Villarreal is also on the verge of securing a UEFA Europa League spot due to their 1-0 over Valencia.

Most headlines this week went to El Clásico, as it was one of the most tense matches of the Spanish top flight this season.

Los Blancos and Los Blaugranas left everything on the pitch, from controversial calls, good goals, and even an injury to Cristiano Ronaldo's ankle.

Speaking about the tight Pichichi race, Messi kept a safe distance over CR7 and Luis Suárez. Each of them scored a goal, and now the Golden Shoe seems to be headed to Messi's trophy cabinet.

Other teams also had things to celebrate, as Villarreal got closer to nabbing a UEFA Europa League spot. Here's how La Liga's standings look like after 36 games.

Pos.MannschaftASSUVTEGTTDPLetzte 5
1 Real Madrid 34 27 6 1 74 22 +52 87 SSSSS
2 Girona 34 23 5 6 73 42 +31 74 SSSVS
3 Barcelona 34 22 7 5 70 43 +27 73 VSVSS
4 Atlético Madrid 34 21 4 9 63 39 +24 67 SSVSS
5 Athletic Club 34 17 10 7 55 33 +22 61 SVUUV
6 Real Sociedad 34 14 12 8 48 35 +13 54 SVUUS
7 Real Betis 33 12 13 8 41 39 +2 49 USSVV
8 Valencia 33 13 8 12 37 38 -1 47 VVSSU
9 Villarreal 33 12 9 12 54 55 -1 45 SSUVS
10 Getafe 34 10 13 11 41 47 -6 43 VSUUV
11 Osasuna 33 11 6 16 37 49 -12 39 VVVSV
12 Deportivo Alavés 33 10 8 15 31 38 -7 38 SSVVV
13 Sevilla 33 9 11 13 42 46 -4 38 USSSV
14 Las Palmas 34 10 7 17 30 43 -13 37 VVVVV
15 Rayo Vallecano 33 7 13 13 27 42 -15 34 VSUUS
16 Mallorca 34 6 14 14 27 40 -13 32 VUVVU
17 Celta de Vigo 33 7 10 16 37 50 -13 31 VSVUS
18 Cádiz 34 4 14 16 23 49 -26 26 VUVVS
19 Granada 33 4 9 20 36 61 -25 21 SUSVV
20 Almería 33 1 11 21 32 67 -35 14 VVUVS

Champions League (Gruppenphase)
Europa League (Gruppenphase)
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Relegation - LaLiga2