Ronaldo says hello with a double

Real Madrid got two goals from debutant Ronaldo in a 5-2 win against Alavés at the Bernabéu.

Zinedine Zidane struck quickly and neatly for Los Merengues and Luis Figo cashed in from the spot to double on 32 minutes.

Ronaldo entered to the delight of the 75,000+ on hand and took only a minute to find the net for the first time with Real.

The World Cup champion settled double teammate Roberto Carlos and coolly slotted.

After Figo piled on another, Ronaldo worked a give-and-go with Steve Mcmanaman for his second.

"I'm convinced I can contribute even more," said the $44 million dollar man. "At the very least, I'm going to give it everything."

Also in La Liga, Pablo Cavallero stopped twin Ruben Baraja penalties as Celta Vigo wrested the perch away from hosts Valencia and Racing Santander shocked Deportivo la Coruña 2-0 at the Riazor.

The Sky Blues tallied when Brazilian Vagner Rogerio followed Catanha’s saved spot effort.

In a 10-card, three-penalty affair, Cavallero bested the Spain World Cup star in both minutes 40 and 80.

Risers Santander benefited from markers on either side of the interval from midfielder Javi Guerrero.

Barcelona looked sluggish, drawing with guests Osasuna at twos.

Patrick Kluivert leveled for the Catalans just after Gerardo Rivera had put the upstarts ahead.

Manic fan behavior marred the Seville derby, a 1-1 tie.

A security guard was beaten by a mob before the contest and during the match, a fan invaded the pitch to scuffle with Real Betis keeper Toni Prats.

As for the action, Joaquin nodded in a Denilson service for the opener and Sevilla cancelled beyond the hour on a Juanito Gutierrez own goal.

Straight shooters Real Sociedad took second place by stuffing Valladolid 2-1.

In-form striker Nihat Kahveci and Valery Karpin did the deeds for the early season surprise outfit.

Málaga continued its fine start with a stirring 3-0 defeat of a shorthanded Atlético Madrid.

The visitors eventually suffered three sendings off and allowed markers from Dely Valdes, Fernando Sanz and Manu Sanchez.

Rayo Vallecano evened out a 2-0 deficit to Villareal behind Jon Bolo Perez and the scorching Julio Alvarez.

Mallorca shut out lowly Espanyol on the strength of second set strikes by Harold Lozano and ban returnee Samuel Eto'o.

On Saturday, Athletic Bilbao downed Recreativo Huelva 2-1.