La Liga (Week 2) : Barcelona beats Malaga 1-0
SPAIN, Aug. 29, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Barcelona. After their 0-1 win against Athletic Bilbao on August 23, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 1-0 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Malaga made Barcelona doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen in the 73rd minute.
FC Barcelona climbed to first place with 6 points from 2 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Villarreal CF.
View : Full La Liga table (as of August 29, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Villarreal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Eibar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Espanyol | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Valencia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Malaga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Levante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Getafe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Las Palmas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Granada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 1-0 Malaga (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Barcelona (23 Aug.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Barcelona (12 Sep.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 15 -7
- Previous game:Malaga 0-0 Sevilla (21 Aug.)
- Next game:Malaga - Eibar (13 Sep.)
Barcelona
1:0
Malaga
1:0 (0:0)
- 29 August 2015
- 20:30
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 |
| 2 |  Villarreal | 4 |
| 3 |  Eibar | 3 |
| 4 |  Celta Vigo | 3 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 28 August 2015 | ||||
| Villarreal | 3-1 | Espanyol |  |
| Saturday 29 August 2015 | ||||
 | Real Sociedad | 0-0 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Barcelona | 1-0 | Malaga | |
| Celta Vigo | 22:00 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
 | Real Madrid | 22:30 | Real Betis |  |
| Sunday 30 August 2015 | ||||
| Eibar | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Valencia | 20:30 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Sevilla | 20:30 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Las Palmas | 22:30 | Levante |  |
 | Getafe | 22:30 | Granada |  |