Assuntos: La Liga, Barcelona, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Levante, Lionel Messi
Even Ronaldo's new club, Real Valladolid, is enjoying a better start of the season than Los Blancos after nine games.

Four weeks had gone by since Barcelona's last La Liga win, but Los Blaugranas managed to get away with one crucial win when they beat Sevilla on Saturday. Unfortunately for Ernesto Valverde's team, there were good news and bad news after the conclusion of that game.

The good news were related to their rise to the top of La Liga's charts, topping Espanyol and Deportivo Alavés, who are now second with 17 points each. Sevilla dropped to fourth, while Atlético is now fifth. If you were wondering where Real Madrid sits at, they are ranked seventh right now, one of the lowest spots they've occupied in recent years.

Lug.EquipaJVEDGMGSDGPResultados
1 Real Madrid 33 26 6 1 71 22 +49 84 VVVVV
2 Barcelona 33 22 7 4 68 39 +29 73 VDVVV
3 Girona 33 22 5 6 69 40 +29 71 VVDVD
4 Atlético Madrid 33 20 4 9 62 39 +23 64 VDVVD
5 Athletic Club 34 17 10 7 55 33 +22 61 VDEED
6 Real Sociedad 33 13 12 8 46 35 +11 51 DEEVV
7 Real Betis 33 12 13 8 41 39 +2 49 EVVDD
8 Valencia 33 13 8 12 37 38 -1 47 DDVVE
9 Villarreal 33 12 9 12 54 55 -1 45 VVEDV
10 Getafe 34 10 13 11 41 47 -6 43 DVEED
11 Osasuna 33 11 6 16 37 49 -12 39 DDDVD
12 Deportivo Alavés 33 10 8 15 31 38 -7 38 VVDDD
13 Sevilla 33 9 11 13 42 46 -4 38 EVVVD
14 Las Palmas 33 10 7 16 30 41 -11 37 DDDDD
15 Rayo Vallecano 33 7 13 13 27 42 -15 34 DVEEV
16 Mallorca 33 6 14 13 27 39 -12 32 EDDEV
17 Celta de Vigo 33 7 10 16 37 50 -13 31 DVDEV
18 Cádiz 33 4 14 15 23 46 -23 26 EDDVD
19 Granada 33 4 9 20 36 61 -25 21 VEVDD
20 Almería 33 1 11 21 32 67 -35 14 DDEDV

Liga dos Campeões (Fase de Grupos)
Liga Europa (Fase de Grupos)
Promotion - Europa Conference League (Qualification: )
Relegation - LaLiga2

The bad news, of course, had to do with Lionel Messi's injury. "La Pulga" has been ruled out of El Clásico, but the possibility of having him out for a month is real. That nasty fall put some shade on Barcelona's win last Saturday, despite the Argentine being involved in two of Los Blaugranas' four goals.

Real's whopping crisis in front of goal

Yes, the Spanish giants may have ended their goalscoring drought, but they surely need someone to step up and fill Cristiano Ronaldo's shoes. The team set a record for the highest amount of minutes without a goal, and these numbers will give you a hint on why Los Blancos haven't been able to win a single game in the past four weeks.

Pichichi race

Christian Stuani is yet to play this week, which will surely make him eager to increase his lead at the top. With Lionel Messi out for the next few weeks, let's see how many of these players can surpass the Argentine ace.