Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga after just one round away from pole position. The Catalan club reclaimed first place in the standings with a comfortable 3–0 home win over Levante at Camp Nou, in Matchday 25 of Spain’s top flight. The victory came as Real Madrid suffered an unexpected 2–1 defeat at Osasuna in Pamplona.
Under coach Hansi Flick, Barcelona seized the opportunity decisively—scoring through Alejandro Balde (4′), Frenkie de Jong (32′), and Fermín López (81′).
Matchday 25 results
Athletic Bilbao–Elche 2–1
Real Sociedad–Oviedo 3–3
Real Betis–Rayo Vallecano 1–1
Osasuna–Real Madrid 2–1
Atlético Madrid–Espanyol 4–2
Getafe–Sevilla 0–1
Barcelona–Levante 3–0
Celta Vigo–Mallorca — postponed
Villarreal–Valencia — postponed
Alavés–Girona — postponed
La Liga standings (after 25 matches)
Barcelona — 61 points
Real Madrid — 60 points
Villarreal — 48 points (24 matches played)
Atlético Madrid — 48 points
Real Betis — 42 points
Espanyol — 35 points
Celta Vigo — 34 points (24 matches played)
Athletic Bilbao — 34 points
Osasuna — 33 points
Real Sociedad — 32 points
Sevilla — 29 points
Getafe — 29 points
Girona — 29 points (24 matches played)
Rayo Vallecano — 26 points (24 matches played)
Alavés — 26 points (24 matches played)
Valencia — 26 points (24 matches played)
Elche — 25 points
Mallorca — 24 points (24 matches played)
Levante — 18 points
Oviedo — 17 points (24 matches played)