2020–21 La Liga
The 2020–21 La Liga season, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 90th since its establishment. The season began on 12 September 2020 and concluded on 23 May 2021. The fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 September 2020 – 23 May 2021 |
| Champions | Atlético Madrid 11th title |
| Relegated | Huesca Valladolid Eibar |
| Champions League | Atlético Madrid Real Madrid Barcelona Sevilla Villarreal (as Europa League winners) |
| Europa League | Real Sociedad Real Betis |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 953 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lionel Messi (30 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Jan Oblak (0.66 goals/match) |
| Biggest home win | Atlético Madrid 6–1 Granada (27 September 2020) Atlético Madrid 5–0 Eibar (18 April 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Real Sociedad 1–6 Barcelona (21 March 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Madrid 6–1 Granada (27 September 2020) Barcelona 5–2 Real Betis (7 November 2020) Levante 4–3 Real Betis (29 December 2020) Huesca 3–4 Celta Vigo (7 March 2021) Real Sociedad 1–6 Barcelona (21 March 2021) Celta Vigo 3–4 Sevilla (12 April 2021) Barcelona 5–2 Getafe (22 April 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Atlético Madrid (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Barcelona (19 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Eibar Elche (16 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Eibar (5 matches) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Real Madrid were the defending champions, after winning a record 34th title in the previous season. Huesca, Cádiz and Elche joined as the promoted clubs from the 2019–20 Segunda División. They replaced Espanyol, Mallorca and Leganés, who were relegated to the 2020–21 Segunda División.
Exceptionally, this season the five substitutions were maintained in a maximum of three rounds per team, adopted in May 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Atlético Madrid clinched their eleventh La Liga title on the final matchday of the season, after a 2–1 comeback win against Valladolid. It was their first title since 2013–14. Barcelona and Real Madrid were the only other teams to have won the title since Atlético Madrid last did so.