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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  |