La Liga (Week 26) : Barcelona beats Celta Vigo 5-0
SPAIN, Mar. 4, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 26: 6 wins in a row for Barcelona. After their success against Athletic Bilbao, Alavés, Leganés, Atletico Madrid and Sporting Gijon, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 5-0 victory over Celta Vigo this Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored dual goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Messi ('24) and Neymar ('40). Leading 2-0 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Rakitić '57, Umtiti '61 and Messi '64).
FC Barcelona remains in first place with 60 points from 26 games, one point ahead of runner-up Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of March 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 76 | 21 | 55 | 60 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 26 | 41 | 59 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 55 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 48 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 46 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 45 |
| 7 | Eibar | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Alavés | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Valencia | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 27 |
| 15 | Malaga | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 26 |
| 16 | Leganés | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 24 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 20 |
| 18 | Granada | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 54 | -30 | 19 |
| 19 | Sporting Gijon | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 17 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 25 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Alavés 0-6 Barcelona (11 Feb.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 6-1 Sporting Gijon (1 Mar.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Barcelona (12 Mar.)
Celta Vigo
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 4-1 Deportivo La Coruna (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 2-2 Espanyol (1 Mar.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Villarreal (12 Mar.)
Barcelona
5:0
Celta Vigo
5:0 (2:0)
- 4 March 2017
- 20:45
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 60 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 59 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 55 |
| 4 |  Real Sociedad | 48 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 46 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 3 March 2017 | ||||
 | Real Betis | 2-3 | Real Sociedad | |
| Saturday 4 March 2017 | ||||
 | Leganés | 1-0 | Granada |  |
 | Eibar | 1-4 | Real Madrid | |
 | Villarreal | 2-0 | Espanyol |  |
| Barcelona | 5-0 | Celta Vigo | |
| Sunday 5 March 2017 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 12:00 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 16:15 | Valencia |  |
 | Las Palmas | 18:30 | Osasuna |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 20:45 | Malaga |  |
| Monday 6 March 2017 | ||||
 | Alavés | 20:45 | Sevilla | |