspas scored the equaliser in the 82nd minute at Mestalla Stadium after Michy Batshuayi had given the hosts the lead.