Topics: 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.TeamMPWDLGFGAGDPForm
1 Real Madrid 32 25 6 1 70 22 +48 81 WWWWW
2 Barcelona 32 21 7 4 64 37 +27 70 LWWWW
3 Girona 32 21 5 6 67 40 +27 68 WLWLW
4 Atlético Madrid 32 19 4 9 59 38 +21 61 LWWLL
5 Athletic Club 32 16 10 6 52 30 +22 58 DDLWW
6 Real Sociedad 32 13 12 7 46 34 +12 51 DDWWW
7 Real Betis 32 12 12 8 40 38 +2 48 WWLLL
8 Valencia 32 13 8 11 35 34 +1 47 LWWDL
9 Villarreal 32 11 9 12 51 55 -4 42 WDLWW
10 Getafe 32 9 13 10 38 44 -6 40 DDLWL
11 Osasuna 32 11 6 15 37 46 -9 39 LLWLL
12 Sevilla 32 9 10 13 41 45 -4 37 WWWLD
13 Las Palmas 32 10 7 15 30 39 -9 37 LLLLL
14 Deportivo Alavés 32 9 8 15 28 38 -10 35 WLLLW
15 Rayo Vallecano 32 7 13 12 27 39 -12 34 WDDWL
16 Mallorca 32 6 13 13 26 38 -12 31 LLDWL
17 Celta de Vigo 32 7 10 15 37 47 -10 31 WLDWL
18 Cádiz 32 4 13 15 22 45 -23 25 LLWLW
19 Granada 32 3 9 20 33 61 -28 18 DWLLL
20 Almería 32 1 11 20 31 64 -33 14 LDLWD

Champions League (Group Stage)
Europa League (Group Stage)
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.