Higuain goal takes Real top
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Real Madrid players celebrate taking the lead
Real Madrid continued their fine start to the season with a steady 1-0 home win over Racing Santander, while Barcelona lost top spot after drawing with Athletic Bilbao. Gonzalo Higuain scored the only goal of the game as Madrid made it 28 points from a possible 33. [+]
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| 2009/2010 Spanish Primera División | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| Real Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 28 |
| Barcelona | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 27 |
| Sevilla FC | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 25 |
| Valencia | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 24 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
| Mallorca | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Sporting Gijon | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| Getafe | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| Espanyol | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 13 |
| Villarreal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Osasuna | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| Almeria | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| Real Zaragoza | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 12 |
| Valladolid | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| Tenerife | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 10 |
| Racing Santander | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| Atlético Madrid | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -11 | 7 |
| Xerez | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -13 | 7 |
| Málaga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| · Complete Standings | ||||||
| Spanish Primera División 2009/2010 | |||
| DATE | Home | SCORE | OPPONENT |
| 11/21 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 - 1 | Atlético Madrid |
| 11/21 | Tenerife | 1 - 2 | Sevilla FC |
| 11/21 | Real Madrid | 1 - 0 | Racing Santander |
| 11/21 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 - 1 | Barcelona |
| 11/22 | Espanyol | 0 - 2 | Getafe |
| 11/22 | Mallorca | 3 - 1 | Almeria |
| 11/22 | Xerez | 0 - 0 | Sporting Gijon |
| 11/22 | Villarreal | 3 - 1 | Valladolid |
| 11/22 | Málaga | 1 - 1 | Real Zaragoza |
| 11/22 | Osasuna | 1 - 3 | Valencia |
| 11/28 12:00 ET | Sporting Gijon | VS | Villarreal |
| 11/28 14:00 ET | Valencia | VS | Mallorca |
| 11/28 16:00 ET | Sevilla FC | VS | Málaga |
| 11/29 11:00 ET | Almeria | VS | Athletic Bilbao |
| 11/29 11:00 ET | Racing Santander | VS | Deportivo La Coruña |
| 11/29 11:00 ET | Getafe | VS | Xerez |
| 11/29 11:00 ET | Real Zaragoza | VS | Osasuna |
| 11/29 11:00 ET | Valladolid | VS | Tenerife |
| 11/29 13:00 ET | Barcelona | VS | Real Madrid |
| 11/29 15:00 ET | Atlético Madrid | VS | Espanyol |
| · Complete Schedule | |||
| Top Scorers | |||||
| PLAYERS | Goals | ||||
| David Villa | 8 | ||||
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 7 | ||||
| Lionel Messi | 7 | ||||
| Walter Pandiani | 6 | ||||
| Seydou Keita | 6 | ||||
| Luis Fabiano | 5 | ||||
| · Complete Stats | |||||
| Past Champions | |
| Competition | Team |
| 2007/08 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |
| 2006/07 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |
| 2005/06 Spanish Primera División | Barcelona |
| 2004/05 Spanish Primera División | Barcelona |
| 2003/04 Spanish Primera División | Valencia |
| 2002/03 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |
| 2001/02 Spanish Primera División | Valencia |
| 2000/01 Spanish Primera División | Real Madrid |