La Liga (Week 9) : Barcelona beats Valencia 3-2
SPAIN, Oct. 22, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 9: Two wins in a row for Barcelona. After their 4-0 win against Deportivo La Coruna on October 15, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 3-2 victory over Valencia this Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored dual goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Argentine forward Lionel Messi in the 22nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Suárez '62 and Messi '90/penalty).
FC Barcelona climbed to first place with 19 points from 9 games, one point ahead of runner-up Atletico Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Las Palmas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Eibar | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 11 |
| 10 | Alavés | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Leganés | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 10 |
| 14 | Malaga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 7 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Granada | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Valencia CF
- Position: 15 -1
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 1-2 Valencia (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sporting Gijon 1-2 Valencia (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Valencia (31 Oct.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1 +3
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 0-5 Barcelona (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 4-0 Deportivo La Coruna (15 Oct.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Granada (29 Oct.)
Valencia
2:3
Barcelona
2:3 (0:1)
- 22 October 2016
- 16:15
- Valencia
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 18 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 18 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 17 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 16 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 21 October 2016 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 1-2 | Real Betis |  |
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 3-3 | Eibar |  |
| Valencia | 2-3 | Barcelona | |
 | Real Sociedad | 18:30 | Alavés |  |
 | Granada | 20:45 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Sunday 23 October 2016 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 12:00 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Sevilla | 16:15 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Villarreal | 18:30 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Malaga | 18:30 | Leganés |  |
| Real Madrid | 20:45 | Athletic Bilbao |  |