La Liga (Week 6) : Barcelona beats Gijon 5-0
SPAIN, Sep. 24, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 6: After their 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid on September 21, Barca bounced back with a 5-0 victory over Sporting Gijon this Saturday.
Neymar scored dual goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Suárez ('29) and Rafinha ('32). Leading 2-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Neymar '81, '88 and Turan '85).
FC Barcelona climbed to first place with 13 points from 6 games, tie on points with runner-up Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 24, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Eibar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Leganés | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Sporting Gijon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 7 |
| 13 | Alavés | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Deportivo La Coruna | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Malaga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Valencia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Granada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 2 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Real Sporting de Gijon
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 2-1 Leganés (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 2-1 Sporting Gijon (21 Sep.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Sporting Gijon (1 Oct.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 0-5 Barcelona (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 1-1 Atletico Madrid (21 Sep.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Barcelona (2 Oct.)
Sporting Gijon
0:5
Barcelona
0:5 (0:2)
- 24 September 2016
- 16:15
- Gijón
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 13 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 11 |
| 4 |  Eibar | 10 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 9 |
Week 6 Results
| Friday 23 September 2016 | ||||
 | Real Betis | 1-0 | Malaga |  |
| Saturday 24 September 2016 | ||||
| Eibar | 2-0 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Sporting Gijon | 0-5 | Barcelona | |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 18:30 | Sevilla | |
 | Las Palmas | 20:45 | Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 25 September 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 12:00 | Valencia |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 16:15 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Villarreal | 18:30 | Osasuna |  |
 | Espanyol | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Monday 26 September 2016 | ||||
 | Alavés | 20:45 | Granada |  |