La Liga (Week 21) : Barcelona beats Bilbao 3-0
SPAIN, Feb. 4, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 21: After their 1-1 draw against Real Betis on January 29, Barca returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao this Saturday.
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Alcacer Paco ('18) and Messi ('40). Leading 2-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Vidal in the 67th minute.
FC Barcelona remains in second place with 45 points from 21 games, one point behind Real Madrid, which has two games in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of February 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 45 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 42 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | Espanyol | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Eibar | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 |
| 12 | Alavés | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Malaga | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Valencia | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Leganés | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 18 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 13 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 10 |
| 20 | Granada | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 5-0 Las Palmas (14 Jan.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 1-1 Barcelona (29 Jan.)
- Next game:Alavés - Barcelona (11 Feb.)
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Eibar (4 Dec.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Sporting Gijon (29 Jan.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Deportivo La Coruna (11 Feb.)
Barcelona
3:0
Athletic Bilbao
3:0 (2:0)
- 4 February 2017
- 16:15
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 46 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 45 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 42 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 36 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
 | Malaga | 0-1 | Espanyol |  |
| Barcelona | 3-0 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| Atletico Madrid | 18:30 | Leganés |  |
 | Valencia | 20:45 | Eibar |  |
| Sunday 5 February 2017 | ||||
| Sevilla | 12:00 | Villarreal |  |
 | Sporting Gijon | 16:15 | Alavés |  |
| Real Sociedad | 18:30 | Osasuna |  |
| Monday 6 February 2017 | ||||
 | Granada | 20:45 | Las Palmas |  |
| Wednesday 8 March 2017 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18:45 | Real Betis |  |
| Wednesday 17 May 2017 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 21:00 | Real Madrid | |