Neymar's rise and Benitez's hot seat highlights first half of La Liga

After an historic victory for Real, and Barcelona's CWC win, ESPN FC's Alejandro Moreno explores who had a better week. The 2015-16 La Liga season began with reigning champions Barcelona shipping goals aplenty, while Rafa Benitez's spell as Real Madrid coach started with his team hardly conceding at all. Those initial impressions proved misleading, however, and the swing in fortunes between the big two was emphasised by Barca's 4-0 Clasico win at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in late November. Meanwhile, a much-changed Atletico Madrid team took time to gel, with Diego Simeone's men powering through the autumn...

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