One more weekend has gone by in La Liga, and the four teams at the top of the competition claimed three points. While there was no change whatsoever among the top four, the league's goalscoring department saw Cristiano Ronaldo joining the Top 5 scorers for the first time in the competition, eight goals away from the current leader, Lionel Messi.
¡Cristiano ya está ahí! #LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/a3lxYFTaIO
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) February 18, 2018
The Portuguese ace has been thriving in La Liga in 2018, as he seems to have remembered how to send the ball to the back of the net after a disappointing first half of the season.
8 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored eight goals in La Liga since the start of 2018, more than any other player. Lethal. pic.twitter.com/XgcUuma2cB
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) February 18, 2018
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi extended his drought to five games, even if he came close to scoring against Eibar. That shot that hit the upright ended up helping Messi reach one more record in his illustrious career, but we think this is not one he would like to own, as he's hist the post 14 times this season, more than any player ever.
37:Messi hits the post!!! #EibarBarça #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/21qSKNRYCX
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 17, 2018
This weekend saw Barcelona extending their unbeaten streak to 31 games, setting one more franchise record in La Liga.
RECORD: Barcelona have now gone 31 games unbeaten in La Liga, equalling their all time longest unbeaten streak set by Pep Guardiola in 2010/11. pic.twitter.com/58OhEImYDI
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 17, 2018
Here's how La Liga's charts look like after 24 games.
| Pos. | Equipo | PJ | G | E | P | GF | GC | DIF | P | Racha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 22 | +48 | 81 | GGGGG | |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 70 | PGGGG | |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 68 | GPGPG | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 61 | PGGPP | |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 58 | EEPGG | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 51 | EEGGG | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 48 | GGPPP | |
| 8 | Valencia | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 47 | PGGEP | |
| 9 | Villarreal | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 42 | GEPGG | |
| 10 | Getafe | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 40 | EEPGP | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 39 | PPGPP | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 37 | GGGPE | |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 37 | PPPPP | |
| 14 | Deportivo Alavés | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 35 | GPPPG | |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 34 | GEEGP | |
| 16 | Mallorca | 32 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 31 | PPEGP | |
| 17 | Celta de Vigo | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 31 | GPEGP | |
| 18 | Cádiz | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 25 | PPGPG | |
| 19 | Granada | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 18 | EGPPP | |
| 20 | Almería | 32 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 64 | -33 | 14 | PEPGE |
