Spanish champions Barcelona opened their Liga campaign on Saturday with an island cruise as they played almost an hour against nine men on their way to a 3-0 victory in Mallorca. Two of Barcelona'

MADRID — Barcelona began the defense of its La Liga title with a comfortable 3-0 win at Mallorca, scoring early and taking advantage of two first-half red cards for the host on Saturday.

In every La Liga season but one since 2012-13, the top three spots have been claimed by Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona, in one order or another.