Messi and Ronaldo are neck-and-neck in the league Pichichi race after both helped their respective sides to victories in the midweek round of games. Messi got the only goal in the Mestalla stadium on Wednesday as Barcelona beat third placed Valencia 0-1, and Ronaldo clocked up a another hat-trick the following day as Real Madrid thrashed Málaga 7-0, Benzema also helping himself to two more. Ronaldo limped off injured though after scoring the third, the first minutes he has missed in the league all season, and he is likely to be out for 10 days or so as a result. Elsewhere Rossi moved up to third in our chart with the only goal in Villarreal's game against local rivals Hércules, Luis Fabiano (from the penalty spot) and Negredo were on target as Sevilla beat Sporting 3-0, and Llorente's early strike at Zaragoza was not enough to save a 2-1 defeat for Athletic Bilbao. (05.03.11)