This weekend's action in the Spanish top flight left a number of talking points for fans and experts.
With one game left to be played, and which will not have an effect on the title race, we can look back at those numbers that will give fans a chance to look back at this weekend fondly.
Atlético Madrid's defensive power under Simeone has been well-documented since the Argentine took over as coach in 2011, but the balance shown by his squad is something worth of praise. Sunday's match saw Los Colchoneros reach something that no other squad in team's history had been able to accomplish.
Atleti win a tight game to extend their unbeaten run in #LaLiga to 19 games (W12 D7), an all-time club record! #RealBetisAtleti 0-1 pic.twitter.com/uMwOUn0aYE
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) December 10, 2017
Later on Sunday, Athletic's striker Aritz Aduriz earned himself quite an honor, as the Basque striker showed he's aging just like wine with his performance against Levante, which ended a winless run for Los Leones.
Age is just a number!
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) December 10, 2017
Aritz Aduriz becomes the oldest player to score a #LaLiga goal for @Athletic_en in club history (36 years 302 days). #LevanteAthletic pic.twitter.com/gVsG9NPxgI
And then, the moment came for Lionel Messi to lead Barcelona to one more victory in the Spanish top flight. "La Pulga" scored the game's second goal against Villarreal, and managed to earn himself a piece of history in European football.
Leo #Messi equals Gerd Muller with 525 goals for one club in the top European leagues
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 10, 2017
Celebrate with a pic.twitter.com/7HIG4LrS7o
Here are La Liga's standings after this weekend's games.
| Pos. | Mannschaft | AS | S | U | V | TE | GT | TD | P | Letzte 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 81 | SSSSS | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 70 | VSSSS | |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | SVSVS | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 61 | VSSVV | |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 58 | UUVSS | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 51 | UUSSS | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 48 | SSVVV | |
| 8 | Valencia | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 47 | VSSUV | |
| 9 | Villarreal | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 42 | SUVSS | |
| 10 | Getafe | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 40 | UUVSV | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 39 | VVSVV | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 37 | SSSVU | |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 37 | VVVVV | |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 35 | SVVVS | |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 34 | SUUSV | |
| 16 | Mallorca | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 31 | VVUSV | |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 31 | SVUSV | |
| 18 | Cádiz | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 25 | VVSVS | |
| 19 | Granada | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 18 | USVVV | |
| 20 | Almería | 32 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 14 | VUVSU |
