It would take a miracle for Barcelona not to win the 2017-18 La Liga title. After Sunday's win over Atlético, Los Blaugranas seem to be on a roll, and only a late dip in form could see them getting stripped from the trophy.
The main reason to Barcelona's wonderful season is none other than Lionel Messi. The Argentine ace has returned to his best form (if he ever lost it) and now owns practically every single record there is in La Liga. Reaching 600 goals for club and country was something, but scoring a free kick goal for the fourth consecutive game is something else.
4 - Lionel Messi´s last seven direct free-kick shots on target in La Liga:
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 5, 2018
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The La Liga goalscoring race also saw "La Pulga" add more cushion to his lead, even if Cristiano Ronaldo is quickly returning to his good form.
With his latest resurgence, Cristiano Ronaldo is now tied for third place in La Liga's title race, but his brace against Getafe on Saturday also gave him one more reason to celebrate another milestone as Los Blancos' top marksman of all time.
30 - Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 30+ goals in each of his last nine seasons for Real Madrid in all competitions. Lethal. pic.twitter.com/dJtewxNh3e
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 5, 2018
Here's how La Liga's standings look like after what turned out to be an intense weekend.
| Pos. | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 87 | WWWWW | |
| 2 | Girona | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 74 | WWWLW | |
| 3 | Barcelona | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 73 | LWLWW | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 67 | WWLWW | |
| 5 | Athletic Club | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 61 | WLDDL | |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 | WLDDW | |
| 7 | Real Betis | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 52 | WDWWL | |
| 8 | Valencia | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 47 | LLLWW | |
| 9 | Villarreal | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 45 | LWWDL | |
| 10 | Getafe | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 43 | LWDDL | |
| 11 | Deportivo Alavés | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 41 | WWWLL | |
| 12 | Sevilla | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 41 | WDWWW | |
| 13 | Osasuna | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 39 | LLLLW | |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 37 | LLLLL | |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 34 | WLWLD | |
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 34 | LLWDD | |
| 17 | Mallorca | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 32 | LDLLD | |
| 18 | Cádiz | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 26 | LDLLW | |
| 19 | Granada | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 21 | LWDWL | |
| 20 | Almería | 34 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 67 | -34 | 17 | WLLDL |
