Tuesday 2 January 2018 12:25, UK
Barcelona's Lionel Messi has entered the new year atop the Sky Sports La Liga Power Rankings.
Luis Suarez (No 3, down two places) broke the deadlock during Barca's 3-0 win over Real Madrid on December 23 before Messi converted a penalty after Dani Carvajal saw red for handling Paulinho's (No 10, down eight places) goalbound header.
Eibar beat Girona 4-1 to land seventh spot in La Liga, with Takashi Inui (No 4, up 12 places) scoring twice and Joan Jordan (No 6, no move) and Charles (No 65, up 94 places) also finding the back of the net - while Jose Angel (No 8, up 63 places) claimed two assists.
Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas (No 2, up 21 places) maintained his fine form with two goals in a 3-1 win at Deportivo - extending his league tally to 11 this term.
Athletic Bilbao stopper Iago Herrerin (No 7, up 142 places) and Getafe 'keeper Vicente Guaita (No 9, up 29 places) both entered the top 10 after keeping clean sheets and making numerous saves during wins against Real Betis and Las Palmas, respectively.
The Power Rankings methodology reflects a player's performance over the last five matchdays by awarding points to players for 32 different stats.
Below, we present this week's Power Rankings, your club's top points scorer and the accumulative season rankings.
The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...
