Saturday Gameweek 4: El Molinón tests Girona, and Morata already debuted in Gran Canaria (0-0 with flashes)

What's up, folks? Proper Saturday football this weekend: five matches from matchday 4 spread from afternoon through to evening, with the main event in Gijón — yes, TODAY WE'RE AT EL MOLINÓN. But first, let's recap last night on Gran Canaria, because the matchday's already underway and the opener was essential viewing.

📋 Friday: Las Palmas 0-0 Leganés — Morata's now a Segunda player (and you could tell)

Matchday 4 kicked off with a goalless draw at Gran Canaria Stadium (17,826 spectators), but the 0-0 flatters the action: the real story was Álvaro Morata's debut, and Rubén Albés caught everyone off guard by throwing him STRAIGHT INTO THE STARTING XI after just three training sessions with the team. The Euros captain showed flashes in his 66 minutes: involved in the attacking play, first chance on the 2nd minute… and four offsides, which is what happens when your striker's half a second ahead of a team that barely knows him yet. Leganés controlled the match and had the clearest chances; Las Palmas, fresh off a hammering at Montilivi, looked more lost than fluent. A point apiece: the islanders stay on 7, the pepineros on 8 — and the feeling that the number 9 I filled you in on here is going to cause a right stir once he finds his feet.

🔴⚪ 16:15 · The big one: Sporting — Girona, real test at El Molinón

📅 Rest of Saturday, hour by hour

Real Sociedad B — Tenerife · 14:00

Pre-match drink in Zubieta: the txuri-urdin reserves host Cervera's Tenerife, who came unstuck after losing to us at the Heliodoro and will want to bounce back against the league's youngest team. The islanders sit high with 6 points; the reserves are hunting their first big smile of the campaign.

AD Ceuta — Celta Fortuna · 18:30

Damage control at Alfonso Murube: Ceuta are still on zero (0 from 9) and already eyeing the drop zone nervously. Fortuna, with their laboratory-style football under Afouteza, are uncomfortable but beatable: if the lads don't grab points today, the word "crisis" will start doing the rounds across the Strait.

Real Valladolid — FC Andorra · 18:30

Zorrilla welcomes Andorra without their Le Normand (the brother, yeah — torn ACL, out until February, as I told you at the market close). The Pucela, one of this season's serious projects, want to latch onto the top flight already.

Eldense — Mallorca · 21:00

Late show at Pepico Amat: Eldense are still searching for a win and Buksa's Mallorca — who broke the ice with a goal — look to prove their relegation was just a bad dream. Keep tabs on the Pole, he's got that goal-machine look about him in this division.

And tomorrow? A cracker of a Sunday to wrap up matchday 4: leaders Granada visit Ipurua, Oviedo host Burgos at the Tartiere (let's see if Forés' lads do us a favour… or two), a derby of the desperate at Castalia and the Almería-Cádiz showdown between names of real weight. All results, live table and full match stats as always at the Hypermotion hub — and retro style on teletext, which I know you lot love. 📟 PUXA. 🔴⚪