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The 2021–22 La Liga, also known as La Liga Santander due to sponsorship reasons, was the 91st season of La Liga, Spain's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and concluded on 22 May 2022. [ 1 ]
Source: LaLiga Santander Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played) [7]
Between 1983 and 2017, it was a two-legged match between the previous season's La Liga and Copa del Rey winners. [12] The current format was introduced in the 2019–20 edition, and now features four teams (the previous season's top two teams in La Liga, and the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey). [6] [12] [13]
The match ended in a 3–4 loss, with a Benzema brace and a goal from Vinícius. [76] On 30 April, Real Madrid sealed their 35th La Liga title with a 4–0 win over Espanyol at the Bernabéu after a brace from Rodrygo and goals from Asensio and Benzema. With four games to spare, this was Real's earliest league title since 1990. [8] [77]
The final team promoted to La Liga was Rayo Vallecano by beating CD Leganés 5-1 and Girona FC 3–2 on aggration in promotion play-off. Teams relegated from La Liga The first team to be relegated from La Liga were Eibar , after a 1–4 loss to Valencia on 16 May 2021, ending their seven-year stay in the top tier.
The 2021–22 season was the 102nd season in the existence of Valencia CF and its 87th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league , Valencia participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey , finishing as runners-up.
The 2021–22 season was the 87th season in the existence of RCD Espanyol and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league , Espanyol participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey .
Most braces (2-goal matches) scored in La Liga history: 133, Lionel Messi [123] [124] Fastest hat-trick in La Liga: 4 minutes and 43 seconds, Bebeto (for Deportivo La Coruña v. Albacete in 1995) [125] [126] Oldest player to score a hat-trick in La Liga: 39 years and 241 days, Jorge Molina (for Granada v. Mallorca, 19 December 2021) [127]