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We're halfway through the 2020/21 season in La Liga and it's been an absolute roller-coaster so far. Against all the odds, Atletico Madrid are leading in the title race right now, as Diego Simeone's swashbuckling side are seven points clear of holders Real Madrid and 10 ahead of Barcelona with a game in hand.
The race for the UEFA Champions League spots is heating up too, with Sevilla, Real Sociedad, and Villarreal locked in a three-way horse race, while Granada have offered a pleasant surprise with their vibrant attacking style.
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At the other end of the table, as many as eight teams are fighting for survival including big-hitters Valencia, who have endured an underwhelming campaign thus far.
On that note, here are the top-five goalscorers in La Liga this season.
Note: All stats are accurate as of 26th January 2021
#5 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) - 10 goals
If you were to draw out a list of the most underrated players in the Spanish top-flight, the name Gerard Moreno would rank somewhere near the top.
After impressing with Espanyol, the striker returned to his boyhood club Villarreal in 2018, where he's since elevated his game further.
In fact, Moreno registered his career-best tally of 18 league goals last season, winning the 'Zarra Trophy' for the most prolific Spaniard in La Liga.
The 28-year-old has continued to set the pace in the ongoing campaign too, netting 10 times from 16 games as the Yellow Submarine continue to push for a return to the Champions League.
#4 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 10 goals
Sitting level with Moreno on 10 goals in La Liga is Karim Benzema, who's ranked higher only by virtue of his superior assists tally.
Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo left, the goalscoring mantle for Los Blancos has fallen firmly on the shoulders of the Frenchman, and given his terrific record, we can say he's relished the challenge.
He finished second behind Lionel Messi in each of the last two seasons with 21 goals on both occasions, even helping the capital club to the league title last season.
Now, he's on a fine run of the form once again, netting 10 times from 17 games as Zinedine Zidane's side jostle to keep hold of their domestic crown.
#3 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 11 goals
Lionel Messi's continued brilliance sees him firmly in the race for a record-breaking fifth consecutive Pichichi trophy and an unprecedented eighth overall.
Despite struggling for goals initially, especially from open play, the Barcelona skipper has gradually found his feet again.
En route to scoring these 11 goals (14 in all competitions), Messi also surpassed Pele as the player with the most goals for a single club.
In what could potentially be his last season with the Catalans, the Argentinian ace would want to bow out on a high by helping his beloved club to the league title once more.
#2 Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) - 12 goals
The Moroccan has finally started to deliver on the promise he showed while at Leganes for a year and a half.
Joining the Sevillistas in January last year, En-Nesyri was originally an understudy to striker Luuk de Jong but has successfully usurped the Dutchman in the starting XI.
With 12 goals in the bag, this is his best season already. Given the red hot form he's in right now, he isn't going to stop anytime soon.
En-Nesyri has struck two hat-tricks in the last four games — against Real Sociedad and Cadiz — propelling him into the race for the Golden Boot out of nowhere.
#1 Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) - 12 goals
A combination of poor form and recurring fitness concerns prompted Barcelona to offload Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid last summer.
Many even believed his time as an elite striker was over, but the Uruguayan has made a mockery of those claims with his performances for Diego Simeone's side.
With 12 goals from just 15 games, he currently has the best goals-to-games ratio of all players on this list and remains the driving force behind Atletico's imperious run in the league so far.
The 34-year-old appears to be a man on a mission, and successfully guiding the Rojiblancos to their first La Liga crown since 2014 would be the perfect anti-climax to his 'finished player' rhetoric.
