2017/18 Spanish La Liga – Round 31 – FC Barcelona equals a record

A relegation-zone battle ended with Deportivo La Coruna beating bottom table Malaga.

Four league matches without a win for Sevilla after Iago Aspas contributed a hat-trick in the second half to help Celta Vigo crush Sevilla.

Lionel Messi scored his 29th league goal of the season after scoring 3 to give Barcelona a victory over Leganes. The result also allowed FC Barcelona to equal the record number of consecutive undefeated matches by a team in Spanish League history. Can FC Barcelona go all the way without suffering a defeat in the league?

A ‘1-1’ draw in an open Madrid Derby was an advantage for all the teams in the top four except for Real Madrid. The stars of the derby were the goal scorers for their teams. Antoine Griezmann scored an equalizing goal for Atletico Madrid just about 4 minutes after Cristiano Ronaldo gave Real Madrid the lead. The 4-point gap remains between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the league standings, while Barcelona has now pull 11-points clear at the top of the table with 21 points remaining in the league.

An early goal gave Valencia a victory against Espanyol and the points needed to leap over Real Madrid in the standings.