MADRID, Aug. 27 -- The second round of matches in Spain's Liga Santander saw Real Madrid and FC Barcelona maintain their 100 percent starts to the season and give us several things to think about. Here are some conclusions we can draw from matchday 2 in Spain.

1, Pique is right

FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is never a man to keep his opinions to himself and he spoke loud and clear after his side's 1-0 win in Valladolid. The game was conditioned by a pitch which had only been laid four days prior to the game and which lifted up in huge chunks, making conditions difficult and dangerous for the players.

"If we want to sell our product to abroad and take games to the United States, first we have to look at what we do at home. This is a disgrace, it's deplorable," said Pique.

This week also saw the kickoff time of the Sevilla - Villarreal match altered just three days before the game was scheduled, while Rayo Vallecano fans have complained that ongoing work in their stadium means it is dangerous to attend matches. LaLiga describes itself as the 'best league in the world;' incidents like the above make you question that assertion.

2, Lopetegui is his own man

It was not so much the fact that Real Madrid won 4-1 in Girona that caught the attention, but the decisions of new Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui.

The former Spain boss left World Cup finalists Rafael Varene and Luka Modric on the subs' bench at the start of the game, while maintaining Keylor Navas in goal ahead of summer signing Thibaut Courtois.

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