After some shock results elsewhere last time out, Barcelona and Real Madrid remain together at the top of the table, but now with an eight-point lead over the chasing pack as the second half of the 2019/20 title race hots up.
Barca are first in action this weekend, travelling down the Mediterranean coast to visit Valencia for a fixture which has finished 1-1 in three of the last four years. New Blaugrana coach Quique Setien will want to continue what has been a decent start at the Camp Nou, while Los Che coach Albert Celades faces the club where he began his playing career and won two La Liga titles in the 1990s.