La Liga (Week 22) : Valencia defeats Espanyol 2-1
SPAIN, Feb. 8, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 22: After losing 1-0 to Malaga on February 2, Los Che bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Espanyol this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Valencia nor Espanyol have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Piatti ('62) and Lopez ('85 own).
Valencia CF climbed to fourth place with 44 points from 22 games, 6 points behind Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of February 8, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 48 | 54 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 11 | 46 | 50 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 50 |
| 4 | Valencia | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 44 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Malaga | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Eibar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 27 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 25 |
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruna | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 24 |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Athletic Bilbao | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Getafe | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 23 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 23 |
| 16 | Almeria | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Levante | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 19 |
| 18 | Cordoba | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Granada | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 18 |
| 20 | Elche | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 42 | -24 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Espanyol 3-0 Almeria (25 Jan.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 3-2 Espanyol (1 Feb.)
- Next game:Malaga - Espanyol (14 Feb.)
Valencia CF
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Valencia 3-0 Rayo Vallecano (13 Dec.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-0 Valencia (2 Feb.)
- Next game:Valencia - Getafe (15 Feb.)
Espanyol
1:2
Valencia
1:2 (0:0)
- 8 February 2015
- 19:00
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 54 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 50 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 50 |
| 4 | Valencia | 44 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 42 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 6 February 2015 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2-0 | Eibar |  |
| Saturday 7 February 2015 | ||||
| Atletico Madrid | 4-0 | Real Madrid | |
 | Villarreal | 2-0 | Granada |  |
 | Levante | 4-1 | Malaga |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 1-1 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Sunday 8 February 2015 | ||||
 | Cordoba | 1-2 | Almeria |  |
 | Getafe | 2-1 | Sevilla | |
| Espanyol | 1-2 | Valencia | |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 21:00 | Barcelona | |
| Monday 9 February 2015 | ||||
 | Elche | 20:45 | Rayo Vallecano |  |