How They Played This Week
Who came out on top in the recent round of La Liga action?
Lionel Messi (Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol)
After overtaking Ronaldo in the Pichichi race exactly a month ago, Messi has now failed to scored in his last two league games to allow the Portuguese to return to the top of the scoring charts.
Even though Leo failed to score, he created numerous openings for his team-mates with his mazy runs and deft flicks. He had just two shots in the end all game and he was presented with his only real scoring chance just before the opening goal when he beat two defenders but dragged his shot wide.
This was the seventh competitive meeting in a row where Messi has failed to score against Espanyol.
Goal.com Player Ratings Comment: Everything but a goal tonight. Showed quick feet around the penalty area and was a constant threat. Unselfishly gave the ball to his team-mates rather than going on his own. Great touch to take the ball down from out the air, and showed his class with a flick to Iniesta.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Sevilla 2-6 Real Madrid)
It was the second time this season that Ronaldo managed to score four goals in a single game as he inspired his side to a second consecutive six-goal league win away from home.
CR7 scored his first against Sevilla on the half hour mark when he smashed in a half volley from close range following Pepe's cushioned header. He grabbed his second a little over 30 minutes later when he pounced on a stray pass by Alvaro Negredo to easily slot past goalkeeper Javi Varas.
Ronaldo completed his sixth hat-trick of the season when he latched onto Mesut Ozil's through pass before rifling a low shot into the net. He put the icing on the cake 15 minutes from time with a close-range strike from Karim Benzema's cutback.
Goal.com Player Ratings Comment: Voted Top of the Match by Goal.com editors and readers. Four goals for the evening and a general menacing performance from start to end. Not the greatest defence he will face but was ruthless in his finishing and looked dangerous every time he was on the ball.
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*Marca, who awards the Trofeo Pichichi, has credited Ronaldo with 34 goals (and 7 assists)
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Who came out on top in the recent round of La Liga action?
Lionel Messi (Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol) After overtaking Ronaldo in the Pichichi race exactly a month ago, Messi has now failed to scored in his last two league games to allow the Portuguese to return to the top of the scoring charts.
Even though Leo failed to score, he created numerous openings for his team-mates with his mazy runs and deft flicks. He had just two shots in the end all game and he was presented with his only real scoring chance just before the opening goal when he beat two defenders but dragged his shot wide.
This was the seventh competitive meeting in a row where Messi has failed to score against Espanyol.
Goal.com Player Ratings Comment: Everything but a goal tonight. Showed quick feet around the penalty area and was a constant threat. Unselfishly gave the ball to his team-mates rather than going on his own. Great touch to take the ball down from out the air, and showed his class with a flick to Iniesta.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Sevilla 2-6 Real Madrid)It was the second time this season that Ronaldo managed to score four goals in a single game as he inspired his side to a second consecutive six-goal league win away from home.
CR7 scored his first against Sevilla on the half hour mark when he smashed in a half volley from close range following Pepe's cushioned header. He grabbed his second a little over 30 minutes later when he pounced on a stray pass by Alvaro Negredo to easily slot past goalkeeper Javi Varas.
Ronaldo completed his sixth hat-trick of the season when he latched onto Mesut Ozil's through pass before rifling a low shot into the net. He put the icing on the cake 15 minutes from time with a close-range strike from Karim Benzema's cutback.
Goal.com Player Ratings Comment: Voted Top of the Match by Goal.com editors and readers. Four goals for the evening and a general menacing performance from start to end. Not the greatest defence he will face but was ruthless in his finishing and looked dangerous every time he was on the ball.
Individual Match Stats
| Lionel Messi (vs Espanyol) | Cristiano Ronaldo (vs Sevilla) | |
| Goals | 0 | 4 |
| Shots (On Target) | 2 (0) | 11 (6) |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Balls Lost | 9 | 15 |
| Balls Recovered | 0 | 3 |
| Fouls Suffered | 3 | 3 |
| Goal.com Rating | 6.5 | 9.0 |
Pichichi Record Breakers
Messi and Ronaldo are no strangers to smashing records. On April 23, Leo became the first player in Spanish football history to score 50 goals in a single season, and he has since gone on to add two more.
