Barca outclass Real in rout
Barcelona moved to the top of La Liga after beating arch rivals Real Madrid 5-nil at the Nou Camp.
Real went into the match unbeaten and on top of the league ladder by one point but they one of their heaviest defeats with Barca scoring two goal in the first half.
In two consecutive matches Barca has scored 13 goals with no reply and are now two points ahead on the table.
Before this match Real had failed to score in two goalless draws earlier in the season but this time they suffered their first loss and what could turn out to be the heaviest of the season.
This was the the third time for Barca to score five goals and the seventh to score three or more goals in a match.
Elsewhere in round 13, Hercules won the battle of the promoted sides after beating Levante 3-1 whilst Villarreal kept its hold on third place with a 3-nil win against Real Zaragoza.
The table below shows the goal margins for all the matches in La Liga so far with the Barca win adding more to the five goal margins:
Goal Margin | Frequency |
---|---|
0 | 27 |
1 | 44 |
2 | 32 |
3 | 19 |
4 | 3 |
5 | 4 |
6 | 0 |
7 | 0 |
8 | 1 |