Madrid's 'sad' Perez: Super League 'on stand-by'
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has admitted the Super League is "on standby" and claimed the reaction was "as if we'd killed football."
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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has admitted the Super League is "on standby" and claimed the reaction was "as if we'd killed football."
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TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Real Madrid | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | +32 | 70 |
Atletico Madrid | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | +37 | 70 |
Sevilla FC | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | +22 | 67 |
Barcelona | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | +43 | 65 |
Real Betis | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 49 |
Villarreal | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | +13 | 49 |
Real Sociedad | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | +15 | 47 |
Osasuna | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 40 |
Granada | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 39 |
Athletic Bilbao | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | +6 | 38 |
Celta Vigo | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | -7 | 38 |
Levante | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 38 |
CƔdiz | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -21 | 36 |
Valencia | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | -7 | 35 |
Getafe | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 31 |
AlavƩs | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -21 | 30 |
Real Valladolid | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -14 | 28 |
Huesca | 31 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -15 | 27 |
Elche | 32 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -21 | 27 |
Eibar | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -19 | 23 |