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LaLiga 25/26 Standings J5: Real Madrid puts pressure on Barcelona

Published New:20/09/2025 - 18:44h

Updated New:21/09/2025 - 00:56h

Real Madrid added their fifth victory in LaLiga against Espanyol (2-0) and is once again 5 points away from Barcelona in the fight for the lead

Matchday 5 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 keeps Real Madrid as the sole leader. On Saturday, Xabi Alonso's team added their fifth victory in a row this season, bringing them to 15 points out of a possible 15. FC Barcelona, for now, is second with 10 points, 5 behind the 'merengues'.

At the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid won comfortably against Espanyol (2-0), in a match with few defensive scares for the home side. The 'pericos' arrived undefeated at Chamartín, but offered little resistance in a match settled from the 2nd minute of the second half.

Despite the defeat, Espanyol remains in the upper part of the standings (3rd) with 10 points, the same as the azulgrana team. Barça hosts Getafe this Sunday, again at the Estadi Johan Cruyff (21:00 CEST) at the end of the matchday.

LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 Standings on Matchday 5

Pos.	Club	PJ	PTS	DG
1️⃣	Real Madrid	5	15	8
2️⃣	FC Barcelona	4	10	10
3️⃣	Villarreal	5	10	6
4️⃣	Espanyol	5	10	1
5️⃣	Betis	6	9	2
6️⃣	Getafe	4	9	2

Check the full standings table at FCBN.

Real Madrid remains firm in the lead and Girona sinks to the bottom

Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol: Militao and Mbappé guide the Whites to their 5th consecutive victory

For Real Madrid, two shots from medium distance were enough to secure their fifth consecutive victory in LaLiga. Éder Militao, in the 22nd minute, and Kylian Mbappé, in the 47th minute, surprised goalkeeper Dmitrovic with two blasts, the second benefiting from a slight deflection off an opponent.

With the goal against Espanyol, Mbappé remains the leader in the top scorer standings, with 5. Further back are Raphinha and seven other players with 3 goals. The team that can't get their head up and remains sunk at the bottom is Girona. Earlier on Saturday, Míchel's team was crushed at Montilivi by Levante (0-4).

Again, the 'rojiblanca' defense leaked with the expulsions of Axel Witsel and Vitor Reis, in the 30th and 46th minutes. Etta Eyong opened the scoring for the 'granotas' in the 43rd minute and, in the second half, Carlos Álvarez, Iván Romero and Goduine Koyalipou closed the rout, already with only nine Girona rivals on the field.

Other matches of Matchday 5 of LaLiga

On Friday, at the start of the matchday, Betis did their homework against Real Sociedad (3-1) with goals from Juan Hernández, Álex Remiro (own goal), and Pablo Fornals. Brais Méndez scored the only goal for San Sebastián. With the victory, Betis moves up to fourth place with 9 points, while Real Sociedad occupies the relegation zone along with Mallorca and Girona.

Levante currently sits in 13th place with 4 points. Villarreal (3rd) remains in the top spot. The Yellow Submarine came from behind to beat Osasuna (12th) at the Estadio de la Cerámica (2-1), while Sevilla (8th) did the same away to Vitoria (1-2) against Alavés (9th).

Valencia (10th), meanwhile, also surprised Athletic (7th) at Mestalla (2-0). The remaining four matches will be played on Sunday, starting with Rayo-Celta. Matchday 6 will be played during the week, from Tuesday the 23rd to Thursday the 25th.