Confident Barcelona remain on top of La Liga
Leaders Barcelona who hammered Granada 6-0 remain unbeaten and have not conceded any goal so far in La Liga
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Matchday 6 in Spanish La Liga ended Sunday night.
Leaders Barcelona hammered Granada 6-0 while Atletico Madrid easily beat Sevilla 4-0 on Saturday. Barcelona hit six past Granada to tighten their grip on La Liga’s top spot.
Barcelona's two international skippers, Lionel Messi and Neymar, scored five goals between them at Camp Nou on Saturday. Ivan Rakitic made up the extra goal. Catalan giants "Barca", who have not conceded any goal yet in the league, still remain undefeated this season.
Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 4-0 in the evening game in Madrid with goals from Koke, Saul Niguez, Raul Garcia and Raul Jimenez. Atletico's Turkish star Arda Turan played for 90 minutes.
Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 2-0 away from home with goals from Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Runners-up Valencia were unable to secure the lead against Basque side Real Sociedad in an away match played in San Sebastian on Sunday night. Valencia attacking midfielder Carles Gil scored an early goal for his team, however, Real Sociedad's Sergio Canales hit back and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Results are as follows:
Elche 0-1 Celta Vigo
Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid
Barcelona 6-0 Granada
Atletico Madrid 4-0 Sevilla
Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Eibar
Levante 0-2 Rayo Vallecano
Getafe 1-0 Malaga
Deportivo La Coruna 0-1 Almeria
Real Sociedad 1-1 Valencia
Cordoba 0-0 Espanyol
After matchday 6, standings in the league are as follows:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 16 |
| 2 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Eibar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Almería | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Granada | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Malaga | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Getafe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Elche | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
| 19 | Levante | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Cordoba | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
Top scorers in La Liga are as follows:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 10 goals
Neymar (Barcelona) 6 goals
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 5 goals
Fixtures of matchday 7 are as follows:
Friday
Getafe v Cordoba
Saturday
Valencia v Atletico Madrid
Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona
Eibar v Levante
Almeria v Elche
Malaga v Granada
Sunday
Sevilla v Deportivo La Coruna
Celta Vigo v Villarreal
Espanyol v Real Sociedad
Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
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