La Liga (Week 28) : Barcelona defeats Valencia 4-2
SPAIN, Mar. 19, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 28: After losing 2-1 to Deportivo La Coruna on March 12, Barca returned to winning ways with a 4-2 victory over Valencia this Sunday.
Lionel Messi scored dual goals
Two goals for both sides during the first half, Mangala (29e) and El Haddadi Munir (45e) for Barcelona, Suárez (35e) and Messi (45e on penalty) for Valencia. After the break, Barca settled the issue with two additional goals by Messi ('52) and Gomes Andre ('89).
FC Barcelona remains in second place with 63 points from 28 games, 2 points behind Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of March 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 28 | 43 | 65 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 25 | 56 | 63 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 57 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 55 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 48 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 48 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Eibar | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 41 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 40 |
| 10 | Alavés | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 38 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 31 |
| 14 | Valencia | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 30 |
| 15 | Malaga | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Leganés | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 26 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 21 |
| 19 | Granada | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 58 | -33 | 19 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 28 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 67 | -39 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Alavés 0-6 Barcelona (11 Feb.)
- Previous game:Deportivo La Coruna 2-1 Barcelona (12 Mar.)
- Next game:Granada - Barcelona (2 Apr.)
Valencia CF
- Position: 14 -1
- Best performance of the season:Valencia 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (19 Feb.)
- Previous game:Valencia 1-1 Sporting Gijon (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Valencia - Deportivo La Coruna (2 Apr.)
Barcelona
4:2
Valencia
4:2 (2:2)
- 19 March 2017
- 20:45
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 65 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 63 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 57 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 55 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 48 |
Week 28 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
 | Las Palmas | 1-0 | Villarreal | |
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
 | Eibar | 1-1 | Espanyol |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 1-2 | Real Madrid | |
 | Alavés | 1-0 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Real Betis | 2-0 | Osasuna |  |
| Sunday 19 March 2017 | ||||
 | Leganés | 0-0 | Malaga |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 3-1 | Sevilla | |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 0-1 | Celta Vigo |  |
 | Sporting Gijon | 3-1 | Granada |  |
| Barcelona | 4-2 | Valencia | |