Barcelona are now five points clear as they were able to win by a convincing 4-0 result against Sevilla and tok advantage of Real Madrid's loss in Bilbao. Lio Messi became the 16th player in Barca history to score over 100 goals with the Blaugrana and became the lone Pichichi for at 24 hours. He also became the youngest to ever score 100 goals surpassing Patrick Kluivert. The win helped Barcelona clinch the the mythical winter title and historically gives them the precedent to win the league title.
Valencia were also able to close the gap on Madrid as they demolished Villarreal in the regional derby. David Villa was able to answer Messi's brace with one of his own and the goalscoring race is beginning to heat up.
Mallorca reasserted themselves as the surprise team of the tournament as they defeated Deportivo 2-0 at the fortress at Son Moix and went into Champions League positions. José Suárez and Gonzalo Castro scored for the Gregorio Manzano's side.






