The Spanish top flight is well underway in the second round of games, and things are getting tougher as time goes by.
Valencia was the main protagonist this weekend, as Los Naranjeros are now seventh thanks to a three-match streak without a loss. Marcelino García's men are two points behind Getafe, currently in sixth place, which will surely make the fight to enter European competitions a tad more exciting.
Regarding the league leaders, Barcelona defeated Girona for the second time this season, keeping their five-point advantage over Atlético. The red and white side also collected three points by beating Getafe, while Real Madrid kept up with the pace by beating Espanyol with a 4-2 score.
Have a look at La Liga's standings after 21 games.
Pos. | Team | GW | W | G | V | DV | DT | DG | P | Vorm | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 22 | +49 | 84 | WWWWW | |
2 | Barcelona | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 73 | WVWWW | |
3 | Girona | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 71 | WWVWV | |
4 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 64 | WVWWV | |
5 | Athletic Club | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 58 | VGGVW | |
6 | Real Sociedad | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 51 | VGGWW | |
7 | Real Betis | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 | GWWVV | |
8 | Valencia | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 47 | VVWWG | |
9 | Villarreal | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 45 | WWGVW | |
10 | Getafe | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 43 | WGGVW | |
11 | Osasuna | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 39 | VVVWV | |
12 | Deportivo Alavés | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 38 | WWVVV | |
13 | Sevilla | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 38 | GWWWV | |
14 | Las Palmas | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 41 | -11 | 37 | VVVVV | |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 34 | VWGGW | |
16 | Mallorca | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 32 | GVVGW | |
17 | Celta de Vigo | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 31 | VWVGW | |
18 | Cádiz | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 26 | GVVWV | |
19 | Granada | 33 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 21 | WGWVV | |
20 | Almería | 33 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 67 | -35 | 14 | VVGVW |
Stats emerging from Matchday 21
Once again, Lionel Messi's name will be around to make waves, mainly due to his goal against Girona. The Argentine star has scored in each and every single La Liga venue he's played in after finding the back of the net against the red-and-white side.
With his goal at Montilivi [Girona], Messi has now scored in 37 different stadiums in @LaLigaEN including Camp Nou. Ingenious #Messi @FCBarcelona #GironaBarça pic.twitter.com/LCkRecQq6a
— KingLeo FC (@LeeoooMeesssi) January 27, 2019
Speaking about Real Madrid, two players scored goals that helped them feel proud. The first one of them was captain Sergio Ramos, who managed to reach quite a milestone before being subbed off.
50 - Sergio Ramos has scored his 50th headed goal for @realmadriden in all competitions (83 in total). Titan. pic.twitter.com/qK2vgdYplF
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 27, 2019
Then, the over-criticized Karim Benzema reached quite a milestone in his career with his brace against Espanyol, in what has been deemed as one of his best performances when wearing a Real Madrid jersey.
Karim Benzema has 300 career goals after his double against Espanyol in 674 matches:
— SB (@Realmadridplace) January 28, 2019
Real Madrid (207 goals)
Lyon (66 goals)
France (27) #Benzema300 pic.twitter.com/WucUZL6VaN
Pichichi race
Lionel Messi added one more goal to his tally in the best scorer's race. It doesn't seem to be any player capable of matching his tally, so, should we give him the Golden boot right away?