Five more rounds to go of La Liga.
MATCH RESULTS
Barcelona [ 1-0 ] Osasuna Almeria [ 2-1 ] Elche Real Sociedad [ 2-0 ] Real Madrid Valencia [ 1-1 ] Villarreal Atletico Madrid [ 5-1 ] Cadiz Getafe [ 1-0 ] Celta Vigo Sevilla [ 3-2 ] Espanyol Girona [ 2-1 ] Mallorca Rayo Vallecano [ 2-1 ] Valladolid Athletic Club [ 0-1 ] Real Betis
Real Sociedad beat a 10-man Real Madrid ‘2-0’ to reduce the point-gap between the two teams to 7. Real Sociedad’s quest to qualify for Champions League football in the coming season is alive and well with this result.
Barcelona beat a 10-man Osasuna side ‘1-0’ to pick up three points.
Barcelona is now a point away from becoming league champions. They play away in a Catalan derby with Espanyol on Sunday.
Antoine Griezmann scored a brace in the first half to get Atletico Madrid on the path to a ‘5-1’ win over Cadiz that moved them to 2nd place in the standings.
Enes Unal’s goal from a penalty in the 3rd minute was enough to get Getafe a win over Celta Vigo. The result ended a run of 6 games without a win for Getafe.
Elche was relegated after a ‘2-1’ defeat at Almeria.
Real Betis beat Athletic Club to open a 5-point gap between the two teams. Betis needed the result to push for continental football qualification.
CURRENT LEAGUE STANDINGS AT THE END OF THE ROUND:
1 | Barcelona (33) – 82 points
2 | Atlético Madrid (33) – 69 points
3 | Real Madrid (33) – 68 points
4 | Real Sociedad (33) – 61 points
5 | Villarreal (33) – 54 points
6 | Real Betis (33) – 52 points
7 | Girona (33) – 47 points
8 | Athletic Club (33) – 47 points
9 | Rayo Vallecano (33) – 46 points
10 | Osasuna (33) – 44 points
11 | Sevilla (33) – 44 points
12 | Mallorca (33) – 41 points
13 | Celta Vigo (33) – 39 points
14 | Almería (33) – 36 points
15 | Cádiz (33) – 35 points
16 | Valladolid (33) – 35 points
17 | Valencia (33) – 34 points
18 | Getafe (33) – 34 points
19 | Espanyol (33) – 31 points
20 | Elche(R) (33) – 16 points
