Barcelona and Real Madrid passed their weekend's tests with flying colors, as Los Blaugranas and Los Blancos secured tough away wins against Atlético and Villarreal respectively.
Zinedine Zidane's men rallied back from a two-goal deficit against the Yellow Submarine, getting three points after Morata's precise header. Meanwhile, Barcelona needed a late goal by Messi to beat Atlético one last time at the Vicente Calderón stadium.
Here's how La Liga's standings look after this weekend's matches.
Classmt. | Équipe | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff | TB | Forme | |
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1 | Real Madrid | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 20 | +47 | 78 | GGGGN | |
2 | Barcelona | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 70 | GGGGN | |
3 | Girona | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 65 | PGPGP | |
4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 61 | GGPPG | |
5 | Athletic Club | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 57 | NPGGN | |
6 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 50 | NGGGP | |
7 | Valencia | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 47 | GGNPG | |
8 | Real Betis | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 45 | GPPPP | |
9 | Villarreal | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 54 | -5 | 39 | NPGGG | |
10 | Getafe | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 43 | -6 | 39 | NPGPN | |
11 | Osasuna | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 39 | PGPPG | |
12 | Las Palmas | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 37 | PPPPN | |
13 | Sevilla | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 34 | GGPNG | |
14 | Deportivo Alavés | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 32 | PPPGP | |
15 | Mallorca | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 31 | PNGPG | |
16 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 31 | NNGPN | |
17 | Celta de Vigo | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 28 | PNGPG | |
18 | Cádiz | 31 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 25 | PGPGN | |
19 | Granada | 31 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 60 | -28 | 17 | GPPPP | |
20 | Almería | 31 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 62 | -32 | 14 | NPGNP |
Messi celebrates 400th win in all comps with Barcelona
The Argentinean superstar was instrumental for Los Blaugranas against Atlético, giving him a chance to record his 400th win since becoming a pro. "La Pulga" also managed to terrorize the Spanish capital giants again, as he scored his 22nd goal against Los Colchoneros.
Ronaldo adds one more La Liga record to his resume
The Portuguese player, despectively nicknamed "Penaldo" by some, is now the league's all-time top scorer from the spot, surpassing another Los Blancos legend: Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez
Pichichi race
Lionel Messi's strike against Los Colchoneros gave him a two-goal lead over team-mate Luis Suárez in the Pichichi race. Suárez hasn't scored in the past two games, giving Messi the chance to break the tie they had two weeks ago. Cristiano Ronaldo also took advantage of Suárez's misfortune, as he got closer to the top with his penalty kick against Villarreal.
Cristiano Ronaldo makes up ground in the #LaLigaSantander goalscoring chart. #VillarrealRealMadrid pic.twitter.com/EJcRApMWVj
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) February 26, 2017
Here are more La Liga facts and stats after this weekend.
.@AlvaroMorata, #LaLigaSantander's deadliest substitute!
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) February 27, 2017
Matchday 24 in numbers https://t.co/kTWJkkRNZs pic.twitter.com/5Ku3Mpu5yd