El Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona left a few talking points, especially those that have to do with the minimal chances Los Blancos have of winning La Liga.
Barcelona created a 12-point gap between them and their bitter rivals with Saturday's win, but there were a number of stats that will be drilled in the memory of Barcelona fans around the world added to that 1-0 win over Los Blancos.
First off, Saturday's win saw Barcelona leapfrog Real Madrid in the overall tally between both clubs. It's the first time in over 70 years that something like this has happened in the history of this rivalry.
Next, Barcelona also walked away from the Bernabeu with a third straight win in league matches. How many teams had been able to do that previously? None!
3 - @FCBarcelona are the first team in all competition history to win three consecutive away games versus Real Madrid. Home pic.twitter.com/k3Xq1PBniI
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 2, 2019
Added to those numbers, Santiago Solari also managed to make history for all the wrong reasons in his third game against Los Blaugranas.
"Solari is the first Real Madrid coach to walk away from his first three official Clásicos without a win since Leo Beenhakker in 1987 (four)."
SANTIAGO SOLARI es el primer entrenador del Real Madrid que no gana ninguno de sus primeros tres clásicos oficiales desde Leo Leo Beenhakker en 1987 (cuatro) pic.twitter.com/MQDZdK9C9I
— Carrusel Deportivo (@carrusel) March 2, 2019
But La Liga is not only about Real Madrid and Barcelona. There are other teams involved that had things to celebrate, such as Atlético Madrid. Simeone's side represents the only realistic threat to Barcelona's title hopes, and one of their summer signings had a day to remember on Sunday.
Álvaro Morata has bagged 3 goals and an assist for @atletienglish in his last 3 LaLiga appearances
— International Champions Cup (@IntChampionsCup) March 4, 2019
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀#Atleti #Morata pic.twitter.com/285GIKlALG
It took him a bit of time, but he's finally made it to the 100th goal-mark!
league goals for @AlvaroMorata! pic.twitter.com/8VOj3t18zO
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 3, 2019
Pichichi race
Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez failed to score, but their spots as La Liga's best strikers did not change after this weekend's games.
La Liga standings
Barcelona maintained their seven-point lead over Atlético in the title race, while Los Colchoneros broadened the gap between them and Real Madrid. Elsewhere in the league, Alavés is now fifth following Sevilla's dip in form, with Valencia and Betis closing in on Los Hispalenses, who sit in sixth place now.
Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 24 | WLWWW | |
2 | Real Madrid | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 21 | WDWWW | |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 17 | DDWDW | |
4 | Villarreal | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | LWWLW | |
5 | Osasuna | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 15 | DWDWL | |
6 | Athletic Club | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 14 | LDWWW | |
7 | Mallorca | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 14 | LWWWL | |
8 | Rayo Vallecano | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 13 | WDDDW | |
9 | Celta de Vigo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 13 | WDLLW | |
10 | Real Betis | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | LWDLW | |
11 | Girona | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | WDDLL | |
12 | Sevilla | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 12 | WDWLW | |
13 | Deportivo Alavés | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 | LLLWL | |
14 | Espanyol | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 | WLLLW | |
15 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 | DWDLL | |
16 | Getafe | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | DWLDL | |
17 | Leganés | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 8 | DDDLL | |
18 | Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 6 | DLDWL | |
19 | Real Valladolid | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 5 | LLLDL | |
20 | Las Palmas | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 3 | LLDLL |