La Liga (Week 8) : Barcelona beats Deportivo 4-0
SPAIN, Oct. 15, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 8: After losing 4-3 to Celta Vigo on October 2, Barca returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Deportivo La Coruna this Saturday.
Rafinha scored dual goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Rafinha ('21, '36) and Suárez ('43). Leading 3-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Messi in the 58th minute.
FC Barcelona climbed to second place with 16 points from 8 games, only one point behind Sevilla FC.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Eibar | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Leganés | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Alavés | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Malaga | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijon | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Valencia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Granada | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 0-5 Barcelona (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 4-3 Barcelona (2 Oct.)
- Next game:Valencia - Barcelona (22 Oct.)
Deportivo La Coruna
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Deportivo La Coruna (23 Oct.)
Barcelona
4:0
Deportivo La Coruna
4:0 (3:0)
- 15 October 2016
- 16:15
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sevilla | 17 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 16 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 15 |
| 4 |  Real Madrid | 15 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 14 October 2016 | ||||
 | Las Palmas | 0-0 | Espanyol |  |
| Saturday 15 October 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 2-3 | Sevilla | |
| Barcelona | 4-0 | Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Atletico Madrid | 18:30 | Granada |  |
 | Real Betis | 20:45 | Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 16 October 2016 | ||||
 | Alavés | 12:00 | Malaga |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 16:15 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:30 | Valencia |  |
| Villarreal | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Monday 17 October 2016 | ||||
 | Eibar | 20:45 | Osasuna |  |