Barca Defeat Real
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Barcelona may enter this weekend's round of La Liga fixtures with
a psychological advantage after beating Real Madrid in the
Copa del Rey MORE
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Barcelona see off spirited Real Betis
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Xavi and Messi both struck inside the opening 12 minutes to stun the
one back before half time through Ruben Castro. MORE
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POINT TABLE
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts | Last 8 | PPG | %PP | |||||||||||
1 | Real Madrid | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 17 | +46 | 46 | 2.56 | ![]() | 85.2% | |||||||||
2 | FC Barcelona | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 11 | +44 | 41 | 2.28 | ![]() | 75.9% | |||||||||
3 | Valencia | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 34 | 1.89 | ![]() | 63.0% | |||||||||
4 | Levante | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 30 | 1.67 | ![]() | 55.6% | |||||||||
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 26 | 1.44 | ![]() | 48.1% | |||||||||
6 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 26 | 1.44 | ![]() | 48.1% | |||||||||
7 | FC Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 1.39 | ![]() | 46.3% | |||||||||
8 | Malaga | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 25 | 1.39 | ![]() | 46.3% | |||||||||
9 | Espanyol | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 25 | 1.39 | ![]() | 46.3% | |||||||||
10 | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 23 | 1.28 | ![]() | 42.6% | |||||||||
11 | Betis Sevilla | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 22 | 1.22 | ![]() | 40.7% | |||||||||
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 22 | 1.22 | ![]() | 40.7% | |||||||||
13 | Getafe | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 21 | 1.17 | ![]() | 38.9% | |||||||||
14 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 21 | 1.17 | ![]() | 38.9% | |||||||||
15 | Racing | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 20 | 1.11 | ![]() | 37.0% | |||||||||
16 | Mallorca | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 19 | 1.06 | ![]() | 35.2% | |||||||||
17 | Granada | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 19 | 1.06 | ![]() | 35.2% | |||||||||
18 | Sporting Gijon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 18 | 1.00 | ![]() | 33.3% | |||||||||
19 | Villarreal | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 16 | 0.89 | ![]() | 29.6% | |||||||||
20 | Zaragoza | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 11 | 0.61 | ![]() | 20.4% |