LaLiga: 10 talking points from matchday 20 | OneFootball

Matchday 20 tightened the title race, Real Madrid cut Barcelona’s lead to one point after the leaders fell 2-1 at Real Sociedad. Osasuna, Mallorca and Valencia won, Valencia’s 1-0 at Getafe taking them out of the drop. Superdeporte highlights 10 standout numbers from the round.

Barcelona’s defeat ended nine straight league wins, though they remain top. They had not dropped points since 26 October, when they beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabéu.

Kylian Mbappé converted a penalty in the 2-0 win over Levante, moving to 19 goals in 18 games. He has scored in 14 of them.

Atlético made it nine successive Metropolitano league wins with a 1-0 decided by Alexander Sorloth. Espanyol are three without a win after consecutive 0-2 home defeats to Girona and Barcelona.

Vladyslav Vanat hit both goals in Girona’s 2-0 at Espanyol, four in his last three league outings. Aitor Ruibal scored in Betis’s 2-0 over Villarreal after a brace in the 4-0 against Getafe.

Celta are six unbeaten with five wins since a 0-2 at the Bernabéu, scoring 12 and conceding one. Vedraq Muriqi’s hat-trick in Mallorca’s 3-2 over Athletic Club made him their second-highest LaLiga scorer, on 48, behind Samuel Eto'o.

Osasuna beat Oviedo 3-2, their three wins in the last 12 all at El Sadar. Valencia’s first away victory came at the 10th attempt, and Osasuna and Elche remain winless on the road.

Source: Superdeporte