Barcelona's unbeaten run in La Liga has made almost everyone wonder how far will they go in the Spanish top flight without a loss, and while the rest of La Liga still works on how to beat them, Los Blaugranas are one short game away from reaching a club milestone.
With their win against Alavés yesterday, the league leaders matched the best start of a season by any Barcelona team. That record was set not so long ago by the squad led by none other than Pep Guardiola.
With that victory, Barça are 21 games unbeaten in @LaLiga, equalling their best ever run at the start of a season #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/t2Wxxo9sBI
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 28, 2018
The never-ending battle between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had one more chapter written on Sunday, thanks to Messi's game-winning goal via a free kick.
"Messi (20) leapfrogs Cristiano Ronaldo and is now the player with more free ick goals in La Liga in the past 25 years!"
¡Messi (20) supera a Cristiano Ronaldo (19) y ya es el jugador con más goles de falta directa en #LaLiga en los últimos 25 años! #BarçaAlavés pic.twitter.com/2LWylighXg
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) January 28, 2018
But Messi and Barcelona weren't the only ones to set records this weekend, as Jan Oblak set a milestone that will be truly hard to overcome.
Jan Oblak's first 100 games in #LaLiga compared to the starts made by some past greats!
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) January 28, 2018
Oblak: 54 goals conceded
Valdes: 86 goals conceded
Courtois: 89 goals conceded
Casillas: 104 goals conceded pic.twitter.com/Z1lZI4CDQ1
Here's how La Liga's standings look like after this weekend.
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 81 | WWWWW | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 70 | LWWWW | |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | WLWLW | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 61 | LWWLL | |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 58 | DDLWW | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 51 | DDWWW | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 48 | WWLLL | |
| 8 | Valencia | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 47 | LWWDL | |
| 9 | Villarreal | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 42 | WDLWW | |
| 10 | Getafe | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 40 | DDLWL | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 39 | LLWLL | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 37 | WWWLD | |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 37 | LLLLL | |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 35 | WLLLW | |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 34 | WDDWL | |
| 16 | Mallorca | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 31 | LLDWL | |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 31 | WLDWL | |
| 18 | Cádiz | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 25 | LLWLW | |
| 19 | Granada | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 18 | DWLLL | |
| 20 | Almería | 32 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 14 | LDLWD |
