La Liga (Week 21) : Real Madrid beats Real Sociedad 4-1
SPAIN, Jan. 31, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 21: Four wins in a row for Real Madrid. After their success against Espanyol, Getafe and Cordoba, Los Blancos continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad this Saturday.
Karim Benzema scored dual goals
Real Sociedad opened the score in the score in the 1st minute thanks to Aritz Elustondo, before Real Madrid regained the advantage with Rodríguez ('3) and Ramos ('37). Leading 2-1 at the break, Los Blancos further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Benzema '52, '77).
Real Madrid remains in first place with 51 points from 20 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 31, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 17 | 51 | 51 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 9 | 45 | 47 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 44 |
| 4 | Valencia | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 38 |
| 7 | Malaga | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Eibar | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 23 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Celta Vigo | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Deportivo La Coruna | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Athletic Bilbao | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 15 | Getafe | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Cordoba | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 18 |
| 17 | Elche | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 17 |
| 18 | Almeria | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 16 |
| 19 | Levante | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -22 | 16 |
| 20 | Granada | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 15 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Real Madrid
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Deportivo La Coruna 2-8 Real Madrid (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cordoba 1-2 Real Madrid (24 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Sevilla (4 Feb.)
Real Sociedad
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Real Sociedad 3-0 Elche (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 1-0 Eibar (24 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Celta Vigo (7 Feb.)
- 31 January 2015
- 16:00
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 51 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 47 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 44 |
| 4 |  Valencia | 41 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 39 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 30 January 2015 | ||||
 | Rayo Vallecano | 1-2 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Saturday 31 January 2015 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 4-1 | Real Sociedad | |
 | Eibar | 18:00 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Granada | 20:00 | Elche |  |
 | Celta Vigo | 22:00 | Cordoba |  |
| Sunday 1 February 2015 | ||||
 | Levante | 12:00 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Almeria | 17:00 | Getafe |  |
| Sevilla | 19:00 | Espanyol |  |
| Barcelona | 21:00 | Villarreal |  |
| Monday 2 February 2015 | ||||
 | Malaga | 20:45 | Valencia | |