Will it be a record-growing 36th La Liga title for Real Madrid, the defending champions of Spain’s top-flight?
Barcelona are the leaders in the chase for the crown, having last won in 2022-23, but Real Madrid are hot on their heels and Atletico Madrid are hanging in there too.
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Last season’s surprise package, Girona, have dropped out of the top-four race after finishing third in 2023-24, but Athletic Bilbao have taken their place and seek a first top-three spot since finishing second to Barca in 1997-98. Dangerous Villarreal loom just below the top four, while a rejuvenated Real Betis are also in the scrap for Champions League qualification
There’s also a former champion languishing in the relegation fight and plenty of surprise teams in the European hunt.
Below, find the leading scorers for this season as well as the most recent standings.
Who will win La Liga 2024-25?
Barca lead Real Madrid by three points and have a match-in-hand before the bitter rivals play in Barcelona on May 11 (and again in the Copa del Rey final, for your information).
That is likely to be the game that decides the title winner, as there are no Madrid derbies left this season and Atleti have just fallen off the pace.
Who will be relegated from La Liga?
Last season saw Cadiz, Almeria, and Granada relegated, while Leganes, Real Valladolid, and Espanyol came up from Segunda Division.
Valladolid are currently in last, while Espanyol and Valencia are safe for the moment with Alaves, Leganes, Osasuna and Las Palmas also in a wild relegation scrap. Once-mighty Valencia are just four points outside the bottom three, truly remarkable as Los Ches have been in La Liga since 1987-88, twice winning the league near the turn of the century. This would be a major fall.
Are there any American players in La Liga?
Two at the moment following Sergino Dest’s permanent move from Barcelona to PSV Eindhoven and Luca de la Torre leaving Celta Vigo to join MLS expansion side San Diego FC.
USMNT star Johnny Cardoso is playing regularly for Real Betis, scoring in an upset of Real Madrid on March 1, while fellow national team midfielder. U.S. youth international Diego Kochen, 18, is on the books at Barcelona B.
SEVILLE, SPAIN - DECEMBER 19: Johnny Cardoso of Real Betis celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 match between Real Betis Balompie and HJK Helsinki at Estadio Benito Villamarin on December 19, 2024 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)
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La Liga goals leaders — Who will win the Pichichi Trophy?
Here’s the state of play as La Liga looks to appoint a new Trofeo Pichichi victor following Artem Dovbyk’s transfer from Girona to Roma last summer.
- Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona — 25
- Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid — 22
- Ante Budimir, Osasuna —15
- Raphinha, Barcelona — 13
- Oihan Sancet, Athletic Bilbao — 13
- Ayoze Perez, Villarreal — 12
- Dodi Lukebakio, Sevilla — 11
- Kike Garcia, Alaves — 11
- Julian Alvarez, Atletico Madrid — 11
- Alexander Sorloth, Atletico Madrid — 11
- Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid — 11
- Javier Puado, Espanyol — 10
- Thierno Barry, Villarreal — 9
- Ferran Torres, Barcelona — 9
- Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid — 8
- Iago Aspas, Celta Vigo — 8
- Sandro Ramirez, Las Palmas — 8
- Mauro Arambarri, Getafe — 8
- Fabio Silva, Las Palmas — 8
- Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid — 8
- Hugo Duro, Villarreal — 8
- Giovani Lo Celso, Real Betis — 7
- Vedat Muriqi, Mallorca — 7
- Dani Olmo, Barcelona — 7
La Liga table - Latest standings from 2024-25 season
- Barcelona — 67 points (+54 GD)
- Real Madrid — 63 points (+32 GD)
- Atletico Madrid — 57 points (+24 GD)
- Athletic Bilbao — 53 points (+22 GD)
- Real Betis — 48 points (+4 GD)
- Villarreal — 47 points (+12 GD)
- Celta Vigo — 43 points (+1 GD)
- Real Vallecano — 40 points (-2 GD)
- Mallorca — 40 points (-8 GD)
- Real Sociedad — 38 points (-4 GD)
- Sevilla — 36 points (-6 GD)
- Getafe — 36 points (+1 GD)
- Girona — 34 points (-9 GD)
- Osasuna — 34 points (-9 GD)
- Valencia — 34 points (-13 GD)
- Espanyol — 32 points (-9 GD)
- Alaves — 30 points (-11 GD)
- Leganes — 27 points (-18 GD)
- Las Palmas — 26 points (-15 GD)
- Real Valladolid — 16 points (-46 GD)
