2020–21 La Liga

90th season of La Liga

The 2020–21 La Liga season, besides known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 90th since its establishment. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 23 May 2021. [ 1 ] The fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] real number Madrid were the defending champions, after winning a record 34th claim in the previous season. Huesca, Cádiz and Elche joined as the promote clubs from the 2019–20 Segunda División. They replaced Espanyol, Mallorca and Leganés, who were relegated to the 2020–21 Segunda División.

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exceptionally, this temper the five substitutions were maintained in a maximum of three rounds per team, adopted in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 4 ] Atlético Madrid clinched their eleventh La Liga entitle on the concluding matchday of the season, after a 2–1 rejoinder win against Valladolid. It was their beginning title since 2013–14. Barcelona and Real Madrid were the lone other teams to have won the deed since Atlético Madrid last did so. [ 5 ]

Teams [edit ]

promotion and relegation ( pre-season ) [edit ]

A sum of twenty teams contested the league, including seventeen sides from the 2019–20 season and three promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División. This included the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs .

Teams relegated to Segunda División

The foremost team to be relegated from La Liga were Espanyol, after a 0–1 loss to city rivals Barcelona on 8 July 2020, ending their 26-year stay in the crown tier. [ 6 ] The second team to be relegated were Mallorca, following a 1–2 dwelling defeat against Granada on 16 July 2020, suffering an immediate come back to the second division. [ 7 ] The third gear and concluding team to be relegated were Leganés, after drawing 2–2 against Real Madrid on 19 July 2020 in their final examination game of the season. This ended Lega’ sulfur four-year scrimp in the first tier. [ 8 ]

Teams promoted from Segunda División

On 12 July 2020, Cádiz became the first gear english to mathematically be promoted, assured of a return to the clear flight after a fourteen-year absence following Oviedo ‘s 4–2 succeed against Zaragoza. [ 9 ] The moment team to earn promotion were Huesca, following their 3–0 succeed against Numancia on 17 July 2020. This marked an immediate recurrence to the first division after a season away. [ 10 ] The final examination team to achieve forwarding were Elche on 23 August 2020, following a 1–0 aggregate victory over Girona in the final of the forwarding play-offs, sealing a return to La Liga after a five-year absence. [ 11 ] This was the first season since the 2018–19 temper without any teams from the archipelago of Spain ( teams located on the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands ) since Mallorca was relegated and Las Palmas failed to qualify for the promotion play-offs .

Stadiums and locations [edit ]

1. ^On the back of shirt.

2. ^On the sleeves.

3. ^On the shorts.

managerial changes [edit ]

League table [edit ]

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[54]
( C ) Champion; ( gas constant ) Relegated
Notes: reservoir : La Liga Rules for classification : 1 ) Points ; 2 ) Head-to-head points ; 3 ) neck and neck goal deviation ; 4 ) Goal dispute ; 5 ) Goals scored ; 6 ) Fair-play points ( note : neck and neck record is used merely after all the matches between the teams in question have been played ) Champion ; RelegatedNotes :

Results [edit ]

Positions by round [edit ]

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches .
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Season statistics [edit ]

top goalscorers [edit ]

top assists [edit ]

Zamora Trophy [edit ]

The Zamora Trophy was awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper had to have played at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. [ 57 ] [ 58 ]

Scoring [edit ]

First goal of the season:
Yangel Herrera for Granada against Athletic Bilbao (12 September 2020)[59]
Last goal of the season:
Alejandro Gómez for Sevilla against Alavés (23 May 2021)[60]

discipline [edit ]

Stats from : [ 61 ] [ 62 ] [ 63 ]

player [edit ]

team [edit ]

overall [edit ]

Awards [edit ]

monthly [edit ]

annual [edit ]

Award

Winner

Club

Reference

Player of the Season

Jan Oblak

Atlético Madrid

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