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Rayo Vallecano 0-7 Barcelona

Rayo Vallecano 0-7 Barcelona
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Barcelona deny Real Madrid the La Liga title this weekend with a 7-0 thrashing of Rayo Vallecano.

Barcelona have denied Real Madrid the La Liga title this weekend with a 7-0 thrashing of Rayo Vallecano.

The visitors got the scoring underway after 16 minutes when Lionel Messi rounded off a typically slick Barca move when he tapped in at the back post.

They doubled their lead in fortunate circumstances 10 minutes later as Roberto Correa diverted Alexis Sanchez's shot into his own net.

The away side capped a dominant first half display through Seydou Keita after Messi had danced around the Vallecano defence.

Pep Guardiola's side started the second half where they left off in the first as Pedro tapped in the rebound from Messi's shot off the bar.

It was 5-0 in the 77th minute when Thiago Alcantara headed in substitute Dani Alves's inviting cross.

A ruthless Barca grabbed a sixth with three minutes to play when Pedro calmly slotted in, before Messi completed the rout in injury time with a powerful finish.

Barca are now seven points behind Madrid with three games to play.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid32256170224881
2Barcelona32217464372770
3GironaGirona32215667402768
4Atletico MadridAtletico32194959382161
5Athletic Bilbao321610652302258
6Real Sociedad321312746341251
7Real BetisBetis32121284038248
8Valencia32138113534147
9Villarreal32119125155-442
10Getafe32913103844-640
11Osasuna32116153746-939
12Sevilla32910134145-437
13Las PalmasLas Palmas32107153039-937
14AlavesAlaves3298152838-1035
15Rayo Vallecano32713122739-1234
16Celta Vigo32710153747-1031
17Mallorca32613132638-1231
18CadizCadiz32413152245-2325
19Granada3239203361-2818
20Almeria32111203164-3314


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