SPANISH LA LIGA

As things stand, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are chasing second place.
Real Sociedad, Villarreal, and Real Betis are chasing the final slot for the Champions League qualification. Villarreal and Real Betis were winners over the round, Real Sociedad suffered a Basque derby defeat.

MATCH RESULTS – SPANISH LA LIGA

Rayo Vallecano [ 2-1 ] Osasuna

Villarreal [ 1-2 ] Valladolid

Athletic Club [ 2-0 ] Real Sociedad

Real Betis [ 3-1 ] Espanyol

Cádiz [ 0-2 ] Real Madrid

Girona [ 2-0 ] Elche

Getafe [ 0-0 ] Barcelona

Atlético Madrid [ 2-1 ] Almería

Valencia [ 0-2 ] Sevilla

Celta Vigo [ 0-1 ] Mallorca

With 9 rounds left to go of the Spanish La Liga season, Barcelona’s lead has shrunk to 11 points.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both hit the 60-point mark.
Real Betis moved up to 5th to replace Villarreal. Real Betis were winners against Espanyol, while Villarreal was beaten at home by Valladolid.

Girona moved two positions up to 9th with a win over bottom-tabled Elche.
Rayo Vallecano moved up a position to 8th after beating Osasuna. – Osasuna dropped two positions down to 10th.
Valladolid moved up three positions to 14th with their win over Valencia.

LEAGUE STANDINGS – SPANISH LA LIGA

1 | Barcelona ( 29 ) – 73 points
2 | Real Madrid ( 29 ) – 62 points
3 | Atlético Madrid ( 29 ) – 60 points
4 | Real Sociedad ( 29 ) – 51 points
5 | Real Betis ( 29 ) – 48 points
6 | Villarreal ( 29 ) – 47 points
7 | Athletic Club ( 29 ) – 43 points
8 | Rayo Vallecano ( 29 ) – 40 points
9 | Girona ( 29 ) – 38 points
10 | Osasuna ( 29 ) – 38 points
11 | Mallorca ( 29 ) – 37 points
12 | Celta Vigo ( 29 ) – 36 points
13 | Sevilla ( 29 ) – 35 points
14 | Valladolid ( 29 ) – 32 points
15 | Getafe ( 29 ) – 31 points
16 | Cádiz ( 29 ) – 31 points
17 | Almería ( 29 ) – 30 points
18 | Valencia ( 29 ) – 27 points
19 | Espanyol ( 29 ) – 27 points
20 | Elche ( 29 ) – 13 points

April 14.
Rayo Vallecano [ 2-1 ] Osasuna
Rayo Vallecano – Aridane Hernandez 40′(og) Isi Palazon 43′
Osasuna – Moi Gomez 66′

April 15.
Villarreal [ 1-2 ] Valladolid
Villarreal – Etienne Capoue 74′
Valladolid – Selim Amallah 2′ Jawad El Yamiq 34′

Athletic Club [ 2-0 ] Real Sociedad
Athletic Club – Inaki Williams 33′ 70′

Real Betis [ 3-1 ] Espanyol
Real Betis – Ayoze Perez 27′ Juan Miranda 34′ William Carvalho 69′
Espanyol – Cesar Montes 48′

Cádiz [ 0-2 ] Real Madrid
Real Madrid – Nacho Fernandz 72′ Marco Asensio 76′

April 16.
Girona [ 2-0 ] Elche
Girona – Valentin Castellanos 45′ Oriol Romeu 70′

Atlético Madrid [ 2-1 ] Almería
Atlético Madrid – Antoine Griezmann 5′ 43′
Almería – Jose Gimenez 37′(og)

Valencia [ 0-2 ] Sevilla
Sevilla – Loic Bade 55′ Suso 74′

April 17.
Celta Vigo [ 0-1 ] Mallorca
Mallorca – Amath Ndiaye 21′

Inaki Williams scored both goals for Athletic Club’s 2-0 Basque derby win over Real Sociedad.

Real Betis used a 3-1 win over Espanyol to end a run of consecutive defeats.
It was the 6th straight defeat for Espanyol.

The goals came in quick succession (72nd and 76th minute) for Real Madrid to gain three points at Cadiz.

Barcelona is without a win in the league in 3 straight games without also finding the next. A goalless draw with Getafe was the 7th point dropped out of a possible 9.

Antoine Griezmann scored two goals – the match-opening goal and another to restore the lead for Atletico Madrid to stretch their winning streak in the league to 6 matches with a 2-1 win over Almeria. Atletico Madrid is unbeaten in the league in 13 matches (10 wins).

It’s two wins in three unbeaten league matches for Sevilla after a 2-0 win at Valencia.