6 big talking points from LaLiga's opening weekend

#3 The resurrection of Andre Silva

Andre Silva celebrates his goal

Sevilla have a knack of taking damaged goods and making them shine again.

Amongst their best performers during their 4-1 win over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday were Roque Mesa, a flop at Swansea, Jesus Navas, who had a frustrating spell at Manchester City, and Andre Silva, a disappointment at AC Milan.

It was the young Portuguese forward who stole the headlines with a début hat-trick.

Silva scored just twice in 24 Serie A appearances for Milan. It took him 45 minutes to match that total on his first start for his new club.

Then he surpassed it with a third goal late in the second half after a helping hand from VAR, becoming the first player to ever score a hat-trick on his LaLiga debut in the 21st century.

The 22-year-old had bags of talent but found the chaos of Milan to be too difficult an environment to prove that.

He may only be at Sevilla for a year, but the early signs are he’s going to settle in nicely in the south of Spain. If his goals can propel Sevilla back into the Champions League, that stay may become a permanent one.

It’s only one game, and Silva will face stiff competition from Wissam Ben Yedder and Luis Muriel, but let’s not take anything away from him. This was a dream start to a possible resurgence.