Following the weekend's results, Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the leader of the La Liga scoring chart.
Real Madrid defeated Elche 2-0 Sunday where Ronaldo scored the second goal. With the result, the forward reached 29 goals, three more than Argentine star Lionel Messi.
The following are the top scorers of La Liga:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid): 29
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona): 26
Neymar da Silva (FC Barcelona): 17
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Carlos Bacca (Sevilla) and Antoine Griezmann (Atletico de Madrid): 14
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid): 13
Mario Mandzukic (Atletico de Madrid): 12
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) and Luciano Vietto (Villarreal): 10
Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Club), Sergio Garcia and Christian Stuani (Espanyol), and Jonathas (Elche): 9
Nolito (Celta), Alberto Bueno (Rayo Vallecano), James Rodriguez (Real Madrid), and Daniel Parejo (Valencia): 8.
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