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Spain’s technical heartland

Season 2025/26
Country Spain
Founded Est. 1929
20 Clubs
380 Matches
8 Articles
— Live Stats · Phase 2

League Snapshot

Live · 5 June 2026

Standings

Full table
# Club P W D L GD Pts Form
1
Barcelona
38 31 1 6 +59 94
LWLWW
2
Real Madrid
38 27 5 6 +42 86
WWWLW
3
Villarreal
38 22 6 10 +26 72
WLLDW
4
Atletico Madrid
38 21 6 11 +18 69
LWWLW
5
Real Betis
38 15 15 8 +11 60
WLWDW
6
Celta Vigo
38 14 12 12 +5 54
WDLWW
7
Getafe
38 15 6 17 -6 51
WLWDL
8
Rayo Vallecano
38 12 14 12 -3 50
WWDDW
9
Valencia
38 13 10 15 -9 49
WWDWL
10
Real Sociedad
38 11 13 14 -2 46
DLDDL
11
Espanyol
38 12 10 16 -12 46
DWWLL
12
Athletic Club
38 13 6 19 -15 45
LDLLW
13
Sevilla
38 12 7 19 -14 43
LLWWW
14
Alaves
38 11 10 17 -12 43
LWWDL
15
Elche
38 10 13 15 -8 43
DWLDL
16
Levante
38 11 9 18 -14 42
LWWWL
17
Osasuna
38 11 9 18 -6 42
LLLLL
18
Mallorca
38 11 9 18 -10 42
WLLDW
19
Girona
38 9 14 15 -16 41
DLDDL
20
Oviedo
38 6 11 21 -34 29
LLLDL

Recent Results

Last week
MD 38 Sun 24 May
Villarreal
5 · 1
Atletico Madrid
MD 38 Sat 23 May
Valencia
3 · 1
Barcelona
MD 38 Sat 23 May
Celta Vigo
1 · 0
Sevilla
MD 38 Sat 23 May
Espanyol
1 · 1
Real Sociedad
MD 38 Sat 23 May
Real Madrid
4 · 2
Athletic Club
MD 38 Sat 23 May
Alaves
1 · 2
Rayo Vallecano

Upcoming Fixtures

Next two weeks
MD 38 Sun 24 May
Villarreal
20:00 vs
Atletico Madrid
Estadio de la Ceramica
All times in UK (GMT/BST)

Player Stat Leaders

Top 5 in each category — 2025-26
Top Scorers goals
Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid
25
  1. 2 V. Muriqi 23
  2. 3 A. Budimir 17
  3. 4 Ferran Torres 16
  4. 5 Lamine Yamal 16
Most Assists assists
Lamine Yamal
Barcelona
11
  1. 2 Luis Milla 10
  2. 3 Fermín 9
  3. 4 A. Güler 9
  4. 5 Pedri 9
Best Players goals + assists
Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid
30 25G · 5A
  1. 2 Lamine Yamal 27
  2. 3 V. Muriqi 24
  3. 4 Vinícius Júnior 21
  4. 5 Mikel Oyarzabal 19
Goals per 90 min 900 mins
Kylian Mbappé
Real Madrid
0.86 25g / 2604'
  1. 2 Raphinha 0.84
  2. 3 R. Lewandowski 0.76
  3. 4 Carlos Espí 0.73
  4. 5 Ferran Torres 0.73
Most Yellow Cards yellows
José Ángel Carmona
Sevilla
11
  1. 2 Domingos Duarte 11
  2. 3 Pol Lozano 10
  3. 4 Isi Palazón 10
  4. 5 D. Dakonam 10

