La Liga (Week 36) : Barcelona defeats Villarreal 4-1
SPAIN, May. 6, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 36: Five wins in a row for Barcelona. After their success against Real Sociedad, Real Madrid, Osasuna and Espanyol, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 4-1 victory over Villarreal this Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored dual goals
Barcelona dominated the first half thanks to goals from Neymar ('21) and Messi ('45). Leading 2-1 at the break, Barca further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Suárez '69 and Messi '82/penalty).
FC Barcelona remains in first place with 84 points from 36 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up Real Madrid, which has two games in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of May 6, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 36 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 108 | 34 | 74 | 84 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 92 | 39 | 53 | 81 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 25 | 41 | 74 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 36 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 69 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 63 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 35 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 62 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 62 |
| 8 | Eibar | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 54 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 50 |
| 10 | Alavés | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 48 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 44 |
| 12 | Malaga | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 42 |
| 13 | Valencia | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 40 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 39 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 37 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 | Leganés | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 53 | -23 | 30 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 70 | -31 | 27 |
| 19 | Granada | 35 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 74 | -46 | 20 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 35 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 84 | -47 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
FC Barcelona
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 7-1 Osasuna (26 Apr.)
- Previous game:Espanyol 0-3 Barcelona (29 Apr.)
- Next game:Las Palmas - Barcelona (14 May.)
Villarreal CF
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 5-0 Celta Vigo (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Villarreal 3-1 Sporting Gijon (28 Apr.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Deportivo La Coruna (14 May.)
Barcelona
4:1
Villarreal
4:1 (2:1)
- 6 May 2017
- 18:30
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 84 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 81 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 74 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 69 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 63 |
Week 36 Results
| Friday 5 May 2017 | ||||
| Sevilla | 1-1 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Saturday 6 May 2017 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 1-0 | Las Palmas |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Eibar |  |
| Barcelona | 4-1 | Villarreal | |
 | Granada | 20:45 | Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 7 May 2017 | ||||
 | Alavés | 12:00 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Valencia | 16:15 | Osasuna |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18:30 | Espanyol |  |
 | Malaga | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Monday 8 May 2017 | ||||
 | Leganés | 20:45 | Real Betis |  |