Themenbereiche: La Liga, Barcelona, Valladolid, Atlético, Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid, Girona
Just when things seemed to be on a roll for Real Madrid, Girona gave them a reality check and helped Atlético get back to La Liga's second place.

This week's action in La Liga practically erased what happened seven days ago. Atlético is once again behind Barcelona in the tournament's standings after Real Madrid's shocking mishap, which killed all the joy Los Blancos were living in the past weeks.

To make matters worse for Solari's men, Barcelona managed to walk away from Camp Nou with three points, despite one more of Lionel Messi's missed PKs against Valladolid. Now, Los Blancos are nine points behind the league leaders, which hands them a serious blow to their title hopes.

Here's how things look like in La Liga after this weekend's 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

Once again, Lionel Messi's goalscoring prowess made headlines for Barcelona. The Argentine ace may have missed a penalty, but ended up scoring one more to give the Blaugrana side three more points in their quest to maintain the La Liga title.

Speaking about Real Madrid, Los Blancos suffered their second defeat against Girona in history, but what really stands out is how they have struggled to win games this season when Marcelo is on the pitch. Is his dip in form a sign of things to come?

Elsewhere, Valencia has also earned themselves a little piece of European history. Unfortunately, their feat is not enough to grant them a spot among the top four teams in La Liga. Only Rennes can match their tally this season.

Last, but not least, Antoine Griezmann keeps climbing up the ranks as one of Atlético's most prolific scorers in their history.

Pichichi race

Lionel Messi's goal extended his lead at the top of the Spanish top flight's goalscoring charts. How many more goals will he score?