La Liga (Week 21) : Barcelona defeats Malaga 2-1
SPAIN, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 21: Three wins in a row for Barcelona. After their success against Granada and Athletic Bilbao, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Barcelona forward Munir El Haddadi opened the score in the 2nd minute, before seeing Malaga catch up in the 32nd minute thanks to Juanpi Pablo Acosta. 1-1 at half time. Barca eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Messi in the 51st minute.
FC Barcelona climbed to first place with 48 points from 20 games, one point ahead of runner-up Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 47 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 38 | 43 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 40 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Eibar | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 33 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | Getafe | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Valencia | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 24 |
| 12 | Malaga | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 21 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 21 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijon | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | Granada | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 41 | -20 | 17 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 16 |
| 20 | Levante | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Malaga CF
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 3-1 Real Sociedad (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 2-1 Malaga (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Eibar - Malaga (30 Jan.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Bilbao (17 Jan.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Bilbao (17 Jan.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Atletico Madrid (30 Jan.)
Malaga
1:2
Barcelona
1:2 (1:1)
- 23 January 2016
- 16:00
- Malaga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 48 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 47 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 43 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 40 |
| 5 |  Celta Vigo | 34 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 22 January 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 5-1 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
| Malaga | 1-2 | Barcelona | |
 | Espanyol | 18:15 | Villarreal | |
 | Granada | 20:30 | Getafe |  |
 | Rayo Vallecano | 22:05 | Celta Vigo | |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 12:00 | Eibar |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 16:00 | Sevilla |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18:15 | Valencia |  |
 | Real Betis | 20:30 | Real Madrid | |
| Monday 25 January 2016 | ||||
 | Levante | 20:30 | Las Palmas |  |