Assuntos: La Liga, Barcelona, Real Sociedad, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atlético Madrid
Los Blaugranas bounced back from a two-goal disadvantage to beat Real Sociedad, extending their lead at the top of the table.

Barcelona's rise during this season might be surprising to some, especially due to Neymar's departure, but Los Blaugranas have dealt with his absence to put up record-breaking numbers in La Liga as the first half of the season came to an end.

With Lionel Messi toppiing the goalscoring charts and Valverde's team leading in almost every category, it's no wonder to  see them establish the third best start of the season for any Barcelona team in history, only one point behind Pep Guardiola's 2010-11 team.

Meanwhile, things at the Spanish capital are not working out for Real Madrid, as the team lost their first ever home game against Villarreal on Saturday. Barcelona's win practically ended their title hopes and raised yet another red flag.

While Real Madrid's struggles continue, their neighbors had something to celebrate apart from finishing the first half of the season in second place. Atlético's defensive prowess has been well documented, but these numbers are simply overwhelming!

With one game left to be played in Matchday 19, added to the game in hand between Leganés and Real Madrid, here's how the standings look like after the first half of the season.

Lug.EquipaJVEDGMGSDGPResultados
1 Real Madrid 32 25 6 1 70 22 +48 81 VVVVV
2 Barcelona 32 21 7 4 64 37 +27 70 DVVVV
3 Girona 32 21 5 6 67 40 +27 68 VDVDV
4 Atlético Madrid 32 19 4 9 59 38 +21 61 DVVDD
5 Athletic Club 32 16 10 6 52 30 +22 58 EEDVV
6 Real Sociedad 32 13 12 7 46 34 +12 51 EEVVV
7 Real Betis 32 12 12 8 40 38 +2 48 VVDDD
8 Valencia 32 13 8 11 35 34 +1 47 DVVED
9 Villarreal 32 11 9 12 51 55 -4 42 VEDVV
10 Getafe 32 9 13 10 38 44 -6 40 EEDVD
11 Osasuna 32 11 6 15 37 46 -9 39 DDVDD
12 Sevilla 32 9 10 13 41 45 -4 37 VVVDE
13 Las Palmas 32 10 7 15 30 39 -9 37 DDDDD
14 Deportivo Alavés 32 9 8 15 28 38 -10 35 VDDDV
15 Rayo Vallecano 32 7 13 12 27 39 -12 34 VEEVD
16 Mallorca 32 6 13 13 26 38 -12 31 DDEVD
17 Celta de Vigo 32 7 10 15 37 47 -10 31 VDEVD
18 Cádiz 32 4 13 15 22 45 -23 25 DDVDV
19 Granada 32 3 9 20 33 61 -28 18 EVDDD
20 Almería 32 1 11 20 31 64 -33 14 DEDVE

Liga dos Campeões (Fase de Grupos)
Liga Europa (Fase de Grupos)
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Relegation - LaLiga2