La Liga (Week 19) : Barcelona defeats Granada 4-0
SPAIN, Jan. 9, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 19: After their 0-0 draw against Espanyol on January 2, Barca bounced back with a 4-0 victory over Granada this Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored tripple goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Messi ('8, '14). Leading 2-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Messi '58 and Neymar '83).
FC Barcelona climbed to first place with 42 points from 18 games, one point ahead of runner-up Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 9, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 42 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 37 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 27 |
| 8 | Eibar | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Sevilla | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 26 |
| 10 | Valencia | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Malaga | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 21 |
| 13 | Getafe | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 20 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 20 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Granada | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 17 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 15 |
| 20 | Levante | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 4-0 Granada (9 Jan.)
- Previous game:Espanyol 0-0 Barcelona (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Athletic Bilbao (17 Jan.)
Granada CF
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Granada 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (22 Nov.)
- Previous game:Granada 2-1 Sevilla (3 Jan.)
- Next game:Eibar - Granada (18 Jan.)
Barcelona
4:0
Granada
4:0 (2:0)
- 9 January 2016
- 16:00
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 42 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 41 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 37 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 36 |
| 5 |  Celta Vigo | 31 |
Week 19 Results
| Saturday 9 January 2016 | ||||
| Barcelona | 4-0 | Granada | |
 | Getafe | 18:15 | Real Betis |  |
 | Sevilla | 18:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Real Madrid | 20:30 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Levante | 22:05 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
| Sunday 10 January 2016 | ||||
| Villarreal | 12:00 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 16:00 | Valencia |  |
 | Las Palmas | 18:15 | Malaga |  |
 | Eibar | 18:15 | Espanyol |  |
| Celta Vigo | 20:30 | Atletico Madrid | |