Barcelona — Lionel Messi is out on his own at the top of the La Liga scoring charts, well ahead of the usually prolific trio of Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo, who all endured another frustrating weekend. Ronaldo is used to having an annual joust with Messi for the "Pichichi" prize as La Liga’s top scorer, but has only netted once this season and was wasteful in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Las Palmas on Sunday. Barcelona’s Suarez, the top scorer two years ago, extended his run without a goal to five games in all competitions following the 2-1 win over Sevilla on Saturday as Paco Alcacer scored twice to keep Barca four points clear at the top. Griezmann, third in the Ballon d’Or in 2016, has only scored twice and had to face the ignominy of being substituted for defender Jose Gimenez, while Atletico Madrid were being held to a goalless draw by Deportivo La Coruna, watching on as his side stole a 1-0 win, the only goal coming in stoppage time. Messi did not find t...
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