Monday, May 9, 2016

La Liga Action: Barca, Real Madrid Racing to the Title

Barcelona


Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol


Barcelona are now one win away from defending their Liga title after crushing Espanyol 5-0 at Camp Nou on Sunday.

Lionel Messi started early with a free-kick then Luis Suarez scored twice in the second half to make it 11 goals from his last four league appearances. Rafinha Alcantara and Neymar scored a pair of goals to capped their 4th straight win.



Real Madrid 3-2 Valencia

Real Madrid was victorious against Valencia on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score on either side of one goal from Karim Benzema, and the game was never closer than what it look.


Levante 2-1 Atletico Madrid


Barca's closest rivals Atletico Madrid suffered and upset with a 2-1 loss at hands of Levante that send them crashing out of the title race, although Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3-2 and remain just a point off the pace.



Team                  GP     W     D     L     GF     GA     GD     Home     Away     PTS
Barcelona           37     28     4     5     109     29     80     16-1-2     12-3-3     88
Real Madrid       37     27     6     4     108     34     74     16-1-2     11-5-2     87
Atlético Madrid  37     27     4     6     61     18     43     14-3-1     13-1-5     85
Villarreal             37     18    10     9     44     33     11     12-4-3     6-6-6     64
Celta Vigo          37     17      9     11     51     57     -6     9-6-4     8-3-7     60
Athletic              37     17      8     12     55     44     11     10-4-4     7-4-8     59
Sevilla                37     14    10     13     50     47     3     14-1-4     0-9-9     52