La Liga (Week 3) : Barcelona beats Atletico 2-1
SPAIN, Sep. 12, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 3: After two straigth victories against Las Palmas and Sevilla, Los Colchoneros lost 2-1 against Barcelona.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Neymar ('55) and Messi ('77).
FC Barcelona climbed to first place with 9 points from 3 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Real Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 12, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Eibar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Valencia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Granada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Levante | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Malaga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Real Betis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Getafe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 5 -2
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 0-3 Atletico Madrid (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 0-3 Atletico Madrid (30 Aug.)
- Next game:Eibar - Atletico Madrid (19 Sep.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1 +3
- Best performance of the season:Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 1-0 Malaga (29 Aug.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Levante (20 Sep.)
Atletico Madrid
1:2
Barcelona
1:2 (0:0)
- 12 September 2015
- 20:30
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 7 |
| 3 |  Celta Vigo | 6 |
| 3 |  Eibar | 6 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 6 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 11 September 2015 | ||||
 | Levante | 1-1 | Sevilla |  |
| Saturday 12 September 2015 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 0-6 | Real Madrid | |
 | Sporting Gijon | 0-1 | Valencia |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-2 | Barcelona | |
 | Real Betis | 22:00 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Sunday 13 September 2015 | ||||
 | Granada | 12:00 | Villarreal |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 16:00 | Getafe |  |
| Celta Vigo | 18:15 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Malaga | 20:30 | Eibar | |
| Monday 14 September 2015 | ||||
 | Rayo Vallecano | 20:30 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |