La Liga (Week 8) : Rayo defeats Granada 1-0
SPAIN, Oct. 17, 2014 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 8: After losing 0-2 to Barcelona on October 4, Los Franjirrojos returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Granada this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Rayo Vallecano nor Granada have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Angolan forward Manucho in stoppage time.
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid climbed to 8th place with 11 points from 8 games, tie on points with Villarreal CF, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 17, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2 | Valencia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 15 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Eibar | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Almeria | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Malaga | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Granada | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Getafe | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Elche | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 |
| 17 | Levante | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 5 |
| 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
| 18 | Cordoba | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
| 20 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Granada CF
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Granada 2-1 Deportivo La Coruna (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Malaga 2-1 Granada (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Eibar - Granada (25 Oct.)
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- Position: 8 +4
- Best performance of the season:Levante 0-2 Rayo Vallecano (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Barcelona (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Malaga - Rayo Vallecano (26 Oct.)
Granada
0:1
Rayo Vallecano
0:1 (0:0)
- 17 October 2014
- 21:00
- Granada
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 19 |
| 2 |  Valencia | 17 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 16 |
| 4 |  Real Madrid | 15 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 17 October 2014 | ||||
| Granada | 0-1 | Rayo Vallecano | |
| Saturday 18 October 2014 | ||||
 | Levante | 16:00 | Real Madrid | |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 18:00 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Barcelona | 20:00 | Eibar |  |
 | Cordoba | 22:00 | Malaga |  |
| Sunday 19 October 2014 | ||||
| Atletico Madrid | 12:00 | Espanyol |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 17:00 | Valencia | |
 | Elche | 19:00 | Sevilla | |
 | Villarreal | 21:00 | Almeria |  |
| Monday 20 October 2014 | ||||
 | Real Sociedad | 20:45 | Getafe |  |