| ROUND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Season archive |
| Games | Goals | H | D | A | ||||
| 170 | 493 | 2.90 | 83 | 48.82% | 38 | 22.35% | 49 | 28.82% |
| 2008/09 | Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Gdf | Pts | Form | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||
| 1 | ![]() | Barcelona | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 11 | +40 | 44 | WWWW | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | Valencia | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 33 | WLWL | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| 3 | 1 | Sevilla | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 32 | XOWW | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | Real Madrid | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 32 | WWLL | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
| 5 | 2 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 30 | LWWW | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 21 | |
| 6 | 1 | Deportivo | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 30 | WWLW | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| 7 | 1 | Villarreal | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 29 | LLLX | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | |
| 8 | 1 | Málaga | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 25 | WXWL | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | |
| 9 | 1 | Valladolid | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | +0 | 23 | LLWX | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |
| 10 | ![]() | Getafe | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 21 | LLWX | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| 11 | 3 | Racing Santander | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 21 | WXXX | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| 12 | 1 | Sporting Gijón | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 21 | LWLL | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
| 13 | 1 | Athletic Bilbao | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 | XWWX | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| 14 | 2 | Almería | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 19 | WLXL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | |
| 15 | 2 | Real Betis | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 18 | LLLX | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | |
| 16 | 1 | Numancia | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 17 | LWLW | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 24 | |
| 17 | 2 | Recreativo Huelva | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 16 | WLWW | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 18 | 1 | Mallorca | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 14 | LOLL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | |
| 19 | 1 | Espanyol | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 14 | XLLX | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 20 | ![]() | Osasuna | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 | XWLX | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 15 | Samuel ETO'O (Barcelona, 1p) | |
| 13 | +1 | David VILLA (Valencia, 3p) |
| 11 | +1 | Diego FORLÁN (Atlético Madrid, 2p) |
| Gonzalo HIGUAÍN (Real Madrid, 1p) | ||
| 10 | Lionel MESSI (Barcelona, 2p) | |
| 9 | Sergio AGÜERO (Atlético Madrid) | |
| +1 | Thierry HENRY (Barcelona) | |
| 8 | Álvaro NEGREDO (Almería, 2p) | |
| 7 | Nabil BAHA (Málaga) | |
| 6 | Mate BILIC (Sporting Gijón, 1p) | |
| Achille EMANA (Real Betis, 2p) | ||
| Joseba LLORENTE (Villarreal) | ||
| Fernando LLORENTE (Athletic Bilbao, 1p) | ||
| RAÚL González (Real Madrid) | ||
| Maximiliano RODRÍGUEZ (Atlético Madrid) | ||
| José BARKERO (Numancia, 1p) | ||
| Juan MATA (Valencia) | ||
| Giuseppe ROSSI (Villarreal) | ||
| 5 | Mohammed TCHITÉ (Racing Santander, 2p) | |
| Juan ALBÍN (Getafe) | ||
| +1 | Aritz ADÚRIZ (Mallorca) | |
| Javad NEKOUNAM (Osasuna, 1p) | ||
| DIEGO CASTRO Giménez (Sporting Gijón) | ||
| +1 | Andoni IRAOLA (Athletic Bilbao, 2p) | |
| ADRIÁN Colunga (Recreativo Huelva, 2p) | ||
| Ángel LAFITA (Deportivo) | ||
| Frédéric KANOUTÉ (Sevilla) |
| Saturday, 3 January 2009 | |||||
| 17 | Valencia | 3-1 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 34(p) | Villa | 45(p) | Forlán | ||
| 39 | Silva | ||||
| 69 | Silva | ||||
| 17 | Barcelona | 3-1 | Mallorca | ||
| 31 | Henry | 15 | Adúriz | ||
| 75 | Iniesta | ||||
| 90 | Touré | ||||
| Sunday, 4 January 2009 | |||||
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 1-1 | Espanyol | ||
| 81 | Iraola | 37 | Moisés | ||
| 17 | Valladolid | 0-1 | Racing Santander | ||
| 64 | Žigić | ||||
| 17 | Sevilla | 1-1 | Osasuna | ||
| 50 | Navas | 90 | Pandiani | ||
| 17 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Villarreal | ||
| 32 | Robben | ||||
| 17 | Getafe | 1-2 | Deportivo | ||
| 16 | Manu Del Moral | 7 | Bodipo | ||
| 81(p) | Sergio | ||||
| 17 | Almería | 1-0 | Real Betis | ||
| 35 | Corona | ||||
| 17 | Málaga | 1-0 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 34 | Lolo | ||||
| 17 | Recreativo Huelva | 3-1 | Numancia | ||
| 18 | Javi Fuego | 90 | Brit | ||
| 46 | Camuñas | ||||
| 60 | Aitor | ||||