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    Saturday, January 14, 2017

    Barcelona close gap on Real Madrid with Las Palmas win


    Barcelona moved into second place in La Liga by thrashing Las Palmas 5-0 at the Nou Camp on Saturday.The visitors never stood a chance on Saturday, and Barcelona showed once again just how dangerous they can be when firing on all cylinders. The Blaugrana saw goals from four different goalscorers pace Luis Enrique’s side, including a brace from Luis Suarez.
    Despite only going into the halftime break with a 1-0 lead, Barcelona immediately expanded its advantage to 4-0 in the second stanza after finding the back of the net three times in a span of seven minutes. Lionel Messi, Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal all scored for Barca, who now sit two points behind league leaders Real Madrid.
    The early goal from Argentina international Nicolas Gaitan scored the game’s lone goal as Atletico solidified its spot in the top four against Betis. The visitors managed twice as many shots on target (6), however, it wasn’t enough for Betis to break past goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya. Diego Simeone’s Atleti are six points behind Real at the top of La Liga, while Real Betis currently sits 14th on 21 points.
    Elsewhere in La Liga
    Leganes 0-0 Athletic Bilbao
    Deportivo La Coruna 0-0 Villareal
    Sunday’s La Liga schedule
    Valencia vs. Espanyol (6 a.m. ET)
    Celta Vigo vs. Alaves (10:15 a.m. ET)
    Granada vs. Osasuna (12:30 a.m. ET)
    Sporting Gijon vs. Eibar (12:30 a.m. ET)
    Sevilla vs. Real Madrid (2:45 p.m. ET)
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