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.SquadraPGVPSGFGSDRPtForma
1 Real Madrid 34 27 6 1 74 22 +52 87 VVVVV
2 Girona 34 23 5 6 73 42 +31 74 VVVSV
3 Barcelona 34 22 7 5 70 43 +27 73 SVSVV
4 Atlético Madrid 34 21 4 9 63 39 +24 67 VVSVV
5 Athletic Club 34 17 10 7 55 33 +22 61 VSPPS
6 Real Sociedad 34 14 12 8 48 35 +13 54 VSPPV
7 Real Betis 34 13 13 8 43 39 +4 52 VPVVS
8 Valencia 34 13 8 13 37 39 -2 47 SSSVV
9 Villarreal 34 12 9 13 56 58 -2 45 SVVPS
10 Getafe 34 10 13 11 41 47 -6 43 SVPPS
11 Deportivo Alavés 34 11 8 15 32 38 -6 41 VVVSS
12 Osasuna 34 11 6 17 37 51 -14 39 SSSSV
13 Sevilla 33 9 11 13 42 46 -4 38 PVVVS
14 Las Palmas 34 10 7 17 30 43 -13 37 SSSSS
15 Celta de Vigo 34 8 10 16 40 52 -12 34 VSVSP
16 Rayo Vallecano 33 7 13 13 27 42 -15 34 SVPPV
17 Mallorca 34 6 14 14 27 40 -13 32 SPSSP
18 Cádiz 34 4 14 16 23 49 -26 26 SPSSV
19 Granada 33 4 9 20 36 61 -25 21 VPVSS
20 Almería 33 1 11 21 32 67 -35 14 SSPSV

Champions League (fase a gironi)
Europa League (fase a gironi)
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Relegation - LaLiga2