Season trivia for La Liga 2014/2015
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 2014/2015 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 Neymar and Lionel Messi. Together they were behind 13 goals for Barcelona in the 2014/2015 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2014/2015 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Cristiano Ronaldo, playing for Real Madrid, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 8 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Real Madrid-Granada.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2014/2015 was 9 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - September 2014
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - May 2015
Most braces by player
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored (at least) two goals in a match 13 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2014/2015 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 13 matches during the season:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Aritz Adúriz (Athletic Bilbao)
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Lionel Messi in Barcelona during the 2014/2015 season, in total he did this 14 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2014/2015 season was Cristiano Ronaldo, in total he scored 10 penalties for his Real Madrid.
Most penalty goals by team
Real Madrid was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total they scored 11 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Sergio Garciá was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2014/2015 season, in total he scored 4 stoppage time goals for his Espanyol.
Most own goals by player
3 players share the less-than-honourable title of "most own goals" during the 2014/2015 season in La Liga. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were:
Most own goals by team
Cordoba scored 3 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2014/2015 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid scored in 10 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Koke in Atlético Madrid who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid scored or assisted in 16 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 23 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Lionel Messi in Barcelona scored a total of 29 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in La Liga during the 2014/2015 season.
Most consecutive wins
Real Madrid was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2014/2015 season, with a total of 12 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Atlético Madrid were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2014/2015 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Cordoba had a streak of 10 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in La Liga during the 2014/2015 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Granada managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2014/2015 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 Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano, and these teams turned the game around 5 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Cordoba have managed this in 4 matches during the 2014/2015 season, more than any other team in La Liga.
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