On Saturday, four matches of the 18th round of the Spanish "La Liga" took place.
"Barcelona" returned to the path of victories, easily defeating the visitors from Vitoria - the footballers of "Alaves" at their own stadium.
In the 14th minute, Antoine Griezmann put the Catalans ahead, and at the end of the first half, Arturo Vidal increased the advantage with a powerful shot.
In the 56th minute, the visitors managed to briefly bring back the intrigue, but 13 minutes later the best player in the world - Lionel Messi - scored from about 23 meters. For the Argentine, this was his 50th goal in 2019, and also the last - "Barca" will play their next match after the new year.
In the 75th minute, Luis Suarez scored the final goal from the penalty spot. The Uruguayan contributed to all four goals of the team - he also made three assists.
"Barcelona", having previously played two draws in a row, remains at the top of the standings with 39 points.
In other matches, "Sevilla" also returned to the path of victories. Julen Lopetegui's pupils defeated "Mallorca" and maintained a 5-point gap from the leader.
The remaining two matches ended in a victory for "Villarreal" and a draw between "Real Valladolid" and "Valencia".
Results:
"Barcelona" 4 - 1 "Alaves" 14' [1 - 0] A. Griezmann 45' [2 - 0] A. Vidal 56' [2 - 1] P. Pons 69' [3 - 1] L. Messi 75' [4 - 1] L. Suarez (penalty)
"Mallorca" 0 - 2 "Sevilla" 20' [0 - 1] D. Carlos 63' [0 - 2] E. Banega
"Villarreal" 1 - 0 "Getafe" 52' [1 - 0] M. Gomez 61' M. Olivera ("Getafe") sent off
"Real Valladolid" 1 - 1 "Valencia" 83' [1 - 0] S. Guardiola 90+4' [1 - 1] M. Vallejo
