MADRID, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Spanish La Liga standings ahead of this weekend's matches (tabulated under matches played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Barcelona 17 14 1 2 49 20 43
Real Madrid 17 12 3 2 34 16 39
Villarreal 15 11 2 2 31 13 35
Atletico Madrid 17 10 4 3 30 16 34
Espanyol 16 9 3 4 20 16 30
Real Betis 16 6 7 3 25 19 25
Athletic Bilbao 17 7 2 8 15 22 23
Celta Vigo 16 5 7 4 20 19 22
Sevilla 16 6 2 8 24 24 20
Getafe 16 6 2 8 13 18 20
Elche 16 4 7 5 19 20 19
Alaves 16 5 3 8 14 17 18
Rayo Vallecano 16 4 6 6 13 16 18
Mallorca 16 4 5 7 18 23 17
Real Sociedad 16 4 4 8 20 24 16
Osasuna 16 4 3 9 14 20 15
Valencia 16 3 6 7 15 25 15
Girona 16 3 6 7 15 30 15
Real Oviedo 16 2 4 10 7 26 10
Levante 15 2 3 10 16 28 9
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