Quarter finals of the cup this fortnight, with Barcelona overcoming a 2-0 first leg defeat at Sevilla thanks to a 6-1 victory in the return match. Real Madrid cruised through comfortably against Girona, Benzema scoring three over the two ties and Sergio Ramos getting a brace in the first leg, and Betis won 3-1 against Espanyol in extra time of the second leg. And Valencia left it late before knocking out Getafe, Rodrigo completing a hat-trick in the second leg thanks to two goals in injury time.

In week 21, Barcelona kept up their five point lead with a 0-2 win at Girona, Messi one of the scorers there, and Real Madrid and Atlético also won, against Espanyol and Getafe respectively, with Benzema netting two more for the former, and Griezmann adding to his tally for the latter.

Week 22 saw Barcelona held to a 2-2 draw by Valencia, despite two more from Messi, and Benzema scored again for Real Madrid in a 3-0 win over Alavés. (05.02.19)

Pichichi League Cup ** Europe * Total (Penalties)
Messi (Barcelona) 21 2 6 29 (2)
Benzema (Real Madrid) 10 4 4 18 (1)
Ben Yedder (Sevilla) 10 2 6 18 (0)
Luis Suárez (Barcelona) 15 1 0 16 (2)
Griezmann (Atlético) 10 2 4 16 (3)
Sarabia (Sevilla) 7 2 7 16 (2)
Stuani (Girona) 12 1 0 13 (2)
Dembélé (Barcelona) 8 3 2 13 (0)
Borja Iglesias (Espanyol) 9 3 0 12 (1)
Iago Aspas (Celta) 10 1 0 11 (0)
André Silva (Sevilla) 9 2 0 11 (1)
Bale (Real Madrid) 5 0 6 11 (0)
Ekambi (Villarreal) 3 5 3 11 (0)
Charles (Eibar) 9 1 0 10 (5)
Molina (Getafe) 8 2 0 10 (0)
Angel (Getafe) 5 5 0 10 (0)
Ramos (Real Madrid) 5 3 2 10 (7)
Maxi Gómez (Celta) 9 0 0 9 (0)
Roger (Levante) 9 0 0 9 (1)
Raúl De Tomás (Rayo) 9 0 0 9 (0)
Williams (Athletic) 7 2 0 9 (0)
Lo Celso (Betis) 4 2 3 9 (1)

* Includes European Super Cup
** Includes Spanish Super Cup