2008-2009 Standings and Top Scorers <TABLE><TBODY><TR class=tableInt4><TD>Team</TD><TD colSpan=5>Matches</TD><TD colSpan=3>At Home</TD><TD colSpan=3>Away</TD><TD colSpan=2>Goal</TD></TR><TR class=tableInt><TD></TD><TD>Pts</TD><TD>Plyd</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Draw</TD><TD>Losses</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Draw</TD><TD>Losses</TD><TD>Won</TD><TD>Draw</TD><TD>Losses</TD><TD>GS</TD><TD>GA</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Barcelona</TD><TD>47</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>54</TD><TD>13</TD></TR><TR><TD>Real Madrid</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>38</TD><TD>26</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Sevilla</TD><TD>35</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>16</TD></TR><TR><TD>Valencia</TD><TD>34</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>36</TD><TD>24</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Atletico Madrid</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR><TD>Villarreal</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>30</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Deportivo </TD><TD>30</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>22</TD></TR><TR><TD>Malaga</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>27</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Sporting de Gijon</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>37</TD></TR><TR><TD>Valladolid</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Athletic Bilbao</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR><TD>Racing </TD><TD>22</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>23</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Getafe</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>29</TD></TR><TR><TD>Almeria</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>27</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Numancia</TD><TD>20</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>36</TD></TR><TR><TD>Betis</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>25</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Recreativo</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR><TD>Espanyol</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>17</TD><TD>28</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Mallorca</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>1</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>35</TD></TR><TR><TD>Osasuna</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>18</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>2</TD><TD>4</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>0</TD><TD>3</TD><TD>6</TD><TD>19</TD><TD>26 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Scorers <TABLE><TBODY><TR class=tableInt><TD>Player</TD><TD>Goal</TD><TD>Penalty</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Eto'o</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR><TD>David Villa</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>D. Forlán</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>L. Messi </TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Higuain</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>Kun Agüero</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>T. Henry</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Negredo</TD><TD>8</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>F. Llorente</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR><TD>A. Emana</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Baha</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>Barkero</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>Raúl</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>0</TD></TR><TR><TD>M. Bilic</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=int_tabTR><TD>G. Rossi</TD><TD>7</TD><TD>1</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Real Madrid, much to my dismay, win. Jozy Altidore leads in scoring. Ok, perhaps not Altidore. David Villa leads in scoring.
The loss of Güiza won't be the only cause to Mallorca having problems this season. They lost plenty of other talent as well. I have Villarreal to contend for the title as well as Atlético Madrid. I agree that Diego Forlán will most likely win the scoring title.
He's out for 3-4 weeks... This will hurt his chances of winning the golden boot. Im changing my pick to David Villa
Valencia wont last long. They are playing an extremely conservative style of play, sort of Italian style. They are barely getting past opponents as of late, but they still should have some praise after coming back from last years horrible season.