La Liga 2020–21 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. Real Madrid entered the season as the defending champions, having secured their 34th title in the previous campaign. Huesca, Cádiz, and Elche were promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División, replacing Espanyol, Mallorca, and Leganés, who were relegated to the 2020–21 Segunda División.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rule allowing five substitutions per team, introduced in May 2020, was exceptionally continued this season, with a maximum of three substitution rounds per match.
Atlético Madrid won their eleventh La Liga title on the final day of the season with a 2–1 comeback victory over Valladolid. This was their first championship since the 2013–14 season. Since then, only Barcelona and Real Madrid had claimed the title.
Champions: 
Atlético Madrid (11th title)
Player Of the Season: 
Jan Oblak
Top Goal Scorer: 
Lionel Messi, 30 goal
Best Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak ( Atlético Madrid)
La Liga 2020–21 Point table | Standings
Position Team Played Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Points Qualification | Relegation
1 Atlético Madrid38 26 8 4 67 25 +42 86 Qualify to UCL
2 
Real Madrid38 25 9 4 67 28 +39 84 Qualify to UCL
3 Barcelona38 24 7 7 85 38 +47 79 Qualify to UCL
4 
Sevilla38 24 5 9 53 33 +20 77 Qualify to UCL
5 
Real Sociedad38 17 11 10 59 38 +21 62 Qualify to Europa League
6 
Real Betis38 17 10 11 50 50 0 61 Qualify to Europa League
7 
Villarreal38 15 13 10 60 44 +16 58 Qualify to Conference League
8 
Celta Vigo38 14 11 13 55 57 −2 53
9 
Granada38 13 7 18 47 65 −18 46
10 
Athletic Bilbao38 11 13 14 46 42 +4 46
11 
Osasuna38 11 11 16 37 48 −11 44
12 
Cádiz38 11 11 16 36 58 −22 44
13 
Valencia38 10 13 15 50 53 −3 43
14 
Levante38 9 14 15 46 57 −11 41
15 
Getafe38 9 11 18 28 43 −15 38
16 
Alavés38 9 11 18 36 57 −21 38
17 
Elche38 8 12 18 34 55 −21 36
18 
Huesca (R)38 7 13 18 34 53 −19 34 Relegated to Segunda División
19 
Valladolid (R)38 5 16 17 34 57 −23 31 Relegated to Segunda División
20 
Eibar (R)38 6 12 20 29 52 −23 30 Relegated to Segunda División
Notes:
– Stadium used for games behind closed doors.
– Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villarreal.
– Villarreal qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa Conference League play-off round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
– Granada finished ahead of Athletic Bilbao on head-to-head goal difference: Granada 2–0 Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Granada.
– Osasuna finished ahead of Cádiz on head-to-head points: Cádiz 0–2 Osasuna, Osasuna 3–2 Cádiz.
La Liga 2020–21 Top Goal Scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 
Lionel Messi Barcelona30
2 
Karim Benzema Real Madrid23
3 
Gerard Moreno Villarreal23
4 
Luis Suárez Atlético Madrid21
5 
Youssef En-Nesyri Sevilla18
6 
Alexander Isak Real Sociedad17
7 Iago Aspas Celta Vigo14
8 Antoine Griezmann Barcelona13
9 Rafa Mir Huesca13
10 José Luis Morales Levante13
La Liga 2020–21 most Assist provider list
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Iago Aspas Celta Vigo13
2 Marcos Llorente Atlético Madrid11
3 
Toni Kroos Real Madrid10
4 
Yannick Carrasco Atlético Madrid10
5 Denis Suárez Celta Vigo9
6 Jorge de Frutos Levante9
7 Karim Benzema Real Madrid9
8 Lionel Messi Barcelona9
La Liga 2020–21 Team information and Sponsor
Team Manager Captain Kit Manufucturer
Alavés Javier Calleja Manu GarcíaKelme
Athletic Bilbao Marcelino Iker MuniainNew Balance
Atlético Madrid Diego Simeone KokeΝike
Barcelona
Ronald Koeman Lionel MessiΝike
Cádiz Álvaro Cervera Jon Ander GarridoAdidas
Celta Vigo Eduardo Coudet Hugo MalloAdidas
Eibar José Luis Mendilibar Sergi EnrichJoma
Elche Fran Escribá NinoHummel
Getafe José Bordalás
DjenéJoma
Granada Diego Martínez Víctor DíazΝike
Huesca Pacheta Jorge PulidoKelme
Levante Paco López José Luis MoralesMacron
Osasuna Jagoba Arrasate Oier SanjurjoAdidas
Real Betis
Manuel Pellegrini JoaquínKappa
Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane Sergio RamosAdidas
Real Sociedad Imanol Alguacil Asier IllarramendiMacron
Sevilla Julen Lopetegui Jesús NavasΝike
Valencia Voro (interim) José GayàPuma
Valladolid Sergio González Míchel HerreroAdidas
Villarreal Unai Emery Mario GasparJoma
