La Real withstands Madrid’s fury, Barca win again, Sevilla is back on the map and La Liga is as exciting as ever! Let’s see what happened in sunny Spain for round 19!
Results
| 27.1.2023 |  | Almeria | 3 |  | Espanyol | 1 |
| 28.1.2023 |  | Cadiz | 2 |  | Mallorca | 0 |
| 28.1.2023 |  | Girona | 0 |  | Barcelona | 1 |
| 28.1.2023 |  | Sevilla | 3 |  | Elche | 0 |
| 28.1.2023 |  | Getafe | 0 |  | Real Betis | 1 |
| 29.1.2023 |  | Valladolid | 1 |  | Valencia | 0 |
| 29.1.2023 |  | Osasuna | 0 |  | Atletico Madrid | 1 |
| 29.1.2023 |  | Celta Vigo | 1 |  | Athletic Club | 0 |
| 29.1.2023 |  | Real Madrid | 0 |  | Real Sociedad | 0 |
| 30.1.2023 |  | Villarreal | 0 |  | Rayo Vallecano | 1 |
Girona hosted Barcelona, for an all-Catalan matchup and Xavi’s men came out on top, unsurprisingly, however it was much closer than people expected. The match ended 1-0. Both Seville based teams were successful this round, as Betis beat Getafe 1-0, while Sevilla beat Elche 3-0. Atletico Madrid also won their match, beating Osasuna, 1-0.
Real Madrid hosted Real Sociedad for the highlight match of the round and La Real managed to walk away from the Santiago Bernabeu unbeaten, the game ending 0-0. Celta Vigo hosted Athletic and they manage to beat them, 1-0. In the last match of the round, Villareal hosted Rayo Vallecano and Iraola’s men managed to beat sink the Yellow Submarine, 1-0.
Standings
| # | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Lose | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Barcelona | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 37 : 6 | 47 |
| 2 | | Real Madrid | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 : 16 | 42 |
| 3 | | Real Sociedad | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 28 : 18 | 39 |
| 4 | | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 : 16 | 34 |
| 5 | | Villarreal | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 : 14 | 31 |
| 6 | | Real Betis | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 : 14 | 31 |
| 7 | | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 : 22 | 29 |
| 8 | | Osasuna | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 18 : 18 | 28 |
| 9 | | Athletic Club | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 : 20 | 26 |
| 10 | | Mallorca | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 : 18 | 25 |
| 11 | | Almeria | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 : 29 | 22 |
| 12 | | Girona | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 : 29 | 21 |
| 13 | | Sevilla | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 : 26 | 21 |
| 14 | | Valencia | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 : 21 | 20 |
| 15 | | Espanyol | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 : 29 | 20 |
| 16 | | Celta Vigo | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 : 29 | 20 |
| 17 | | Valladolid | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 : 28 | 20 |
| 18 | | Cadiz | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 : 29 | 19 |
| 19 | | Getafe | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 : 26 | 17 |
| 20 | | Elche | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 : 39 | 6 |
With Madrid dropping points again, Barcelona are now 5 points above their main rivals. With their good form, it will be hard for Real Madrid to catch up, but the pair still have 20 more games. Real Sociedad are still 3rd, with an extra 3 points behind, but also one more match played. Atletico are 4th, a further 5 points below the podium. Villareal and Betis are next.
Elche are last with only 6 points. Getafe is 19th with 17 points, two less than Cadiz. Valladolid, Celta Vigo, Espanyol and Valencia are on 20. Interesting to note that Gattuso, Valencia’s coach has been sacked.
Team of the Week
Sevilla seems to be back on track, or at least they are out of the relegation zone for now and this is shown by the fact that they have not 2, not 3, but 4 players in the team of the week. Acuna got a perfect 10 rating on Sofascore, but Suso, En-Nesyri and Rakitic are also in the team.
Despite only getting a point, Real Madrid also provides two players in Eder Militao and Dani Ceballos. From the same match, we also get Sociedad’s GK, Alex Remiro. Barca and Atletico provide one player each, same with Betis.
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