TEN THINGS we learned in LaLiga

With nine games to go in Spain, Barcelona are doing their best to serve up a title race, Atletico Madrid are threatening to blow a top four finish and Girona are hoping they don't run out of gas before the last laps.

In an emotion-charged round of matches Xavi saw red and the red misted descended for Sevilla striker Youseff En-Nesyri as he went for his coach.

Elsewhere Athletic Club win again, and Vini keeps scoring.. and keeps getting booked. Here are 10 things we learned from La Liga.

'We are the ones that gave him a contract extension,' said Deco after this win. It's also true that the Barcelona's director of football and president Joan Laporta were the ones who told him he could only stay to the end of the season after a 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal back in January.

It all depends on the supporters – if they sing for the club legend to stay then he will. And they will do exactly that if Barcelona contest the title and the Champions League until the end of the season. Big wins over Napoli and Atletico Madrid had him hailing the past few days as his best week of the season.

Xavi has now been booked 22 times and received two red cards since taking over as Barcelona coach – no manager has been disciplined as much in that time.

He always loved a chat with the referees as a player (famously telling the referee in the 2010 World Cup final that yes, he could have his shirt, if he blew the full-time whistle early).

But now his willingness to talk is making him the worst behaved coach in La Liga.

Lewandowski can still win the 'pichichi' award in La Liga for top scorer. He scored his 13th goal of the season in the win over Atletico Madrid and is now just three goals behind top scorer Jude Bellingham.

He also set up two in the 3-0