Temi: La Liga, Barcelona, Leganés, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Lionel Messi, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen
Real Madrid is now third in the competition, ten points behind the league leaders, Barcelona. Atlético trails Los Blaugranas by five points after 20 games.

*We are well underway in the second half of the 2018-19 La Liga season. After this weekend's games, Barcelona have been able to maintain their lead over Atlético, but Real Madrid has gotten a bit closer to their bitter rival, since their win against Sevilla has left Los Blancos as the owners of the third spot in the Spanish top flight.

On the other side of the standings, legendary clubs Celta Vigo, Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano seem to be involved in a battle until the very end to keep their spot in the top football league in Spain. Only three points separate these clubs, and their current form helps us hint that the fight to avoid relegation will be extended until Matchday 38.

La Liga - Standings after Matchday 20

Pos.SquadraPGVPSGFGSDRPtForma
1 Real Madrid 34 27 6 1 74 22 +52 87 VVVVV
2 Girona 34 23 5 6 73 42 +31 74 VVVSV
3 Barcelona 34 22 7 5 70 43 +27 73 SVSVV
4 Atlético Madrid 34 21 4 9 63 39 +24 67 VVSVV
5 Athletic Club 34 17 10 7 55 33 +22 61 VSPPS
6 Real Sociedad 34 14 12 8 48 35 +13 54 VSPPV
7 Real Betis 34 13 13 8 43 39 +4 52 VPVVS
8 Valencia 34 13 8 13 37 39 -2 47 SSSVV
9 Villarreal 34 12 9 13 56 58 -2 45 SVVPS
10 Getafe 34 10 13 11 41 47 -6 43 SVPPS
11 Deportivo Alavés 34 11 8 15 32 38 -6 41 VVVSS
12 Sevilla 34 10 11 13 45 46 -1 41 VPVVV
13 Osasuna 34 11 6 17 37 51 -14 39 SSSSV
14 Las Palmas 34 10 7 17 30 43 -13 37 SSSSS
15 Celta de Vigo 34 8 10 16 40 52 -12 34 VSVSP
16 Rayo Vallecano 34 7 13 14 27 43 -16 34 SSVPP
17 Mallorca 34 6 14 14 27 40 -13 32 SPSSP
18 Cádiz 34 4 14 16 23 49 -26 26 SPSSV
19 Granada 34 4 9 21 36 64 -28 21 SVPVS
20 Almería 34 2 11 21 33 67 -34 17 VSSPS

Champions League (fase a gironi)
Europa League (fase a gironi)
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Relegation - LaLiga2

Milestones after Matchday 20

Luis Suárez has kept his goalscoring form in two different leagues. The Uruguayan ace has reached an impressive feat for the seventh season in a row, thanks to his controversial strike against Leganés.

Sergio Ramos is now the second active player with the most La Liga outings. The Spaniard has played over 400 games for Real Madrid, but his tally goes far beyond that number.

Luka Modric also broke a personal record when he sent the ball to the back of the net against Sevilla on Saturday's clash. Being such an important player for Los Blancos, it seems rather strange to see the footballer struggle to see him reach a rather "easy" accomplishment, considering his quality.

Marc-André Ter Stegen managed to earn a piece of history for himself. The goalkeeper is now the most capped international goalkeeper in Barcelona's history, surpassing Ruud Hesp's game tally. Furthermore, Ter Stegen has also entered the Spanish top flight's record books.

Pichichi race

Messi and Suárez keep extending their lead as the best strikers in the Spanish top flight. Something tells us that no one will be able to catch up with Barcelona's goalscoring duo.