La Liga (Week 12) : Barcelona beats Sevilla 5-1
SPAIN, Nov. 22, 2014 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 12: Two wins in a row for Barcelona. After their 1-2 win against Almeria on November 8, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 5-1 victory over Sevilla this Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored tripple goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Argentine forward Lionel Messi in the 21st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring four times (Neymar '49, Rakitić '65 and Messi '73, '78).
FC Barcelona remains in second place with 28 points from 12 games, 2 points behind Real Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of November 22, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 30 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 28 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Valencia | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 24 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Malaga | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Celta Vigo | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Getafe | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Eibar | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Granada | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 10 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Almeria | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 9 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Elche | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 9 |
| 19 | Levante | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 9 |
| 20 | Cordoba | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 6-0 Granada (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Almeria 1-2 Barcelona (8 Nov.)
- Next game:Valencia - Barcelona (30 Nov.)
Sevilla FC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 4-1 Deportivo La Coruna (5 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 1-1 Levante (9 Nov.)
- Next game:Sevilla - Granada (30 Nov.)
Barcelona
5:1
Sevilla
5:1 (1:0)
- 22 November 2014
- 20:00
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 30 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 26 |
| 4 |  Valencia | 24 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 23 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 21 November 2014 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 3-1 | Espanyol |  |
| Saturday 22 November 2014 | ||||
| Atletico Madrid | 3-1 | Malaga |  |
 | Eibar | 0-4 | Real Madrid | |
| Barcelona | 5-1 | Sevilla | |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 22:00 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Sunday 23 November 2014 | ||||
 | Rayo Vallecano | 12:00 | Celta Vigo |  |
 | Levante | 17:00 | Valencia | |
 | Elche | 19:00 | Cordoba |  |
 | Villarreal | 21:00 | Getafe |  |
| Monday 24 November 2014 | ||||
 | Granada | 20:45 | Almeria |  |