Top stats and facts surrounding Matchday 20 in La Liga

*We are well underway in the second half of the 2018-19 La Liga season. After this weekend's games, Barcelona have been able to maintain their lead over Atlético, but Real Madrid has gotten a bit closer to their bitter rival, since their win against Sevilla has left Los Blancos as the owners of the third spot in the Spanish top flight.

On the other side of the standings, legendary clubs Celta Vigo, Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano seem to be involved in a battle until the very end to keep their spot in the top football league in Spain. Only three points separate these clubs, and their current form helps us hint that the fight to avoid relegation will be extended until Matchday 38.

La Liga - Standings after Matchday 20

Pos.		Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P	Form
1		Real Madrid	36	29	6	1	83	22	+61	93	WWWWW
2		Barcelona	36	24	7	5	74	43	+31	79	WWLWL
3		Girona	36	23	6	7	75	45	+30	75	LDWWW
4		Atlético Madrid	36	23	4	9	67	39	+28	73	WWWWL
5		Athletic Club	36	17	11	8	58	37	+21	62	LDWLD
6		Real Sociedad	36	15	12	9	49	37	+12	57	WLWLD
7		Real Betis	36	14	14	8	48	43	+5	56	DWWDW
8		Villarreal	36	14	9	13	60	60	0	51	WWLWW
9		Valencia	36	13	9	14	37	40	-3	48	LDLLL
10		Deportivo Alavés	37	12	9	16	35	45	-10	45	WLDWW
11		Getafe	37	10	13	14	41	52	-11	43	LLLLW
12		Sevilla	36	10	11	15	47	50	-3	41	LLWDW
13		Osasuna	36	11	8	17	40	54	-14	41	DDLLL
14		Las Palmas	36	10	8	18	32	46	-14	38	DLLLL
15		Rayo Vallecano	36	8	14	14	29	44	-15	38	WDLLW
16		Celta de Vigo	36	9	10	17	42	54	-12	37	WLWLW
17		Mallorca	36	7	15	14	29	41	-12	36	DWLDL
18		Cádiz	36	6	14	16	25	49	-24	32	WWLDL
19		Granada	36	4	9	23	37	70	-33	21	LLLWD
20		Almería	36	2	11	23	35	72	-37	17	LLWLL

Milestones after Matchday 20

Luis Suárez has kept his goalscoring form in two different leagues. The Uruguayan ace has reached an impressive feat for the seventh season in a row, thanks to his controversial strike against Leganés.

15 - Luis Suarez has scored 15+ goals in each of his last seven league seasons (five for @FCBarcelona in @LaLigaEN and two for Liverpool in the Premier League). Predatory. pic.twitter.com/UpGIyihlPq

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 20, 2019

Sergio Ramos is now the second active player with the most La Liga outings. The Spaniard has played over 400 games for Real Madrid, but his tally goes far beyond that number.

503 – Joaquin
450 – Sergio Ramos
435 – Messi@SergioRamos played his th #LaLigaSantander match in #RealmadridSevillaFC pic.twitter.com/9gfCmZcXWC

— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) January 19, 2019

Luka Modric also broke a personal record when he sent the ball to the back of the net against Sevilla on Saturday's clash. Being such an important player for Los Blancos, it seems rather strange to see the footballer struggle to see him reach a rather "easy" accomplishment, considering his quality.

2 - Real Madrid's Modric, has scored in back to back LaLiga games for the first time after 284 league appearances. Fire. pic.twitter.com/N3WOWEioX2

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 19, 2019

Marc-André Ter Stegen managed to earn a piece of history for himself. The goalkeeper is now the most capped international goalkeeper in Barcelona's history, surpassing Ruud Hesp's game tally. Furthermore, Ter Stegen has also entered the Spanish top flight's record books.

Records & stats for Barca against Levante !!

Let's start with Goalkeeper

1. Ter Stegen is the first foreign goalkeeper who played 100 Laliga matches in LaLiga history. #BarcaLevante #Laliga #Barca pic.twitter.com/xP1iptFZkJ

— Barcastats (@Coutinholaughs) January 21, 2019

Pichichi race

Messi and Suárez keep extending their lead as the best strikers in the Spanish top flight. Something tells us that no one will be able to catch up with Barcelona's goalscoring duo.