Team Leaderboards

How the clubs rank on the metrics that matter
Best Attack goals scored
Barcelona
in 34 games
89
  1. 2 Real Madrid 70
  2. 3 Villarreal 64
  3. 4 Atletico Madrid 58
  4. 5 Real Betis 52
Best Defence fewest conceded
Barcelona
in 34 games
31
  1. 2 Real Madrid 31
  2. 3 Getafe 36
  3. 4 Atletico Madrid 37
  4. 5 Villarreal 39
Most Clean Sheets clean sheets
Barcelona
in 34 games
14
  1. 2 Atletico Madrid 13
  2. 3 Real Madrid 12
  3. 4 Rayo Vallecano 11
  4. 5 Real Betis 10
Longest Win Streak consecutive wins
Barcelona
10-game unbeaten
9
  1. 2 Real Madrid 8
  2. 3 Villarreal 6
  3. 4 Atletico Madrid 6
  4. 5 Espanyol 5
Best Home Record home wins
Barcelona
12 away
17
  1. 2 Real Madrid 14
  2. 3 Villarreal 14
  3. 4 Atletico Madrid 14
  4. 5 Athletic Club 9
Most Bookings season total
Getafe
7 red
101
  1. 2 Rayo Vallecano 97
  2. 3 Sevilla 96
  3. 4 Alaves 85
  4. 5 Espanyol 83

Live data & statistics provided by API-Football. Pulled 5 June 2026.

La Liga Analysis

8 pieces
Pau Cubarsí, Barcelona centre-back — the La Masia graduate who became Europe's best young defender at 17 Latest
Scouted 24 Apr 2026

Pau Cubarsí: La Masia Just Produced the Best Young Centre-Back in Europe

He's 18. He's 5'11. He isn't fast. He shouldn't, by any orthodox scouting measure, be this good. The Barcelona defender who reads the game at a level nobody else his age does.

By The Scouted Desk · 8 min read
Fermín López, Barcelona midfielder — the La Masia backup who forced his way into Hansi Flick's first XI
Scouted 23 Apr 2026

Fermín López: The La Masia Backup Who Became a Starter

He arrived at La Masia as the third midfielder in a class that already had Gavi and Pedri. Three years on, he is the player Hansi Flick cannot leave out.

By The Scouted Desk
Álvaro Arbeloa, Real Madrid manager
Manager Spotlight 19 Apr 2026

Álvaro Arbeloa's Real Madrid: The Castilla Project Comes to the Bernabéu

Two managers in eighteen months. A title race lost on the back of a January slump. Real Madrid's appointment of their former right-back is being framed as desperate. Look at what he's actually done since taking over, and a different story emerges.

By The Europe Desk
Lamine Yamal, Barcelona winger — already producing at 18 the numbers of a generational football talent
Op Ed 17 Apr 2026

Lamine Yamal at 18: Is He Already the Best Player in the World?

22 goals. 17 assists. A hat-trick at 18. A €1 billion buyout clause. Barcelona's teenage phenomenon is not developing into a generational talent. He already is one — and the World Cup hasn't even started.

By The Editor's Desk
Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid forward — tactical analysis of how the world's most expensive player disrupts their shape
Op Ed 16 Apr 2026

The Mbappé Problem: When the World's Most Expensive Player Becomes Your Biggest Tactical Headache

38 goals, a recurring knee injury, and a team that plays better without him. As the World Cup approaches, Real Madrid face the most uncomfortable question in football: is Kylian Mbappé actually making them worse?

By The Editor's Desk
El Clásico at Camp Nou — two football philosophies, possession tiki-taka vs Real Madrid's counter-attacking speed
Tactics Lab 13 Apr 2026

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Two Philosophies, One League

Eleven points clear in La Liga, four straight Clásicos lost in 2024-25, two managers cycled in eight months at the Bernabéu. The 2025-26 season has stopped being a rivalry and started being an argument about what football is for.

By The Europe Desk
Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid manager
Op Ed 5 Apr 2026

Diego Simeone Is the Last of His Kind — and That Should Terrify Everyone Who Loves Football

He has managed Atletico Madrid for fourteen years. He has built a defensive fortress that has won two La Liga titles and reached two Champions League finals. When he goes, there will be nobody like him. That is a problem for the game.

