La Liga Mid-Season Review: Real Madrid, Barça & Atleti

The winter break arrives in LaLiga and the outlook for these teams begins to clarify their aspirations for the rest of the tournament.

December represents the opportunity to evaluate and rethink projects for several of the teams in LaLiga. With the winter market approaching and a forced break in the last weeks of the month, the squads will look for other alternatives to cover injuries or elements that can help them rebuild the rest of the season.

Below, we review the teams’ performance after half the season. Real Madrid, Barcelona and the AtléAttic of Madrid.

The meringues started with a great level and rhythm, soon taking the lead in the competition with Mbappé y Vinicius being key pieces in the offense. The project of Xabi Alonso They started in a good way, adding points and results that shot them to the top of the table, however, as the season progressed, injuries began to undermine the team’s performance and a couple of unfavorable results in Champions League have created tension towards the end of the year.

Until date 17, the Real Madrid It occupies second place in the table, with 18 games played due to the fact that matchday 19 was brought forward for the meringues; The white team has 13 wins, three draws and two losses, and is four points behind Barcelona, ​​leader of the standings.

In Champions Leaguethe meringues closed the year with a defeat at home against Manchester City during Matchday 6 of the European competition. With this result, they were placed in seventh place, still in direct qualifying positions, but they know that any error or overconfidence in the two remaining days of the league phase can cost them qualification.

When does Real Madrid play again?

The team of Xabi Alonso will resume activities in LaLiga on Sunday, January 4 before the Real Betisa team that closed 2025 as the leader of the classification. As for the Champions LeagueMadrid will play again on Tuesday, January 20 against the Monacowho is in 19th place in the classification.

He Barcelona They have 15 wins, one draw and two defeats in 18 games played since, like Real Madrid, the 19th date was brought forward for the culés. Hansi Flick has shown a good performance of the squad despite some ups and downs that have taken their toll within the squad, especially in Champions League. The Blaugranas show solid harmony at the end of 2025 between the experience of figures such as Lewandowski y Raphinha together with the young talent of Pedro y Lamine Yamal.