LaLiga Standings 25/26 MD17: Real Madrid Closes in on Barça

Published New:20/12/2025 - 23:57h

Updated New:21/12/2025 - 03:21h

Real Madrid's victory against Sevilla (2-0) reduced FC Barcelona's lead in LaLiga to 1 point, pending what happens on Sunday with Barça's visit to Villarreal (16:15 CEST)

FC Barcelona maintains the lead in LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26, currently with a 1-point advantage over Real Madrid. On Saturday, Xabi Alonso's team delivered against Sevilla (2-0) in another uninspired match conditioned by a controversial refereeing performance by Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz.

Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé, from the penalty spot, scored Madrid's goals. Madrid should have finished the first half with ten men, but the main referee forgave a second yellow card to Rodrygo Goes (who was already on a booking for simulating a penalty) after a hard stomp on Marcao.

In the second half, Marcao himself was shown a red card for a second booking, while Juanlu ended up committing a clear penalty on Rodrygo himself minutes after suffering a tackle from Fran García inside the box, which was not reviewed by VAR.

With the victory, Real Madrid reaches 42 points, one less than Barça (43), awaiting what happens on Sunday when Hansi Flick's team visits Villarreal (16:15 CEST). The Blaugrana team has won seven consecutive league games, while the 'Yellow Submarine' is third and remains undefeated at home.

LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26 Standings on Matchday 17

Pos.	Club	PJ	PTS	DG
1️⃣	FC Barcelona	17	43	29
2️⃣	Real Madrid	18	42	20
3️⃣	Villarreal	15	35	18
4️⃣	Atlético	17	34	14
5️⃣	Espanyol	16	30	4
6️⃣	Betis	16	25	6

Osasuna and Real Madrid win on a day full of draws

On Saturday, in addition to Real Madrid's victory, Osasuna did the same, thrashing Alavés (3-0) in Pamplona with a brace from Ante Budimir and another goal from Raúl García. Matchday 17 began with a full slate of draws between Valencia and Mallorca (1-1), Levante and Real Sociedad (1-1), and Oviedo and Celta (0-0)

On Sunday, prior to Villarreal-Barça, Girona hosts Atlético. Afterwards, Elche will do the same against Rayo and Betis will close out the Sunday fixtures against Getafe. On Monday, Athletic-Espanyol will be played, the last match of the year for LaLiga. The competition will return on January 2nd with matchday 18, the first of 2026