Season trivia for La Liga 2013/2014
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2013/2014 La Liga season in Spain.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Alexis Sanchez and Neymar. Together they were behind 9 goals for Barcelona in the 2013/2014 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2013/2014 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jonas, playing for Valencia, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Valencia-Osasuna.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In March 2014, Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scored 9 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2013/2014 season.
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 7 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2013/2014 season was Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid, in total he did it 11 times.
Most last goals in a match
In total, there were 2 players who scored the last goal of the match the most times, 8 times to be precise, and the players who did it were these:
Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2013/2014 season was Verza, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Almeria.
Most penalty goals by team
Barcelona was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2013/2014 season, in total they scored 10 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Cristiano Ronaldo was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2013/2014 season, in total he scored 6 stoppage time goals for his Real Madrid.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Real Madrid was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2013/2014 season in La Liga. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Stefan Mitrovic (Real Valladolid) and Jordi Figueras (Real Betis).
Most own goals by team
3 teams each scored 3 own goals, and the teams that were best at putting the ball into their own net were Real Valladolid, Villarreal and Real Betis.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
The best streak of matches with an assist was 4 matches in the season 2013/2014, a feat achieved byLionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona) and Fabián Orellana (Celta Vigo)
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Antoine Griezmann in Real Sociedad scored or assisted in 10 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Lionel Messi in Barcelona who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 16 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid scored a total of 17 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in La Liga during the 2013/2014 season.
Most consecutive wins
Atlético Madrid was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2013/2014 season, with a total of 9 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Real Madrid were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2013/2014 season, playing 18 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2013/2014 season, there were 2 teams that had 6 consecutive losses, and those teams were Rayo Vallecano and Real Betis.
Most matches in a row without a win
Getafe managed the feat of not winning a single match in 15 consecutive matches during the 2013/2014 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, and these teams turned the game around 5 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Real Valladolid, Valencia and Real Betis were the teams that struggled most to win despite taking the lead, these teams blew a lead and lost in 4 different matches during the 2013/2014 season.
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