La Liga Results 2016 Week 5: Final Scores and Updated Table After Wednesday

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid shared the spoils in Wednesday’s anticipated La Liga clash, as the two Spanish giants played out a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou in Week 5.

Real Madrid had the chance to make history by setting a new La Liga record for consecutive wins, but as shared by former England international Gary Lineker, Villarreal had other ideas:

Real Madrid draw with Villarreal and fail to better Barça’s record of 16 consecutive La Liga wins….Ah well.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 21, 2016

Real Sociedad beat Las Palmas 4-1, while Athletic Bilbao grabbed a 2-1 win over Granada, and Celta Vigo finally grabbed their first win of the season against Sporting Gijon, 2-1.

Here’s a look at Wednesday’s results:

The current La Liga standings:

Recap

Ivan Rakitic and Angel Correa took care of the scoring in Wednesday’s top clash, with Barcelona and Atletico playing out a 1-1 draw.

The hosts, Barcelona, had a slight advantage in the first half and took the lead shortly before half-time, as Rakitic was left wide open on a great cross from Andres Iniesta.

As shared by Sport’s Rik Sharma, the Croat has a penchant for scoring big goals:

11 of Ivan Rakitic’s 19 …

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