Valencia trio among Sky Sports La Liga Power Rankings' top performers after win at Real Betis
Tuesday 17 October 2017 13:24, UK
Lionel Messi has topped the Sky Sports La Liga Power Rankings for a sixth week running - but he's the only Barcelona player in the top 20.
Valencia claimed a pulsating 6-3 victory at Real Betis on Sunday to leapfrog Real Madrid in La Liga as runners-up behind Barca, with trio Simone Zaza (No 2, no move), Goncalo Guedes (No 5, up 23 places) and Rodrigo (No 7, down two places) getting on the scoresheet.
Betis were trailing 4-0 in the 79th minute when on-loan Arsenal forward Joel Campbell reduced the deficit, before two quickfire goals from Antonio Sanabria (No 9, down five places) and Cristian Tello made in 4-3 with six minutes of normal time remaining.
However, late Valencia goals from Zaza and on-loan Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira ensured a memorable Valencia victory.
Leganes stopper Ivan Cuellar (No 3, up 22 places) kept his fourth successive clean sheet during a 2-0 win over Malaga, while Villarreal forward Cedric Bakambu (No 4, down one place) scored a match-winning double against Girona.
Isco (No 10, down four places) was the sole Real Madrid representative in the top 20, with team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo (No 27, up 111 places) entering the chart after scoring his first league goal of the season in a 2-1 win at Getafe.
Former Liverpool forward Iago Aspas (No 6, up 85 places) smashed a hat-trick during Celta Vigo's 5-2 win at Las Palmas on Monday, teed up twice by team-mate Pione Sisto (No 8, no move).
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...
