LaLiga emerges as Europe's most competitive league LaLiga Just three points separate top six

No major league in Europe can offer the competitive fight for the top taking place in LaLiga after the first two months of the 2016/17 season.

Serie A, Ligue 1, and the Eredivisie all see their first-placed side over three points ahead of the chasing pack whilst the Bundesliga has four sides within a game of eachother, lagging behind LaLiga's six.

With Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid tussling for supremacy on 18 points, closely behind are Sevilla on 17, Barcelona and Villarreal on 16, and finally Athletic Club on 15 points after victory in the Basque derby.

Only the Premier League can potentially rival Spain's top-flight, where the top five are separated by three points, six if Manchester United beat fourth-placed Liverpool on Monday night.

Not since the 2006/07 season season has LaLiga presented such competitiveness after eight games, when Barcelona had led Sevilla, Real Madrid, Real Zaragoza, Valencia, and Getafe, with all sides on between 17 and 14 points.

This statistic shows, among other things, Diego Simeone's relentless hammering on the door of the Blaugrana and Blancos, effectively ending Spain's duopoly to demand a second title in four years.

Next week, things will get even more tasty when Real host Athletic Club and Atletico travel to Sevilla on Sunday.