La Liga (Week 27) : Barcelona beats Rayo 5-1
SPAIN, Mar. 3, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 27: 10 wins in a row for Barcelona. After their success against Granada, Athletic Bilbao, Malaga, Atletico Madrid, Levante, Celta Vigo, Sporting Gijon, Las Palmas and Sevilla, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 5-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano this Thursday.
Lionel Messi scored tripple goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Rakitić ('22) and Messi ('23). Leading 2-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Messi '53, '72 and Turan '86).
FC Barcelona remains in first place with 69 points from 27 games, a 8-point lead over runner-up Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of March 3, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 22 | 52 | 69 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 61 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 26 | 48 | 57 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 42 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Eibar | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Valencia | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 34 |
| 11 | Malaga | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Deportivo La Coruna | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 31 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 28 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 27 |
| 16 | Getafe | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 26 |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 58 | -21 | 26 |
| 18 | Granada | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 26 |
| 19 | Sporting Gijon | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 24 |
| 20 | Levante | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 51 | -26 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- Position: 17 -1
- Best performance of the season:Rayo Vallecano 3-0 Celta Vigo (23 Jan.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 2-2 Rayo Vallecano (27 Feb.)
- Next game:Espanyol - Rayo Vallecano (7 Mar.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Bilbao (17 Jan.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Eibar - Barcelona (6 Mar.)
- 3 March 2016
- 21:00
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 69 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 61 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 57 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 53 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 44 |
Week 27 Results
| Tuesday 1 March 2016 | ||||
| Atletico Madrid | 3-0 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Las Palmas | 4-0 | Getafe |  |
| Wednesday 2 March 2016 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 4-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Celta Vigo | 0-0 | Villarreal | |
| Sevilla | 1-0 | Eibar |  |
 | Malaga | 1-2 | Valencia |  |
 | Levante | 1-3 | Real Madrid | |
| Thursday 3 March 2016 | ||||
 | Granada | 2-0 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Espanyol | 0-3 | Real Betis |  |
| Rayo Vallecano | 1-5 | Barcelona | |