Themenbereiche: La Liga, Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Valladolid, Luis Suárez
The Spanish top flight left a few talking points after the games played this weekend.

La Liga saw their most recognizable teams walking out of their respective games on a high note, but that doesn't mean that they didn't suffer to win their matches this weekend.

Both Barcelona and Real Madrid claimed all the points last Saturday, as Los Blaugranas came from behind to beat Rayo Vallecano with a scintillating performance by Luis Suárez. Earlier that day, Real Madrid ended their winless streak in La Liga with a 2-0 win over Valladolid, giving Santiago Solari his first victory in a Spanish top flight match.

Sevilla climbed back to second place, taking advantage of Atlético's draw against Leganés. Meanwhile, Alavés lost their second game in their last five to drop from second to fourth. Here's a look at La Liga's standings after 11 games.

Pos.MannschaftASSUVTEGTTDPLetzte 5
1 Real Madrid 38 29 8 1 87 26 +61 95 UUSSS
2 Barcelona 38 26 7 5 79 44 +35 85 SSSSV
3 Girona 38 25 6 7 85 46 +39 81 SSVUS
4 Atlético Madrid 38 24 4 10 70 43 +27 76 SVSSS
5 Athletic Club 38 19 11 8 61 37 +24 68 SSVUS
6 Real Sociedad 38 16 12 10 51 39 +12 60 VSSVS
7 Real Betis 38 14 15 9 48 45 +3 57 UVUSS
8 Villarreal 38 14 11 13 65 65 0 53 UUSSV
9 Valencia 38 13 10 15 40 45 -5 49 UVVUV
10 Deportivo Alavés 38 12 10 16 36 46 -10 46 USVUS
11 Osasuna 38 12 9 17 45 56 -11 45 USUUV
12 Getafe 38 10 13 15 42 54 -12 43 VVVVV
13 Celta de Vigo 38 10 11 17 46 57 -11 41 USSVS
14 Sevilla 38 10 11 17 48 54 -6 41 VVVVS
15 Mallorca 38 8 16 14 33 44 -11 40 SUUSV
16 Las Palmas 38 10 10 18 33 47 -14 40 UUUVV
17 Rayo Vallecano 38 8 14 16 29 48 -19 38 VVSUV
18 Cádiz 38 6 15 17 26 55 -29 33 VUSSV
19 Almería 38 3 12 23 43 75 -32 21 SUVVS
20 Granada 38 4 9 25 38 79 -41 21 VVVVV

Champions League (Gruppenphase)
Europa League (Gruppenphase)
Promotion - Conference League (Qualification: )
Relegation - LaLiga2

Barcelona dominates all La Liga stats...even when they are losing

Los Blaugranas extended their lead at the top of La Liga by four points, but that couldn't have been possible without Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan stepped up to score five goals in Messi's absence, and Saturday's performance secured three crucial points for Valverde's team in their efforts to re-validate the title.

Pichichi race

When Messi picked up his arm injury, we expected those strikers to take advantage of his absence to try and lure the top scorers' title away from the Argentine. What we did not take under consideration was a late surge by Luis Suárez, who now commands the charts as Spain's best striker.