Real Madrid won their 32nd La Liga title with a record at the time of 100 points. After much debate about the size of the league and who would take part, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol eventually agreed on the ten teams who would form the first Primera División in 1929. From the 1990s onward, Barcelona have dominated La Liga winning 16 titles up to date. The mainstay of Barça’s attack over the last three seasons – the Messi-Suarez connection – has been gutted out by the departure of the Uruguayan, and now Lionel Messi cuts a lonely figure on the pitch, playing alongside teammates he doesn’t look like he trusts. La Liga title race set to be more open than ever Bala Devi returns to footballing action for Rangers FC in Scotland Do you have what it takes to go #FullOn like Neha Kakkar and DIVINE? In 1982, Barcelona again set the record by signing Diego Maradona from Boca Juniors for £5 million (£18 million in 2019). A vote of no confidence is, in theory, taking place over November 1-2 which could see the president and his board ousted from power, but the health situation could yet affect proceedings. Later in the game he would score a fabulous volley chalked off for an offside earlier in the play. Following the return to play after the pandemic-enforced break, Madrid’s task was simplified again, in a somewhat comparable manner to a Champions League run.

Without a goal since scoring three in four games in February, his Deportivo Alavés side have been struggling, but a hugely welcome three points away to likely relegation rivals Valladolid could kick start their season. Their success in winning five trophies in one year earned them the name 'L’equip de les cinc Copes'[15] or The Team of The Five Cups. The winners of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League also qualify for the subsequent season's UEFA Champions League group stage. [50] Teams in bold are part of the 2020–21 La Liga season. The average capacity in the league is 36,104. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Clubs and La Liga titles Club Titles; Real Madrid: 34: Barcelona: 26: Atlético Madrid: 10: Athletic Bilbao: 8: Valencia: 6: Real Sociedad: 2: Real Betis: 1: Sevilla: 1: Deportivo La Coruña: 1: Real Madrid and Barcelona has dominated Spanish club football from early on. Deportivo La Coruña are the joint fifth-most participating Spanish team in the Champions League with Sevilla — after Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Atlético Madrid — with five Champions League appearances in a row, including a semifinal appearance in 2003–04.[48]. A total of 62 teams have competed in La Liga since its inception. [60], Brazilian forward Neymar was the subject of an expensive and complicated transfer arrangement when he joined Barcelona from Santos in 2013,[61][62] and his outgoing transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 set a new world record fee at €222m via his buyout clause. This action was taken after RFEF was asked to recognise Levante FC's Copa de la España Libre win as equivalent to Copa del Rey trophy.

The first division is called Primera División (which is commonly referred to La Liga) and the second is called Segunda División. On the second place among goalscorers is Cristiano Ronaldo who did 311 goals in Real Madrid on 292 appearances (a goal ratio record in the league). If this means 6 La Liga teams qualify, then the 4th place team in La Liga instead plays in the UEFA Europa League, as any single nation is limited to a maximum of 5 teams. In bold those clubs competing in La Liga as of 2020–21 season.

Espanyol was the first team in Primera to be dropped to Segunda Division in the 2019/20 season. When the Primera División resumed after the Spanish Civil War, it was Atlético Aviación (nowadays Atlético Madrid), Valencia, and FC Barcelona that emerged as the strongest clubs. In the back ends of their recent successful Champions League campaigns, their eleven superstars are given the eyes of the world in the biggest club competition in football, with a simple, knockout, win-or-die format that simplifies the objective and focuses the mind. Nine teams have been crowned champions, with Real Madrid winning the title a record 34 times and FC Barcelona 26 times. [19] When Cruyff took hold of this Barcelona side they had won only two La Liga titles in the past 11 years. During this decade, Barcelona's first golden era emerged. But beyond the 17-year-old, Coutinho was completely ineffective and offered little to the side beyond being able to receive a pass and give it off again. Barcelona continued their dominance and in the 2015–16 season, won back-to-back Liga/Copa Del Rey double, something that has not been achieved since the 1950s. On the other hand, Los Blancos captured four Champions League trophies during that timespan. Next to him is the Real Madrid player Raúl with 550 matches. Official Website with list of the Real Madrid honours including all the trophies, titles, cups, and championships throughout their history. The winger slotted into the defensive unit with comfort and looked reliable and solid. The three lowest placed teams in La Liga are relegated to the Segunda División, and the top two teams from the Segunda División promoted to La Liga, with an additional club promoted after a series of play-offs involving the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed clubs.