LaLiga Standings 25-26 After Barça's Defeat to Real Sociedad

Published New:18/01/2026 - 23:42h

Updated New:18/01/2026 - 23:42h

Barça maintains the lead in LaLiga in J20 with 49 points, now followed by Real Madrid with 1 point less (48). Villarreal (41) is third with a pending match against Levante

FC Barcelona retains the lead in LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 on matchday 20, now with only a 1-point advantage over Real Madrid. The Catalan team ended a nine-game winning streak at Anoeta against Real Sociedad (2-1), in a match influenced by controversial refereeing decisions by Jesús Gil Manzano and Carlos del Cerro Grande (VAR).

The Catalans suffered a goal from San Sebastián preceded by a clear foul by Jon Aramburu on Dani Olmo, while they saw two goals scored by Fermín López and Lamine Yamal disallowed. The first, for a questionable stomp by Olmo on Take Kubo. The '10's goal, for a millimeter offside by the player from Mataró.

In the end, the goals from **Mikel Oyarzabal** and **Gonçalo Guedes** gave the 'txuri-urdines' the victory, while **Marcus Rashford** scored for Barça. **Hansi Flick's** team remains leader with 49 points, followed by **Real Madrid** (48). **Villarreal** is third with 41 and a game in hand, while **Atlético** closes the Champions League zone, also with 41 points

LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 Standings - Matchday 20

Pos.	Club	PJ	PTS	DG
1️⃣	FC Barcelona	20	49	32
2️⃣	Real Madrid	20	48	26
3️⃣	Villarreal	19	41	18
4️⃣	Atlético Madrid	20	41	18
5️⃣	Espanyol	20	34	1
6️⃣	Betis	20	32	8

Real Madrid takes advantage of Anoeta controversies to get closer to the lead

Real Madrid 2-0 Levante: Mbappé y Asencio calman la ira del Bernabéu y reviven la pelea por LaLiga

Real Madrid 2-0 Levante: Mbappé and Asensio calm the Bernabéu's anger and revive the LaLiga fight

On Saturday, Real Madrid defeated Levante (2-0) in Álvaro Arbeloa's debut at the Bernabéu. After another disastrous first half, a penalty from Kylian Mbappé and another goal from Raúl Asencio calmed the powder keg at the white stronghold

In the rest of matchday 20, Espanyol fell at home to Girona (0-2), but the 'pericos' maintain fifth place in the standings. Atlético, for their part, did their homework at home against Alavés (1-0), while Betis did the same against Villarreal (2-0).

Osasuna and Celta de Vigo also won at home against Oviedo (3-2) and Rayo (3-0), respectively. Getafe, for its part, lost again at home to Valencia (0-1). Mallorca, on the other hand, did take advantage of playing at home against Athletic (3-2). The matchday concludes on Monday with Elche-Sevilla (9:00 PM).