La Liga (Week 4) : Barcelona beats Leganés 5-1
SPAIN, Sep. 17, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 4: After losing 1-2 to Alavés on September 10, Barca returned to winning ways with a 5-1 victory over Leganés this Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored dual goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Messi ('15), Suárez ('31) and Neymar ('44). Leading 3-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Messi '55/penalty and Rafinha '64).
FC Barcelona climbed to first place with 9 points from 4 games, tie on points with runner-up Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 17, 2016) »
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
2 | Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
3 | Sevilla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Sporting Gijon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Las Palmas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
6 | Eibar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Atletico Madrid | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
8 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Alavés | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
10 | Real Betis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 |
11 | Deportivo La Coruna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
13 | Leganés | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
14 | Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
15 | Espanyol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 2 |
16 | Malaga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
17 | Granada | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
18 | Osasuna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
19 | Valencia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 |
20 | Celta Vigo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
CD Leganés
- Position: 13 -3
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 0-1 Leganés (22 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sporting Gijon 2-1 Leganés (11 Sep.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Leganés (22 Sep.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1 +4
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 6-2 Real Betis (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 1-2 Alavés (10 Sep.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Atletico Madrid (21 Sep.)
Leganés
1:5
Barcelona
1:5 (0:3)
- 17 September 2016
- 13:00
- Leganés
Table
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 9 |
2 | Real Madrid | 9 |
3 | Sevilla | 7 |
4 | Sporting Gijon | 7 |
5 | Las Palmas | 6 |
Week 4 Results
Friday 16 September 2016 | ||||
Real Betis | 2-2 | Granada | ||
Saturday 17 September 2016 | ||||
Leganés | 1-5 | Barcelona | ||
Atletico Madrid | 16:15 | Sporting Gijon | ||
Eibar | 18:30 | Sevilla | ||
Las Palmas | 20:45 | Malaga | ||
Sunday 18 September 2016 | ||||
Osasuna | 12:00 | Celta Vigo | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 16:15 | Valencia | ||
Villarreal | 18:30 | Real Sociedad | ||
Espanyol | 20:45 | Real Madrid | ||
Monday 19 September 2016 | ||||
Alavés | 20:45 | Deportivo La Coruna |