Barcelona can put one hand on the La Liga trophy if they can manage to beat arch-rivals Real Madrid on Sunday at the Camp Nou in the latest edition of El Clasico.
A victory in that match for Barcelona would take their lead to a virtually unassailable 12 points with 12 matches remaining. Conversely, defending champions Real Madrid will also be seeking a win at all costs to reduce the deficit to six points, which is a more reasonable gap to make up in the final stretch.
In the race for the top four spots and the Champions League berths that come with them, Atletico Madrid have solidified their hold on third place with three straight wins, while Real Sociedad can continue to stave off Real Betis for fourth place with a home win against last-place Elche.
At the bottom of the table, there are even clubs within two points, all seeking to avoid joining Elche in the bottom three places. The team from southeast Spain is all but destined for the drop to the second division with only two La Liga wins to its name so far. But all eyes are on giants Sevilla and Valencia, who still find themselves flirting with relegation.
The Sporting News will continue to track of the 2022/23 La Liga standings below.
MORE: Updated La Liga top scorers for the 2022/23 season
La Liga table, standings 2022/23
Updated as of Saturday, March 18, 2023
If the season ended today:
La Liga champions: Barcelona
Champions League berths (4): Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atl. Madrid, Real Sociedad
Europa League berths (2): Real Betis, Copa del Rey winner
Conference League berths (1): Villarreal
Relegated to 2nd division (3): Getafe, Almeria, Elche
Pos
Team
Points
MatchesPlayed
GoalsScored
GoalDifference
NextMatch
1.
Barcelona
65
25
47
+39
vs. RMA, March 19
2.
Real Madrid
56
25
50
+31
@ BAR, March 19
3.
Atletico Madrid
51
26
42
+23
vs. BET, April 2
4.
Real Sociedad
45
25
33
+9
vs. ELC, March 19
5.
Real Betis
42
25
33
+7
vs. MAL, March 19
6.
Villarreal
38
25
29
+5
@ OSA, March 19
7.
Athletic Club
36
26
36
+8
vs. GET, April 1
8.
Rayo Vallecano
36
26
31
+1
@ VAL, April 3
9.
Osasuna
34
25
22
-2
vs. VIL, March 19
10.
Celta Vigo
34
26
32
-3
vs. ALM, April 2
11.
Mallorca
32
25
22
-4
@ BET, March 19
12.
Girona
31
26
40
-1
vs. ESP, April 1
13.
Sevilla
28
25
29
-11
@ GET, March 19
14.
Cadiz
28
26
21
-17
vs. SEV, April 1
15.
Valladolid
28
26
20
-18
@ RMA, April 2
16.
Espanyol
27
26
32
-10
@ GIR, April 1
17.
Valencia
26
26
28
-3
vs. RAY, April 3
18.
Getafe
26
25
25
-9
vs. SEV, March 19
19.
Almeria
26
26
30
-15
@ CEL, April 2
20.
Elche
13
25
19
-30
@ SOC, March 19
How to watch La Liga live streams, TV channel
UK
USA
Canada
Australia
TV channel
Viaplay Sports 1,LaLigaTV
ABC, ESPN,ESPN Deportes
TSN
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Streaming
Viaplay UK Player
ESPN+, fuboTV
TSN+, TSN Direct,TSN app, TSN.ca
Optus Sport
UK: La Liga matches in the UK can be found on Viaplay platforms, as well as LaLiga TV which is available on Amazon Prime.
USA: ESPN holds the broadcast rights to every La Liga match in the USA with both English- and Spanish-language streams available on ESPN+ for subscribers. ABC, ESPN, and ESPN Deportes televise select matches, with all those channels streaming on fuboTV.
Canada: TSN carries La Liga in Canada with select matches televised on the TV network’s channels. The other matches are available on TSN streaming platforms.
Australia: Optus Sport is the home of La Liga matches for fans in Australia.
