La Liga (Week 2) : Barcelona beats Bilbao 1-0
SPAIN, Aug. 28, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Barcelona. After their 6-2 win against Real Betis on August 20, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitić goal in the 21st minute.
FC Barcelona are down in second place with 6 points from 2 games, tie on points with UD Las Palmas.
View : Full La Liga table (as of August 28, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Palmas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sporting Gijon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Leganés | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Eibar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Malaga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Alavés | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Atletico Madrid | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Osasuna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Granada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Real Betis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Valencia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
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Overview
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 18 -4
- Previous game:Sporting Gijon 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (21 Aug.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Athletic Bilbao (11 Sep.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 6-2 Real Betis (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 6-2 Real Betis (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Alavés (10 Sep.)
Athletic Bilbao
0:1
Barcelona
0:1 (0:1)
- 28 August 2016
- 20:15
- Bilbao
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Las Palmas | 6 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 6 |
| 4 |  Deportivo La Coruna | 4 |
| 4 |  Sporting Gijon | 4 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
 | Real Betis | 0-0 | Deportivo La Coruna | |
 | Espanyol | 2-2 | Malaga |  |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 0-2 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Eibar | 1-0 | Valencia |  |
| Real Madrid | 2-1 | Celta Vigo |  |
 | Leganés | 0-0 | Atletico Madrid |  |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | ||||
 | Alavés | 0-0 | Sporting Gijon | |
| Las Palmas | 5-1 | Granada |  |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0-1 | Barcelona | |
 | Villarreal | 22:15 | Sevilla |  |