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 the title 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 and are now in the mix to be relegated into the Segunda division.
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 has also been a former champion languishing in the relegation fight — at least for most of the season — 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 four points before the bitter rivals play in Barcelona on May 11 (and again in the Copa del Rey final, for your information).
That feels 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. That said, at the moment Barca can lose that game and still control their own destiny.
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 Girona are safe for the moment with Alaves, Leganes, and Las Palmas also in a wild relegation scrap.
Looking safe now, once-mighty Valencia have spent plenty of the season in and around 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. Now Carlos Corberan has them pushing for a top 10 finish as he’s done a superb job at the Mestalla.
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 —16
- Oihan Sancet, Athletic Bilbao — 15
- Julian Alvarez, Atletico Madrid — 14
- Raphinha, Barcelona — 13
- Ayoze Perez, Villarreal — 13
- Alexander Sorloth, Atletico Madrid — 12
- Dodi Lukebakio, Sevilla — 11
- Kike Garcia, Alaves — 11
- Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid — 11
- Javier Puado, Espanyol — 10
- Fabio Silva, Las Palmas — 10
- Thierno Barry, Villarreal — 10
- Ferran Torres, Barcelona — 9
- Mauro Arambarri, Getafe — 9
- Antoine Griezmann, Atletico Madrid — 8
- Iago Aspas, Celta Vigo — 8
- Sandro Ramirez, 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
- Daniel Raba, Leganes — 7
La Liga table - Latest standings from 2024-25 season
- Barcelona — 70 points (+55 GD)
- Real Madrid — 66 points (+33 GD)
- Atletico Madrid — 63 points (+27 GD)
- Athletic Bilbao — 54 points (+22 GD)
- Villarreal — 51 points (+13 GD)
- Real Betis — 48 points (+3 GD)
- Celta Vigo — 43 points (-1 GD)
- Real Sociedad — 41 points (-4 GD)
- Real Vallecano — 40 points (-2 GD)
- Mallorca — 43 points (-6 GD)
- Getafe — 39 points (+2 GD)
- Espanyol — 38 points (-6 GD)
- Osasuna — 38 points (-8 GD)
- Valencia — 37 points (-12 GD)
- Sevilla — 36 points (-8 GD)
- Girona — 34 points (-10 GD)
- Alaves — 30 points (-12 GD)
- Las Palmas — 29 points (-15 GD)
- Leganes — 28 points (-19 GD)
- Real Valladolid — 16 points (-52 GD)
