La Liga (Week 23) : Barcelona defeats Levante 5-0
SPAIN, Feb. 15, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 23: 6 wins in a row for Barcelona. After their success against Atletico Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna, Elche, Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 5-0 victory over Levante this Sunday.
Lionel Messi scored tripple goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Neymar ('17) and Messi ('38). Leading 2-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Messi '59, '65/penalty and Suárez '73).
FC Barcelona remains in second place with 56 points from 23 games, one point behind Real Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of February 15, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 57 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 13 | 54 | 56 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 50 |
| 4 | Valencia | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 47 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Malaga | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Espanyol | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Eibar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 27 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -11 | 24 |
| 13 | Deportivo La Coruna | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 24 |
| 14 | Getafe | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | Almeria | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 23 |
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 23 |
| 17 | Elche | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 20 |
| 18 | Granada | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 19 |
| 19 | Levante | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 19 |
| 20 | Cordoba | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Elche 0-6 Barcelona (24 Jan.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 2-5 Barcelona (8 Feb.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Malaga (21 Feb.)
Levante UD
- Position: 19 -1
- Best performance of the season:Levante 4-1 Malaga (7 Feb.)
- Previous game:Levante 4-1 Malaga (7 Feb.)
- Next game:Levante - Granada (23 Feb.)
Barcelona
5:0
Levante
5:0 (2:0)
- 15 February 2015
- 17:00
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 57 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 56 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 50 |
| 4 |  Valencia | 47 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 45 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 13 February 2015 | ||||
 | Almeria | 2-2 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Saturday 14 February 2015 | ||||
| Sevilla | 3-0 | Cordoba |  |
| Real Madrid | 2-0 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Granada | 0-0 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Malaga | 0-2 | Espanyol |  |
| Sunday 15 February 2015 | ||||
| Valencia | 1-0 | Getafe |  |
| Barcelona | 5-0 | Levante | |
 | Rayo Vallecano | 19:00 | Villarreal |  |
 | Celta Vigo | 21:00 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Monday 16 February 2015 | ||||
 | Eibar | 20:45 | Elche |  |