La Liga 2019–20 Points Table Updated: Real Madrid Clinch Record 34th League Title With 2–1 Win Over Villarreal; Barcelona Succumb to Late Defeat
After Bundesliga, La Liga was the second of the top European leagues to restart their season as they returned after three months due to the pandemic. The remaining matches will be plated inside empty stadiums and to reduce physical station on players each team is now allowed to make five changes until the end of the season.
A Karim Benzema brace was enough for Real Madrid to beat Villarreal 2-1 and clinch La Liga 2019-20 title with still a game in hand. The win sealed Madrid's record 34th league title and also a 10th straight game victory since La Liga resumed last month. This was Madrid's first league title win since 2016-17 when Zinedine Zidane had stopped Barcelona from claiming a third consecutive La Liga title win. Benzema put Madrid ahead in the 29th minute and doubled it deep into the second half after Sergio Ramos was awarded a controversial penalty. Villarreal did pull one back but Madrid held on to their lead and Barcelona's 1-2 defeat against a 10-man Osasuna only added to their joy. Real Madrid Clinch La Liga 2019–20 Title With 2–1 Win Over Villarreal; Twitterati Hail New Kings of Spain for Record League Victory.
After Bundesliga, La Liga was the second of the top European leagues to restart their season as they returned after three months due to the pandemic. However, due to such lengthy lay-off and with the virus still not eradicated, some changes have been made in rules keeping in mind the safety of the players and everyone involved.
The remaining matches will be plated inside empty stadiums as no fans will be allowed to attend the game. Along with this, to reduce the physical strain on the players, instead of the regular rule of three substitutions per game, each team is now allowed to make five changes until the end of the season.
La Liga Points Table
| Position | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 (C) | Real Madrid | 37 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 86 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 37 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 79 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 37 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 69 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 37 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 67 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 37 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 57 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 55 |
| 7 | Getafe | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 54 |
| 8 | Valencia | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 53 |
| 9 | Granada | 37 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 53 |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 51 |
| 11 | Osasuna | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | -8 | 51 |
| 12 | Levante | 37 | 13 | 7 | 17 | -7 | 46 |
| 13 | Eibar | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 42 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 37 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 41 |
| 15 | Alaves | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 39 |
| 16 | Real Valladolid | 37 | 8 | 15 | 14 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | -12 | 36 |
| 18 | Leganes Real | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -21 | 35 |
| 19 | Mallorca | 37 | 9 | 5 | 23 | -25 | 32 |
| 20 (R) | Espanyol | 37 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -31 | 24 |
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