Antoine Griezmann scored two minutes into the match and Atletico Madrid never looked back in routing Rayo Vallecano 7-0 for its biggest ever away win in the Spanish league on Monday.
Memphis Depay and Nahuel Molina also scored in the first half, Álvaro Morata added two more after halftime along with one each by Ángel Correa and Marcos Llorente.
As it happened in other matches, fans at Vallecas Stadium called for the resignation of Luis Rubiales, Spain's football federation president has been under pressure to resign because of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup final, including kissing a player on the lips after Spain won.