La Liga (Week 37) : Barcelona defeats Espanyol 5-0

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SPAIN, May. 8, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 37: Four wins in a row for Barcelona. After their success against Deportivo La Coruna, Sporting Gijon and Real Betis, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 5-0 victory over Espanyol this Sunday.

Luis Suárez scored dual goals

Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Argentine forward Lionel Messi in the 8th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring four times (Suárez '52, '61, Rafinha Alcantara '74 and Neymar '83).

FC Barcelona remains in first place with 88 points from 37 games, one point ahead of runner-up Real Madrid.

View : Full La Liga table (as of May 8, 2016) »

PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Barcelona372845109298088
2Real Madrid372764108347487
3Atletico Madrid37274661184385
4Villarreal371810944331164
5Celta Vigo37179115157-660
6Athletic Bilbao371781255441159
7Sevilla371410135047352
8Malaga371112143434045
9Real Sociedad37129164448-445
10Valencia371111154647-144
11Las Palmas37128174449-544
12Eibar371110164757-1043
13Deportivo La Coruna37818114559-1442
14Real Betis371012153251-1942
15Espanyol37117193672-3640
16Granada37109184666-2039
17Sporting Gijon3799193862-2436
18Getafe3799193665-2936
19Rayo Vallecano37811184972-2335
20Levante3788213667-3132

Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016

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Overview

FC Barcelona

RCD Espanyol

Barcelona
5:0
Espanyol
5:0 (1:0)
  • 8 May 2016
  • 17:00
  • Barcelona

Table

PosTeamPts
1Barcelona88
2Real Madrid87
3Atletico Madrid85
4Villarreal64
5Celta Vigo60

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Week 37 Results

Sunday 8 May 2016
Las Palmas0-0Athletic Bilbao
Barcelona5-0Espanyol
Villarreal0-2Deportivo La Coruna
Levante2-1Atletico Madrid
Sevilla1-4Granada
Eibar1-1Real Betis
Real Sociedad2-1Rayo Vallecano
Celta Vigo1-0Malaga
Getafe1-1Sporting Gijon
Real Madrid3-2Valencia
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