The 2017/18 La Liga season and FC Barcelona winning ways resumed in the 18th round. Lionel Messi opened the scoring in FC Barcelona to take a 3-0 victory over Levante and get stay on top of the league standings. Messi’s goal keeps him on top of the scoring list with 16 goals.
Diego Costa scored the ‘insurance’ goal for Atletico Madrid to keep the 9-point gap between themselves and the top spot in the league standings. Costa’s earlier foul in the second-half and his goal celebration cost him some playing time after getting sent off for a second yellow.
Real Betis got a goal in the first and the final minute of the match to be on the right end of an 8-goal thriller against Sevilla. To understand the excitement for fans or Real Betis, the last time they defeated Sevilla in a league match was on May 2, 2012
Real Madrid with a game in hand is now five points away from the third-place spot in the league standings.
After blowing the lead and falling a goal behind, Celta Vigo fought hard to get a point at home against Real Madrid. A ‘2-2’ score held meant Real Madrid has dropped points in their last two league matches.
