La Liga (Week 22) : Barcelona defeats Atletico 2-1
SPAIN, Jan. 30, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 22: Four wins in a row for Barcelona. After their success against Granada, Athletic Bilbao and Malaga, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Lionel Messi ('30) and Luis Suárez ('38).
FC Barcelona remains in first place with 51 points from 21 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 37 | 51 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 58 | 20 | 38 | 44 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 34 |
| 6 | Eibar | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Getafe | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Valencia | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| 12 | Malaga | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 22 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 22 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 21 |
| 16 | Granada | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 20 |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 19 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18 |
| 19 | Sporting Gijon | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Levante | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 38 | -18 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Bilbao (17 Jan.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-2 Barcelona (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Levante - Barcelona (7 Feb.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Las Palmas 0-3 Atletico Madrid (17 Jan.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 0-0 Sevilla (24 Jan.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Eibar (6 Feb.)
Barcelona
2:1
Atletico Madrid
2:1 (2:1)
- 30 January 2016
- 16:00
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 51 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 48 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 44 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 41 |
| 5 |  Celta Vigo | 34 |
Week 22 Results
| Saturday 30 January 2016 | ||||
| Barcelona | 2-1 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Eibar | 18:15 | Malaga |  |
 | Getafe | 18:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Villarreal | 20:30 | Granada |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 22:05 | Real Betis |  |
| Sunday 31 January 2016 | ||||
 | Sevilla | 12:00 | Levante |  |
 | Valencia | 16:00 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Las Palmas | 18:15 | Celta Vigo | |
| Real Madrid | 20:30 | Espanyol |  |
| Monday 1 February 2016 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:30 | Rayo Vallecano |  |