
Valencia comfortably saw off Alaves to help secure a ‘top four’ finish. Atletico Madrid conceded a late goal against Villarreal to suffer a defeat that dragged them 11-points away from the top of the league standings, while local rival Real Madrid was inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo to a 6-3 victory against Girona to move 4 points away from Atletico Madrid in the league.
In a 9-goal thriller, Cristiano Ronaldo scored four of the 6 goals in Real Madrid’s home win against newly-promoted Girona. Those 4 goals put Cristiano right in back in the race for a ‘Pichichi’.
Another ⚽ for the collection!
Cristiano scored his 50th career hat-trick during #RealMadridGirona. pic.twitter.com/GaQL8KH6aL
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) March 18, 2018
Lionel Messi scored his 25th goal of the season as Barcelona continues to be undefeated and extended their unbeaten run in the league to 36 matches after beating Athletic Club.
