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Barcelona's Lionel Messi tops Sky Sports La Liga Power Rankings

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Lionel Messi has topped the Sky Sports La Liga Power Rankings for a fifth successive matchday.

Team-mate Luis Suarez also retained his runner-up spot after netting Barca's equaliser against Alaves on Sunday, before Messi sealed a 2-1 victory with a vintage free-kick.

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A late Lionel Messi free-kick kept Barcelona's winning run going in La Liga as they beat Alaves 2-1 at the Nou Camp

Real Madrid beat Valencia to ease pressure on Zinedine Zidane, with Cristiano Ronaldo netting twice from the spot before Marcelo and Toni Kroos secured a 4-1 win.

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Highlights of Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Valencia

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann squeezed into the top 10 after opening the scoring during a 3-0 win over Las Palmas on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas landed No 3 spot with two goals during a 3-2 win over Real Betis, while Villarreal midfielders Pablo Fornals and Samu Castillejo made the top 10 after scoring in a 4-2 win against Real Sociedad.

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.

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The Sky Sports Power Rankings will be updated every week during the season, so be sure to keep an eye on the big movers...

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