The leaders drop points, the Madrid derby ends all square and the contenders for the top 4 spots are getting closer to each other. Read our review of what happened in matchday 23 of La Liga!
Results
| 24.2.2023 |  | Elche | 2 |  | Real Betis | 3 |
| 25.2.2023 |  | Espanyol | 2 |  | Mallorca | 1 |
| 25.2.2023 |  | Cadiz | 1 |  | Rayo Vallecano | 0 |
| 25.2.2023 |  | Real Madrid | 1 |  | Atletico Madrid | 1 |
| 25.2.2023 |  | Valencia | 1 |  | Real Sociedad | 0 |
| 26.2.2023 |  | Athletic Club | 2 |  | Girona | 3 |
| 26.2.2023 |  | Celta Vigo | 3 |  | Valladolid | 0 |
| 26.2.2023 |  | Almeria | 1 |  | Barcelona | 0 |
| 26.2.2023 |  | Sevilla | 2 |  | Osasuna | 3 |
| 27.2.2023 |  | Villarreal | 2 |  | Getafe | 1 |
In the first match of the matchday, we had Elche playing against Real Betis. After the final whistle it was 2 – 3, Elche getting 0 points. In what is undoubtedly the highlight match of our round(matchday 23), we had the Madrid derby, with Real Madrid coming up against Atletico Madrid, at the Santiago Bernabeu. After a huge back-and-forth, the match ended 1 – 1, the two teams cancelling each other out.
In another interesting matches of the round, it was Valencia playing against Real Sociedad. The final score was 1 – 0, Real Sociedad losing the match, Valencia grabbing the much needed 3 points. 15th place Almeria hosted league leaders, Barcelona on Sunday and after the final whistle it was 1 – 0, Almeria taking all 3 points home. This is only Barca’s 2nd loss of the season in the league, Real Madrid will be cursing their luck for not winning against their city rivals.
Standings
| # | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Lose | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Barcelona | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 45 : 8 | 59 |
| 2 | | Real Madrid | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 47 : 18 | 52 |
| 3 | | Real Sociedad | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 32 : 23 | 43 |
| 4 | | Atletico Madrid | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 32 : 18 | 42 |
| 5 | | Real Betis | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 32 : 25 | 40 |
| 6 | | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 : 25 | 34 |
| 7 | | Villarreal | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 : 23 | 34 |
| 8 | | Osasuna | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 : 23 | 33 |
| 9 | | Athletic Club | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 : 26 | 32 |
| 10 | | Mallorca | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 : 24 | 31 |
| 11 | | Girona | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 : 35 | 30 |
| 12 | | Espanyol | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 29 : 34 | 27 |
| 13 | | Celta Vigo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 : 34 | 27 |
| 14 | | Sevilla | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 : 33 | 25 |
| 15 | | Almeria | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 : 40 | 25 |
| 16 | | Cadiz | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 : 35 | 25 |
| 17 | | Valladolid | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 : 33 | 24 |
| 18 | | Valencia | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 : 27 | 23 |
| 19 | | Getafe | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 : 30 | 22 |
| 20 | | Elche | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 : 48 | 9 |
Xavi’s FC Barcelona are still first and still with a hefty lead. They have a 7 points lead over their rivals, Real Madrid. Real Sociedad are a further 9 points behind Madrid, while Atletico maintain their 4th spot. Betis are 5th, Rayo are 6th, same amount of points as seventh placed Villareal.
Elche are still last and they are yet to hit double digits. Quite further in front of them, we have Getafe on 22 points, one less than Valencia(who are facing Barcelona in the next round). Valladolid are 17th with 24 points, one less than the trio of Cadiz, Almeria and Sevilla.
Team of the Week
Valencia’s Georgian keeper, Mamardashvili gets in at goal with his clean sheet against in-form La Real. We have 2 Cadiz players in defense, Espino and Fali. They are partnered with Rodrygo Eli and Celta’s Hugo Mallo. Veiga also makes it from Celta and so does Guardado from Betis and Chukwueze from Villareal. Up front we have Barcelona legend, Martin Braitwaite.