Player: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF)

High-profile summer signings Cristiano Ronaldo (seven goals in five games) and Zlatan Ibrahimović (three in four Liga matches) may have made impressive starts for Real Madrid and FC Barcelona respectively, but both were overshadowed by Raúl who made his 524th league outing for Los Merengues in Wednesday's 2-0 victory at Villarreal CF. The 32-year-old is now the club's all-time leading appearance holder in the Spanish top flight and one away from Manuel Sanchís's overall mark of 708 competitive games in the famous white shirt.