La Liga (Week 1) : Barcelona beats Betis 6-2
SPAIN, Aug. 20, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga: FC Barcelona won their first game of season against Real Betis.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez scored dual goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Turan ('6), Messi ('37) and Suárez ('42). Leading 3-1 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Suárez '56, Messi '58 and Suárez '82).
View : Full La Liga table (as of August 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Malaga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Osasuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Espanyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Granada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Las Palmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Leganés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sporting Gijon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Eibar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 6-2 Real Betis (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Barcelona (28 Aug.)
Real Betis
- Position: 20
- Next game:Real Betis - Deportivo La Coruna (26 Aug.)
Barcelona
6:2
Real Betis
6:2 (3:1)
- 20 August 2016
- 18:15
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 3 |
| 2 |  Deportivo La Coruna | 3 |
| 3 |  Malaga | 1 |
| 3 |  Osasuna | 1 |
| 5 |  Alavés | 0 |
Week 1 Results
| Friday 19 August 2016 | ||||
| Malaga | 1-1 | Osasuna | |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 2-1 | Eibar |  |
| Saturday 20 August 2016 | ||||
| Barcelona | 6-2 | Real Betis | |
 | Granada | 20:15 | Villarreal |  |
 | Sevilla | 22:15 | Espanyol |  |
| Sunday 21 August 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 20:15 | Real Madrid |  |
 | Atletico Madrid | 22:15 | Alavés | |
| Monday 22 August 2016 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 20:00 | Leganés |  |
 | Valencia | 22:00 | Las Palmas |  |