Casemiro scores Real Madrid’s first goal against Las Palmas during their La Liga match in Madrid on November 5 Justin Braun Womens Jersey , 2017. Real won 3-0. Lionel Messi is out on his own at the top of the Liga scoring charts, well ahead of the usually prolific trio of Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo who all endured another frustrating weekend.
Ronaldo is used to having an annual joust with Messi for the "Pichichi" prize for La Liga's top scorer but has only netted once this season and was wasteful in Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Las Palmas on Sunday.
Barcelona's Suarez, top scorer two seasons ago, extended his run without a goal to five games in all competitions following a lifeless display in the 2-1 win over Sevilla on Saturday as Paco Alcacer scored twice to keep the Catalans four points clear at the top.
Griezmann, third in the Ballon d'Or last year, has only scored twice and had to face the ignominy of being substituted for defender Jose Gimenez while Atletico Madrid was being held to a goalless draw by Deportivo La Coruna, watching on as his side stole a 1-0 win in stoppage-time.
Messi did not find the net either but the Argentine remains top of the scoring charts with 11 goals in 11 games.
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Valencia's Simone Zaza is second with nine, Villarreal's Cedric Bakambu is on eight and Valencia's Rodrigo Moreno and 21-year-old Antonio Sanabria of Real Betis have seven.
Suarez is 22nd, Griezmann 37th and Ronaldo down at 70th. Ronaldo's strike partner Karim Benzema has only scored two goals all season.
Ronaldo did provide the cross for Isco to score Real’s third goal on Sunday but the assist could not lighten his mood and he looked thoroughly miserable as he neglected to join his teammates in celebration.
"Cristiano goes home upset when he doesn't score, but he makes a difference," Real captain Sergio Ramos said in defense of his goal-starved teammate.
"Cristiano and Karim will score goals soon enough. We don't worry if they've only scored a few goals because they both make a difference and what matters is winning."
Atletico coach Diego Simeone avoided questions about Griezmann's dip, saying it was positive that his side has taken 23 points during the striker's drought.
Barca coach Ernesto Valverde continued to back Suarez, repeating his message that he would be more concerned if the Uruguayan had not created chances. Suarez had only two efforts on goal against Sevilla.
Suarez still appears to be struggling with a knee injury he suffered at the start of the season and which he rushed back from to help Uruguay qualify for the World Cup.
He should benefit from being rested for this month's friendlies against Poland and Austria, although he may also be suffering due to a change in Barca's system since Neymar left and Ousmane Dembele got injured.
"Luis Suarez remains Valverde's biggest challenge. An urgent solution is needed," wrote Ernest Folch, the editor of Barcelona-based newspaper Sport on Sunday.
"Luis Suarez is a specialist, one of the great No. 9s in the game, a goal scorer... Now he looks like he's looking for his place in a team which has been forced to reconfigure itself."
Participants pose for a group photo during the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 13, 2017. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged the Islamic world to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused any U.S. involvement in the peace process. (XinhuaAnadolu Agency)
ISTANBUL, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A summit of Islamic countries held in Istanbul on Wednesday declared East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine to counter a U.S. decision in favor of Israel.
The summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also invited all countries in the world to "recognize the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital," said the draft final communique unveiled at the conclusion of the one-day meeting.
The heads of state and government present at the summit rejected as "null and void" and condemned "in the strongest terms" the unilateral decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the communique said.
c The leaders described the U.S. move as an attack on the rights of the Palestinian people, a "deliberate undermining" of all peace efforts, "an impetus to extremism and terrorism," and a threat to international peace and security.
They reaffirmed their commitment to a two-state solution to the decades-old conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians, with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, warning Washington of "all the consequences" of not retracting its decision.
Without stepping back, the U.S. would lose its role as a sponsor of the peace process, cautioned the leaders from the OIC, the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states spread over four continents.
Addressing a press conference following the summit, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the United States is no longer an honest broker of peace.
"We cannot accept any more the United States as a peace broker, because basic requirements of being a peace broker are to be honest and objective," he said.
Trump broke long-held U.S. practice by announcing his decision on Dec. 6 to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and move U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, sparking days of violent clashes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank as well as protests in other Arab countries.
Speaking at the press conference, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also signaled the end of U.S. mediating role, "because a peace process can only be c