La Liga (Week 2) : Barcelona defeats Alavés 2-0
SPAIN, Aug. 26, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Barcelona. After their 2-0 win against Real Betis on August 20, Barca continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Alavés this Saturday.
Lionel Messi scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Barcelona nor Alavés have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with two goals by Argentine forward Lionel Messi at '55 and '66.
FC Barcelona remains in second place with 6 points from 2 games, tie on points with Real Sociedad.
View : Full La Liga table (as of August 26, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Eibar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Leganés | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Levante | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Valencia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Real Betis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Girona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Getafe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Malaga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Alavés | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Villarreal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Deportivo Alavés
- Position: 18 -3
- Previous game:Leganés 1-0 Alavés (18 Aug.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Alavés (10 Sep.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Alavés 0-2 Barcelona (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 2-0 Real Betis (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Espanyol (9 Sep.)
Alavés
0:2
Barcelona
0:2 (0:0)
- 26 August 2017
- 18:15
- Vitoria
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Sociedad | 6 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 3 |
| 4 |  Eibar | 3 |
| 4 |  Leganés | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 25 August 2017 | ||||
| Real Sociedad | 3-0 | Villarreal |  |
 | Real Betis | 2-1 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Saturday 26 August 2017 | ||||
| Alavés | 0-2 | Barcelona | |
 | Girona | 20:15 | Malaga |  |
 | Levante | 20:15 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Las Palmas | 22:15 | Atletico Madrid |  |
| Sunday 27 August 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 18:15 | Leganés | |
| Eibar | 18:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Getafe | 20:15 | Sevilla |  |
| Real Madrid | 22:15 | Valencia |  |