After 10 matches have been played in La Primera Liga, FC Barcelona is at the top of La Liga. So far, Barca deserves to be at the top and it looks that the next week will be decisive, when the challengers will meet each other.
FC Barcelona has played other Top 10 teams the most
FC Barcelona is the team near the top of the table, that have played the most teams in the Top 10. Barca already played 6 close rivals, while Real Zaragoza have played 5, Real Madrid just 4 and Valencia only 3.
Barca played all the top rivals
Barça are the only team that have played each of the other 4 direct rivals FC Sevilla, Real Madrid, Real Zaragoza and Valencia. Barca has won twice (Sevilla and Zaragoza, bith home), drew once (Valencia, at home) and lost one (Real Madrid, away at Santiago Bernabéu). The other 4 teams have not played each other until now, with all of them only having faced FC Barcelona.
Barca only played Osasuna of the bottom 4 teams
Barca have only played one of the bottom four teams in the league, which is Osasuna. Sevilla have played all four side (Osasuna, Betis, Nastic and Real Sociedad), Real Madrid have played 3 met (Osasuna, Nastic and Real Sociedad), Valencia have played (Osasuna, Betis and Nastic)all and Zaragoza have played two teams (Real Sociedad and Real Betis).
FC Barcelona scored the most goals
FC Barcelona have scored the most goals, 23 goals in 10 matches and this with top striker Samuel Eto'o out due to injury for most of the time. Ronaldinho is joint top scorer on 8 goals, with Diego Milito, Frederic Kanoute and Ruud van Nistelroy.