As we can see in this video, attack-minded full-back Alex Moreno plays the game at great intensity. Indeed, he features amongst the top 10 players in the Spanish top flight for distance covered at over 28km/hr and bags a spot in the 15-man standings for distance covered at over 21km/hr. The most significant aspect of his game is the contribution he makes in the attacking third with assists, where he occupies the final place on the LaLiga podium, with three to his name. This return makes the Catalan stopper one of LaLiga’s top-performing defenders when it comes to involvement in goals and the team’s attacking play.

Any analysis of Real Betis’s game must highlight the significance of carries that beat the opposition’s lines and it is well worth noting the decisive role played by Moreno in this respect. He features amongst the top 10 players in the league for the number of carries that beat the opposition’s midfield line. There is no question that much of the attacking threat posed by Pellegrini’s charges comes down Moreno’s flank.

Galician-born hotshot Iago Aspas is the sixth player in LaLiga history whose goalscoring exploits have earned his team over a century of points, a statistic that helps us to appreciate the instrumental role played by the seasoned striker both in the present and the past.

The Celta marksman lies third in the league goal charts, with nine strikes to his name. You can relive his latest goal in the video clip, while the following graphic shows the areas of the pitch from where the Moaña-born goal-getter has found the net this term.

Karim Benzema starred in Real Madrid’s win over R. Valladolid, bagging a hat-trick on a memorable afternoon for the Frenchman, in which he overtook Raul to claim fifth place in the all-time LaLiga Santander scoring charts. The Lyon-born hitman’s three-goal haul brought his tally for the season to 14 league goals, a return that means that 17-goal Robert Lewandowski is the only player out ahead of him in the standings. The graphic reflects the shot location of his
attempts that have resulted in a goal, along with the area of the goal that the ball entered. The big question is, will he be able to catch the Polish goal-getter in the remaining weeks of the season and claim the Pichichi Trophy.