The gap between the first and the second places in La Liga was cut to half this weekend, as Barcelona took advantage of Real Madrid's postponed game against Valencia.
With a classy display in the Catalan derby, Los Blaugranas made it to 34 points and kept their title hopes alive, while their supporters watched an amazing display by Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, who now share the top of the goal scoring charts with 12 goals, two more than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi are now tied at the top of the #LaLigaSantander goal scoring chart with 12 goals apiece! pic.twitter.com/OCJuvopCSN
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) December 18, 2016
The battle to become the best passer in La Liga suffered no changes, as Pablo Piatti and Toni Kroos remain as the tournament's assists leaders.
There were other interesting facts stealing headlines after this weekend's games.
Here's how the league's top spots look like after all the games of the year have been played. Will Real Madrid maintain their lead and win La Liga for the first time since 2012?
