Top Four |
1. Real Madrid |
2. Barcelona |
3. Atletico Madrid |
4. Sevilla |
Bottom Four |
17. Leganes |
18. Sporting Gijon |
19. Granada |
20. Osasuna |
Goals Scored:: 33
La Liga
April 7, 2017
Villarreal 3-1 Athletic Club
Victor Ruiz 17’ Aymeric Laporte 20’
Cedric Bakambu 47’
Adrian Lopez 58’
Villarreal had to finish the final quarter of the match with a man down but their objective was completed by then.
April 8, 2017
Espanyol 1-0 Alaves
Pablo Piatti 56’
A ‘1-0’ victory allowed Espanyol to double the gap in points over Alaves in the league standings.
Real Madrid 1-1 Atlético Madrid
Pepe 52’ Antoine Griezmann 85’
The Madrid Derby finished with a goal and a point for both sides.
Real Madrid has 8 league matches to get to the title. Very doable.
Sevilla 4-2 Deportivo La Coruna
Stevan Jovetic 1’ Gael Kakuta 4’ 25’
Pablo Sarabia 9’
Joaquin Correa 32’
Wissam Ben Yedder 88’
After six competitive matches with a victory, Sevilla was able to find one at home against Deportivo La Coruna.
Malaga 2-0 Barcelona
Sandro Ramirez 32’
Jony 90’+1’
Once again Barcelona failed to get the points when it counted the most.
With Real Madrid dropping points in the Madrid Derby, this was the moment for Barcelona to get themselves in the driving seat and defend the league title.
Barcelona went down a goal in the first half, lost Neymar to the accumulation of yellow cards in the second, before conceding a late goal to kill any hope of a point.
It is Real Madrid’s title to lose now.
April 9, 2017
Granada 1-3 Valencia
Ezequiel Ponce 65’ Simone Zaza 19’ 21’
Santi Mina 55’
It was a third consecutive league victory for Valencia as they piled the pressure on relegation-zoned Granada.
Celta Vigo 0-2 Eibar
Kike 13’
Pedro Leon 51’
Can Eibar crack the Top 6?
Eibar is undefeated in five consecutive league matches and made it three wins in a row with a victory against Celta Vigo.
Osasuna 2-1 Leganes
Sergio Leon 36’(pen) 71’ Dimitris Siovas 16’
It was back to back wins for bottom of the table Osasuna.
Osasuna came from an early goal down to get their third league victory in 31 matches. If this should become a pattern, staying in the top-flight might just be a possibility.
Las Palmas 4-1 Real Betis
Vicente Gomez 44’ Rafa Navarro 88’
Kevin-Prince Boateng 49’
Jonathan Viera 62’
Jese Rodriguez 83’(pen)
Las Palmas used home advantage to dispose Real Betis.
April 10, 2017
Real Sociedad 3-1 Sporting Gijón
Willian Jose 3’ Elderson 87’
Juanmi 27’
Yuri Berchiche 77’
Will there be European competition for Real Sociedad next season?
A great first half performance allowed Real Sociedad to get an expected victory over relegation-zoned Sporting Gijon.