Statistics Spain, LaLiga

From the first week of the Primera Division in 1929, it was clear that the rivalry between the two giant clubs - Real Madrid and Barcelona - would be the force that would put the league among the best competitions. The same year, both teams were in a battle for the title, which was eventually won by the "Blaugranas" at the expense of "Los Blancos". 

A surprising fact is that Barcelona had to wait 13 seasons to win their second championship triumph. 

Another titanic rivalry emerged on the scene in addition to "El Clasico" - the one between the Madrid clubs Real and Atlético, which had had its culmination in the years around 1948. 

Real Madrid needed 33 years to overtake Barcelona's title tally for the first time. Ferenc Puskas, Alfredo Di Stefano and several other stars formed the first superteam of Los Merengues. In the 1960s, Real won 8 titles in 9 years, with Atlético Madrid being the only other title winner. Since the 1962/63 season, Real has been wearing the crown in the title ranking at the local level, not allowing Barcelona to change that. Currently, Real Madrid has 35 titles.

Though LaLiga had great players, no one can compare to the greatness of the two best players of all time. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo made Primera Divisions the best league in the world for over a decade. Both players won multiple Ballon d'Ors, multiple titles for Barcelona and Real Madrid, and have broken almost every existing record in world football. Though Messi, Ronaldo and other league stars have left Spain, the league has the two best teams in the 21st century - Real Madrid and Barcelona - which can win any tournament they play.

LaLiga Statistics:

A team with most titles - Real Madrid (35) 

A player with most goals - Lionel Messi (474) 

A player with most matches -  Andoni Zubizarreta and Joaquín Sánchez (622)

Most expensive incoming transfer - Ousmane Dembélé (€135 million from Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona in 2018) and Philippe Coutinho (€135 million from Liverpool to Barcelona in 2018)

Most expensive outgoing transfer - Neymar (€222 million from Barcelona to 

Paris Saint-Germain in 2018)