Those who didn't believe in Ernesto Valverde's skills as a manager will have to bow down to the coach, as he has led Barcelona to the best start of a La Liga season.
Everything Barcelona had to do on Sunday was to avoid a defeat, which they managed to do thanks to Gerard Piqué's goal. The previous record for Los Blaugranas was held by Pep Guardiola's 2010-11 team, which ended winning La Liga and the UEFA Champions League title.
This was also a day to remember for Gerard Piqué. The controversial centerback replied to jeers and insults from Espanyol's supporters with a late goal that hurt their pride...and earned him a personal milestone.#ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/2PvmBBNGZF
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 4, 2018
Regarding the current champions, a late draw against Levante saw them keep their 19-point gap against their bitter rivals,and even if he had a costly miscue during the final minutes of the game that led to the draw, Sergio Ramos managed to make La Liga history.6 - Gerard Piqué has scored six goals against Espanyol, his favourite opponent for Barcelona in all competitions. Rivalry. pic.twitter.com/I2VNKKgURP
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 5, 2018
After his goal against Levante, Sergio Ramos became the first defender to score in 14 straight La Liga seasons. pic.twitter.com/zMg4nxJeVo
— RMadrid Edition (@RMadridEdition) February 5, 2018
Here's how La Liga's standings look like after Matchday 22..@SergioRamos has scored in 14 consecutive #LaLiga seasons!
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) February 3, 2018
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Pos. | Squadra | PG | V | P | S | GF | GS | DR | Pt | Forma | |
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1 | Real Madrid | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 87 | VVVVV | |
2 | Girona | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 74 | VVVSV | |
3 | Barcelona | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 73 | SVSVV | |
4 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 67 | VVSVV | |
5 | Athletic Club | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 61 | VSPPS | |
6 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 | VSPPV | |
7 | Real Betis | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 52 | VPVVS | |
8 | Valencia | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 47 | SSSVV | |
9 | Villarreal | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 45 | SVVPS | |
10 | Getafe | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 43 | SVPPS | |
11 | Deportivo Alavés | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 41 | VVVSS | |
12 | Sevilla | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 41 | VPVVV | |
13 | Osasuna | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 39 | SSSSV | |
14 | Las Palmas | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 37 | SSSSS | |
15 | Celta de Vigo | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 34 | VSVSP | |
16 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 34 | SSVPP | |
17 | Mallorca | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 32 | SPSSP | |
18 | Cádiz | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 26 | SPSSV | |
19 | Granada | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 21 | SVPVS | |
20 | Almería | 34 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 67 | -34 | 17 | VSSPS |