Real Madrid failed to grab the top of the Spanish Football League, albeit temporarily, after falling into a negative draw against Osasuna on Saturday in the eighteenth round of the league, which also witnessed Barcelona's victory over Granada 4-0 and Seville over Real Sociedad 3-2. .
And the playing field affected the performance of the Madrid and Osasuna players, and there were not many dangerous opportunities for the two goals, due to the cold weather and snow that covered large parts of the stadium.
Real raised its score to 37 points in second place, one point behind Atletico Madrid, while Osasuna raised its tally to 15 points in nineteenth place.
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Messi and @AntoGriezmann score two goals a piece as @FCBarcelona hit top form.
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In the second match, Argentine Lionel Messi, his team, led Barcelona to a 4-0 win over Granada.
Barcelona advanced with a goal scored by Antoine Griezmann in the 12th minute, then Messi scored two goals in the 35th and 42nd minutes, to end the first half with Barcelona advancing 3-0.
In the second half, Griezmann scored his second and fourth goal for Barcelona in the 63rd minute, and this half also saw Granada player Jesus Vallejo sent off in the 78th minute.
With the two goals Messi scored, he topped the La Liga top scorer table with 11 goals, a goal difference against Villarreal's Gerard Moreno.
Barcelona raised its score to 34 points in third place, and Granada's score stopped at 24 points in seventh place.