Topik: 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.TimMNMSKMGKGSGPKeterangan
1 Real Madrid 31 24 6 1 67 20 +47 78 MMMMS
2 Barcelona 31 21 7 3 62 34 +28 70 MMMMS
3 Girona 31 20 5 6 63 39 +24 65 KMKMK
4 Atlético Madrid 31 19 4 8 59 36 +23 61 MMKKM
5 Athletic Club 31 16 9 6 51 29 +22 57 SKMMS
6 Real Sociedad 31 13 11 7 45 33 +12 50 SMMMK
7 Valencia 31 13 8 10 34 32 +2 47 MMSKM
8 Real Betis 31 11 12 8 38 37 +1 45 MKKKK
9 Villarreal 31 10 9 12 49 54 -5 39 SKMMM
10 Getafe 31 9 12 10 37 43 -6 39 SKMKS
11 Osasuna 31 11 6 14 36 44 -8 39 KMKKM
12 Las Palmas 31 10 7 14 29 35 -6 37 KKKKS
13 Sevilla 31 8 10 13 39 44 -5 34 MMKSM
14 Deportivo Alavés 31 8 8 15 26 38 -12 32 KKKMK
15 Mallorca 31 6 13 12 25 36 -11 31 KSMKM
16 Rayo Vallecano 31 6 13 12 25 38 -13 31 SSMKS
17 Celta de Vigo 31 6 10 15 33 46 -13 28 KSMKM
18 Cádiz 31 4 13 14 21 41 -20 25 KMKMS
19 Granada 31 3 8 20 32 60 -28 17 MKKKK
20 Almería 31 1 11 19 30 62 -32 14 SKMSK

Liga Champions (Penyisihan Grup)
Liga Eropa (Penyisihan Grup)
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?