Last Saturday night, Cristiano surpassed his own personal best of 42 goals in a single campaign as his quadruple against Sevilla brought his tally to 46 this term, 33 in La Liga alone. He is now just one goal away from equalling Messi's mark of 34 goals last season, the third-highest tally in Pichichi history.
With three more rounds to go, Ronaldo now only needs five more to match the all-time record of 38 goals in one season. If Messi goes on to claim the top scorer's prize this year, however, he will become the first player since Hugo Sanchez in 1987-88 to win the trophy in back-to-back seasons.
As records prepare to tumble, we look at some of the all-time achievements in the history of the Pichichi award.
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Messi and Ronaldo are no strangers to smashing records. On April 23, Leo became the first player in Spanish football history to score 50 goals in a single season, and he has since gone on to add two more.
Last Saturday night, Cristiano surpassed his own personal best of 42 goals in a single campaign as his quadruple against Sevilla brought his tally to 46 this term, 33 in La Liga alone. He is now just one goal away from equalling Messi's mark of 34 goals last season, the third-highest tally in Pichichi history.
With three more rounds to go, Ronaldo now only needs five more to match the all-time record of 38 goals in one season. If Messi goes on to claim the top scorer's prize this year, however, he will become the first player since Hugo Sanchez in 1987-88 to win the trophy in back-to-back seasons.
As records prepare to tumble, we look at some of the all-time achievements in the history of the Pichichi award.
| MOST GOALS IN A SINGLE SEASON |
| 1. | Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao) | 1950-51 | 38 |
| - | Hugo Sanchez (Real Madrid) | 1989-90 | 38 |
| 2. | Baltazar (Atletico Madrid) | 1988-89 | 35 |
| 3. | Hugo Sanchez (Real Madrid) | 1986-87 | 34 |
| - | Ronaldo (Barcelona) | 1996-97 | 34 |
| - | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | 2009-10 | 34 |
| MOST PICHICHI TROPHIES |
| 1. | Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao) | 6 |
| 2. | Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid) | 5 |
| - | Quini (Sporting Gijon/Barcelona) | 5 |
| - | Hugo Sanchez (Atletico/Real Madrid) | 5 |
| 3. | Ferenc Puskas (Real Madrid) | 4 |
| MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS |
| 1. | Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid) | 4 |
| 2. | Hugo Sanchez (Real Madrid) | 4 |
| 3 | Isidro Langara (Oviedo) | 3 |
| - | Telmo Zarra (Athletic Bilbao) | 3 |
| 4. | Quini (Sporting Gijon/Barcelona) | 4 |
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| LAST FIVE WINNERS | GOALS |
| 2009-10 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | 34 |
| 2008-09 | Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid) | 32 |
| 2007-08 | Dani Guiza (Mallorca) | 27 |
| 2006-07 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (R. Madrid) | 25 |
| 2005-06 | Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) | 26 |
Season Stats
 |  | |
| Minutes Played | 2892 | 2775 |
Goals
| 31
| 33*
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| Total Shots (On target) | 143 (78) | 230 (89) |
| Assists | 19 | 8* |
| Passes | 2262(team total: 27,722) | 1296 (team total: 19,128) |
| Passes Completed | 1887 (team total: 24,304) | 919 (team total: 15,426) |
| Fouls Suffered | 54 | 80 |
| Fouls Committed | 21 | 22 |
| Goal.com's Season Average Player Ratings | 7.50 | 7.23 |
Goal Counter
Keep track of Messi and Ronaldo's goal haul in all competitive club matches what is expected to be a record-shattering 2010-11 season...
| APPS | GOALS | |
| LIONEL MESSI | 53 | 52 |
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | 51 | 46 |
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