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WATCH: Athletic go top, Benzema stars for Madrid & Willian Jose bags a brace - the best of La Liga

Athletic Bibao went to the top of La Liga on Matchday 5 with a 2-0 victory over Alaves.

Local hero Iker Muniain grabbed the headlines as his first goal of the season sealed a third win the Basque club’s opening five games of the season.

Sevilla had made the early running in Spain’s top-flight, but fell to their first defeat of the campaign after a narrow loss at home to Real Madrid.

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France international Karim Benzema's scintillating start to the season continued as he headed the only goal of the game to bag all three points and take him clear as La Liga’s top scorer with five goals.

Elsewhere, Willian Jose scored twice as Real Sociedad earned a 3-1 victory at Espanyol.

Click the image below to relive the excitement of Matchday Two in La Liga.

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