By The Editor's Desk
Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid derby at the Bernabéu — two contrasting defensive systems in a title-deciding clash
Match Breakdown 23 Mar 2026

Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético: A Bernabéu Derby Decided by a Trent Assist, a Hancko Penalty, and a Valverde Red Card

Vinícius scored twice — the second from a Trent Alexander-Arnold assist that ended the day's tactical conversation about whether the Englishman should still be at Madrid. Atlético were the better team for stretches. The 3-2 result, after Valverde's red card and a frantic ten-man finish, told a more complicated story than the headline figures.

By The Match Desk

Title Race

Points by matchday, all 20 clubs
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 MD1 MD6 MD11 MD16 MD21 MD26 MD31 MD34 Points Oviedo — 28 pts (rank 20) Girona — 38 pts (rank 19) Mallorca — 38 pts (rank 18) Osasuna — 42 pts (rank 17) Levante — 33 pts (rank 16) Elche — 38 pts (rank 15) Alaves — 36 pts (rank 14) Sevilla — 37 pts (rank 13) Athletic Club — 44 pts (rank 12) Espanyol — 39 pts (rank 11) Real Sociedad — 43 pts (rank 10) Valencia — 39 pts (rank 9) Rayo Vallecano — 42 pts (rank 8) Getafe — 44 pts (rank 7) Celta Vigo — 47 pts (rank 6) Real Betis — 53 pts (rank 5) Atletico Madrid — 63 pts (rank 4) Villarreal — 68 pts (rank 3) Real Madrid — 77 pts (rank 2) Barcelona — 88 pts (rank 1) Celta Vigo — 47 pts Real Betis — 53 pts Atletico Madrid — 63 pts Villarreal — 68 pts Real Madrid — 77 pts Barcelona — 88 pts
1. Barcelona 2. Real Madrid 3. Villarreal 4. Atletico Madrid 5. Real Betis 6. Celta Vigo

Attack vs Defence

Goals per game — scored vs conceded
Top dogs Strugglers Goals scored / game → ← Goals conceded / game 1.7 0.8 0.4 2.8 Barcelona — 2.50 GF/g, 0.95 GA/g Real Madrid — 2.03 GF/g, 0.92 GA/g Villarreal — 1.89 GF/g, 1.21 GA/g Atletico Madrid — 1.63 GF/g, 1.16 GA/g Real Betis — 1.55 GF/g, 1.26 GA/g Celta Vigo — 1.39 GF/g, 1.26 GA/g Getafe — 0.84 GF/g, 1.00 GA/g Rayo Vallecano — 1.08 GF/g, 1.16 GA/g Valencia — 1.21 GF/g, 1.45 GA/g Real Sociedad — 1.55 GF/g, 1.61 GA/g Espanyol — 1.13 GF/g, 1.45 GA/g Athletic Club — 1.13 GF/g, 1.53 GA/g Sevilla — 1.21 GF/g, 1.58 GA/g Alaves — 1.16 GF/g, 1.47 GA/g Elche — 1.29 GF/g, 1.50 GA/g Levante — 1.24 GF/g, 1.61 GA/g Osasuna — 1.16 GF/g, 1.32 GA/g Mallorca — 1.24 GF/g, 1.50 GA/g Girona — 1.03 GF/g, 1.45 GA/g Oviedo — 0.68 GF/g, 1.58 GA/g

Hover any crest for the per-game numbers. Top-right = best teams; bottom-left = league strugglers.

Form Momentum

Points won, last 5 games
In form
  1. Real Madrid WWWLW 12pts
  2. Rayo Vallecano WWDDW 11pts
  3. Real Betis WLWDW 10pts
  4. Celta Vigo WDLWW 10pts
  5. Valencia WWDWL 10pts
Out of form
  1. Osasuna LLLLL 0pts
  2. Oviedo LLLDL 1pts
  3. Girona DLDDL 3pts
  4. Real Sociedad DLDDL 3pts
  5. Athletic Club LDLLW 4pts

Tactical Trends

What's defining the league right now

La Liga coverage on The Half Spaces tracks the tactical patterns shaping Spain: how the contenders build, press and break, and which emerging players are forcing their way into the wider European conversation.

— The Half Spaces editorial desk

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