The 2025-26 La Liga season isn’t over, but a champion has been crowned in emphatic fashion after Barcelona won El Clasico to clinch a second-successive title.
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Hansi Flick’s Barca won last season’s La Liga with two matches to spare, and this season sealed their 29th title with three matches to play.
Below is everything you need for the rest of the 2025-26 La Liga season.
When did the 2025-26 La Liga season begin? When is the next El Clasico?
Matchday 1 occurred over four days: August 15-19. The 38-game season runs through May 24, 2026.
Barcelona and Real Madrid’s two meetings are set as well. The first El Clasico was won by the hosts on October 26 at the Bernabeu, and the return leg in Barcelona comes on May 10.
Who won the 2025-26 La Liga title?
It all started with Barcelona and Real Madrid, as usual, and it finished there, too, as Barca backed up its 2024-25 crown by sealing the 2025-26 title with a May 10 win over Real at the Camp Nou.
Atletico Madrid and Villarreal have been jockeying for third place over the past few months, with Real Betis and Real Sociedad among a group hoping for fifth.
Who were relegated and promoted last season?
Leganes, Las Palmas, and Valladolid went relegated to the Segunda Divsion last season.
Taking their places are Levante, Elche, and Real Oviedo.
What were the big La Liga transfers this summer?
Marcus Rashford’s loan move to Barcelona has won a lot of headlines but it’s likely to be far from the most substantial transfer this summer in La Liga. Espanyol sold goalkeeper Joan Garcia to Barca in another move for the champions.
Atletico Madrid have splashed big cash to bring Alex Baena from Villarreal, while David Hancko, Johnny Cardoso, and Thiago Almada were also big buys for Diego Simeone.
Arsenal pried Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia.
Real brought in Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Alvaro Carreras. Villarreal’s bought Alberto Moleiro from Las Palmas.
Villarreal sold Thierno Barry in addition to Baena. Fer Lopez and Jorgen Strand Larsen made permanent moves to Wolves from Celta Vigo.
Are there any American players in La Liga?
USMNT star Johnny Cardoso made a move from Celta Vigo to Atletico Madrid. It will be intriguing to see how often he features for Diego Simeone.
Diego Kochen is training with Barcelona’s first team for preseason. The 19-year-old has been on the first team’s bench dozens of times but is yet to make his senior debut. Barca’s goalkeeping corps is headlined by injured Marc-Andre ter Stegen while the club has brought in Joan Garcia from Espanyol and still has Inaki Pena and Wojciech. Szczesny on the books. Pena has been rumored for sale.
La Liga top scorers, goal leaders — Who will win the Pichichi Trophy?
Kylian Mbappe was the Trofeo Pichichi victor last saeason as he led La Liga in scoring in his first run through Spain’s top-flight.
Who will win it this season? Mbappe has been the favorite to repeat the trick, though he’s slowed in his pace to pass the 31 goals he’s nabbed in first La Liga season.
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha were Barcelona’s top dogs last season, but Lamine Yamal is a bit older now and in fine form. Osasuna veteran Ante Budemir finished third last season, while Atletico Madrid’s Alexander Sorloth hit the 20-goal mark and teammate Julian Alvarez was not far behind him.
The surprise name right now is Vedat Muriqi. The 31-year-old Kosovar is scoring for fun with Real Mallorca and is the closest rival to Mbappe.
Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid - 24
Vedat Muriqi, Mallorca - 22
Ante Budemir, Osasuna - 17
Ferran Torres, Barcelona - 16
Lamine Yamal, Barcelona - 16
Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid - 15
Borja Iglesias, Celta Vigo - 14
Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona - 13
Alexander Sorloth, Atletico Madrid - 12
Mikel Oyarzabal, Real Sociedad - 12
Toni Martinez, Alaves - 12
Raphinha, Barcelona - 11
Lucas Boye, Alaves - 11
Georges Mikautadze, Villarreal - 11
La Liga table - Standings for the 2025-26 season
Barcelona — 30-1-4, +60 GD, 91 points
Real Madrid — 24-5-6, +37 GD, 77 points
Villarreal — 21-6-8, +25 GD, 69 points
Atletico Madrid — 19-6-10, +20 GD, 63 points
Real Betis — 13-15-7, +11 GD, 54 points
Celta Vigo — 13-11-11, +5 GD, 50 points
Getafe — 13-6-16, -8 GD, 45 points
Real Sociedad — 11-11-13, -1 GD, 44 points
Athletic Bilbao — 13-5-17, -11 GD, 44 points
Osasuna — 11-9-15, -3 GD, 42 points
Rayo Vallecano — 10-12-12, -6 GD, 42 points
Valencia — 11-9-15, -12 GD, 42 points
Sevilla — 11-7-17, -13 GD, 40 points
Espanyol — 10-9-16, -15 GD, 39 points
Real Mallorca — 10-9-16, -9 GD, 39 points
Elche — 9-12-14, -8 GD, 39 points
Girona — 9-11-14, -15 GD, 38 points
Alaves — 9-10-16, -13 GD, 37 points
Levante — 9-9-17, -16 GD, 36 points
Real Oviedo — 6-11-18, -28 GD, 29 points