Messi brought his league tally up to 34 with a goal against Villarreal on Wednesday, and he is now pulling away in the race for the La Liga Golden Boot.
Leo is also looking likely to win the European iteration of the Golden Boot, with his biggest competition, Mo Salah, drawing blanks in the past couple of games to remain on 31 league goals.
Robert Lewandowski and Ciro Immobile, who both have 29 goals, are the next highest goalscorers, but they are unlikely to catch up, especially given that Immobile has picked up an injury.
La Liga top goalscorers after gameweek 36:
- On 34 goals: Messi (ARG) (2p) (Barcelona)
- On 25 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (3p) (POR) (Real Madrid).
- On 24 goals: Luis Suarez (URU) (Barcelona).
- On 20 goals: Iago Aspas (SPA) (1p) (Celta)
- On 19 goals: Griezmann (FRA) (2p) (Atletico Madrid); Christian Stuani (URU) (4p) (Girona).
- On 16 goals: Rodrigo (1p) (Valencia).
- On 15 goals: Maxi Gómez (URU) (Celta); Gerard Moreno (1p) (Espanyol); Bacca (COL) (1p) (Villarreal).
- On 14 goals: Willian Jose (BRA) (2p) (Real Sociedad).
- On 13 goals: Ángel (Getafe); Gareth Bale (WAL) (1p) (Real Madrid).
- On 12 goals: Santi Mina (1p) (Valencia); Simone Zaza (ITA) (Valencia).
- On 11 goals: Sergio León (Real Betis); Portu (Girona); Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad).
- On 10 goals: Raúl García (3p) (Athletic Bilbao).