The Spanish top flight has surpassed the first third of the competition, and it couldn't be more compelling. The dominance established by Barcelona and Real Madrid seems to be over, as Sevilla is once again at the top of the league.
Machín's side has made it past Los Blaugranas thanks to their 1-0 win against Valladolid on Sunday. Barcelona's draw against Atlético saw them lose the first place, making the title race even tighter since Los Colchoneros are one point behind Ernesto Valverde's men.
Real Madrid ended a complicated weekend with a 3-0 loss against Eibar. Los Blancos had to endure harsh attacks for allegedly covering up a doping charge pinned on Sergio Ramos. The cherry on top was their fifth loss of the season, just weeks after confirming Santiago Solari as their boss for the rest of the season.
Here's how La Liga's standings look like after 13 games.
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 |
Pichichi race
Christian Stuani seems uninterested in scoring when Lionel Messi is around, and he decided to break the tie between "La Pulga" and Luis Suárez to claim the top spot as the best striker in La Liga.
Stats
As we mentioned above, this has proven to be quite a competitive La Liga season. Sevilla, always considered a contender, seems to be making the most out of this situation, even if they haven't won as many points as their predecessors up to this point.
26 - Sevilla have earned 26 points after 13 first games in the Spanish League, the fewest points for a #LaLiga leader in the 21st Century alongside Deportivo in the 2001/2002 season. Equality pic.twitter.com/KsFkv8jdA8
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) November 25, 2018
Real Madrid's woes continued on Saturday, as they were not able to keep their historical dominance over Eibar.
Eibar 3-0 Real Madrid FT:
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) November 24, 2018
The home side beat Los Blancos for the first time ever in Santiago Solari's first game in charge as permanent manager.
Wow. pic.twitter.com/myG2oVK8Fi
Ousmane Dembelé keeps defending his spot at Barcelona, even if he's been involved in some major controversies. How? By scoring goals, nonetheless!
Ousmane Dembele's important goals for Barcelona this season:
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) November 25, 2018
- 78th-minute winner vs Sevilla (Super Cup)
- 57th-minute winner vs Valladolid (LL)
- 66th-minute winner vs Sociedad (LL)
- 87th-minute equaliser vs Vallecano (LL)
- 90th-minute equaliser vs Atleti (LL) pic.twitter.com/GMuwfOTPfy