LaLiga continues with its metamorphosis. It does it slowly, but leaving certain details. To the loss of a goal we must add that the Real Madrid-Barcelona pairing is no longer unbreakable, they have lost that aura of immortality in Spain. Teams, which would have considered a victory to draw against one of the two, have managed to defeat them. But not only in that has the championship changed, andThis phenomenon coincides with the irruption of unexpected clubs in the noble zone of the table.
Go ahead that the current classification must be taken with pins as there are seven postponed games that condition its reality, but it serves as a mirror for some of the events that are taking place in this league start. One of them is the good team that Imanol Alguacil has formed. The Real Sociedad, with two more games, leads the First classification and is the only team that has managed to stay at the top for more than a day. The key to his success, in a squad full of homegrown players, stands out for his scoring efficiency and his security in defense. The txuri-urdin are the highest scorers (18), with Oyarzabal commanding the top scorer (5), and the seconds that fit the least (4). Only Atlético have conceded fewer goals (2).
Of course, they lead the table by having two games more than the rest, but they are not the club in the best shape. They are the set of Simeone. The colchoneros are fourth with 14 points, two less than Real Madrid, which has played one more matchday, and three below Real, who have been eight matchdays. Further, Atlético is the only club that remains undefeated in LaLiga. And the challenge of putting one of the great surprises of this league start to the test, Cádiz, which also adds 14 points and occupies European positions. Although others come from behind that we must not lose sight of, such as Granada and Villarreal.
Instead, the bad start of Barcelona and Sevilla collides. Both in the lower-middle zone of the classification. The Catalans have had their worst league start since 2002-03. Since then they have not missed so many points after playing six games (he also has two games postponed and that is why he is not up to date on the eighth day). Regarding Lopetegui's men, they have to look to 2015-16 to see such a negative start. That year the people of Seville were seventh and almost fell out of the Europa League.
But Cádiz, Real Sociedad and Granada must demonstrate continuity. The championship is very long and staying up is very difficult. Those of Imanol or Getafe are an example of this. Last season, before the break in March, both were fighting to qualify for the Champions League and then they went on to fight for the Europa League.
These are several symptoms of what could point to this being one of the most even leagues of the current century. A joy for Tebas, president of LaLiga, who always asks that the championship end without a clear champion and with less than 90 points. The more attractive LaLiga is, the better it can be to television operators. Y Making a projection of how many points the championship could be decided with, it would be about 74-75 that Atlético could get or the 70-71 of Real Madrid. What it might suppose the title with the fewest points since the 2001-2002 season, which was won by Valencia with 75 points and with Depor as runners-up, with 68.