Outstanding: Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad

It's very risky to talk about title chances when we haven't even entered December.

And even more, discard teams with the tradition and experience of Barça or Madrid.

Especially in this atypical season, with the overload of matches that multiplies the injuries and the latent threat of the virus.

Both factors can significantly alter preparation and dramatically decrease templates.

But the truth is that after the first quarter of the competition there are two teams far above the rest, by results and above all by game.

La Real equaled the best start in its history in Cádiz: 23 points in 10 games, as in 1981, the year of its second and last title.

Portu

was substitute

and neither

Merino

nor

Oyarzabal

, his two internationals, had their best day.

But the team was solid again at the back, not conceding a shot on goal, and

Silva

,

Januzaj

and

Isak appeared

to sign an important victory, the sixth in a row.

Something similar happened to Atleti on Saturday against Barça.

He did not complete a game as brilliant offensively as the last ones before the break, there was hardly any news from

Joao Félix, Correa

or

Marcos Llorente

.

But he returned to leave his clean sheet (only two goals against so far) and

Simeone

finally managed to defeat Barça in the League, which he already leads by nine points.

With respect to those of

Imanol Alguacil

, the rojiblancos can also argue a greater experience to handle the pressure of holding up.

There is still a long way to go but it is clear that both are in an unbeatable situation.

Notable: Gerard Moreno

Madrid did not go beyond the draw at Villarreal.

Without his entire spine (

Ramos-Casemiro-Benzema

) and with the low level of others who are still expected as

Hazard

, it does not seem like a bad result.

The locals came out shy and it seemed that again Emery could crash against the big ones.

But his changes took effect in the second part and one figure emerged above the rest.

After standing out at Espanyol,

Gerard Moreno

decided to return to Castellón instead of trying, for example, a foreign adventure.

It was difficult for him to regain his level but last season he ended up scoring 18 goals (third, behind

Messi

and

Benzema

) and this year he has settled in the national team.

Beyond its digits, it stands out for its versatility.

Whether on the right wing, as a pure nine or even in the midfielder, he is a forward who understands the game very well.

Associates, attends and marks.

At 28, he is in the prime of his career.

Approved: Manu Vallejo

After a disastrous start, Valencia had a great reaction in the second half and were about to overcome Alavés.

After the draw against Getafe and the defeat against Madrid before the break, this is the third consecutive game in which

Javi Gracia's men

have finished with good feelings.

The

highly

criticized management of the club is allowing many young people to have unexpected minutes:

Hugo Guillamón, Uros Racic, Kang-in Lee, Yunus Musah or Vicente Esquerdo

at the beginning of the season.

Less space has had a player who already last season had often excelled coming from the bench.

Manu Vallejo from

Cádiz

jumped into the field with energy and revolutionized the attack in Vitoria.

In his first intervention he left

Gameiro

alone

against the rival goalkeeper, then he scored his third goal as a substitute (record in the League) and was about to achieve 2-3 at the end.

It has gained more prominence.

Suspense: Barcelona

Plunged into a serious institutional and economic crisis, there was a moment at the beginning of the season when Barça seemed to have found a way to renewal: young boys who brought freshness around a

Messi

who showed timid signs of recovery after his traumatic summer.

The Argentine did not score but the team transmitted better feelings than results.

But weeks later the doubts have returned.

Ansu Fati

was injured,

Griezmann

still does not appear,

Pedri

has the logical ups and downs of his age and

Messi

has fallen into melancholy again.

Touched physically and emotionally, he conveys a depressive air.

Against Atlético de Madrid, he lost 23 balls.

To make matters worse, the serious injuries of

Piqué

and

Sergi Roberto

leave a defensive line clearly short of troops.

Barça adds 11 points out of 24 possible points and is closer to the last than the first, to relegation than to the Champions League.

The outlook could not be bleaker for

Ronald Koeman

.

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