ANKARA
A Christian Ronaldo hat-trick marked Real Madrid’s 5-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao Sunday, with team-mate Karim Benzema notching up the other two.
Barcelona defeated nine-man Rayo Vallecano 2-0 with Lionel Messi and Neymar sealing the Catalan side’s win. The clean sheet means Barcelona’s record of not conceding extends to La Liga’s seventh fixture.
Champions Atletico Madrid lost 1-3 to Valencia Saturday. An own goal from Miranda as well as goals from Andre Gomes and Nicolas Otamendi stunned 10-man Atleti. The consolation came from Mario Mandzukic.
The weekend’s results were as follows:
Getafe 1-1 Cordoba
Valencia 3-1 Atletico Madrid
Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Barcelona
Eibar 3-3 Levante
Almeria 2-2 Elche
Malaga 2-1 Granada
Sevilla 4-1 Deportivo La Coruna
Celta Vigo 1-3 Villarreal
Espanyol 2-0 Real Sociedad
Real Madrid 5-0 Athletic Bilbao
The standings in La Liga are:
|
Rank
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
0
|
19
|
19
|
|
2
|
Valencia
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
4
|
13
|
17
|
|
3
|
Sevilla
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
8
|
5
|
16
|
|
4
|
Real Madrid
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
25
|
9
|
16
|
15
|
|
5
|
Atletico Madrid
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
14
|
|
6
|
Celta Vigo
|
7
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
12
|
|
7
|
Villarreal
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
11
|
|
8
|
Espanyol
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
|
9
|
Eibar
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
9
|
|
10
|
Almeria
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
9
|
|
11
|
Malaga
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
-2
|
9
|
|
12
|
Rayo Vallecano
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
10
|
12
|
-2
|
8
|
|
13
|
Granada
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
11
|
-6
|
8
|
|
14
|
Getafe
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
-7
|
7
|
|
15
|
Real Sociedad
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
-3
|
5
|
|
16
|
Elche
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
16
|
-9
|
5
|
|
17
|
Levante
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
15
|
-11
|
5
|
|
18
|
Athletic Bilbao
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
11
|
-7
|
4
|
|
18
|
Cordoba
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
4
|
11
|
-7
|
4
|
|
20
|
Deportivo La Coruna
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
8
|
19
|
-11
|
4
|
Top scorers in La Liga are:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), 13 goals; Neymar (Barcelona), seven goals; Lionel Messi (Barcelona), six goals; Carlos Bacca (Sevilla), five goals
The upcoming fixtures are as follows:
Friday October 17
Granada v Rayo Vallecano
Saturday October 18
Levante v Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo
Barcelona v Eibar
Cordoba v Malaga
Sunday October 19
Atletico Madrid v Espanyol
Deportivo La Coruna v Valencia
Elche v Sevilla
Villarreal v Almeria
Monday October 20
Real Sociedad v Getafe
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