La Liga (Week 37) : Real Madrid beats Espanyol 4-1
SPAIN, May. 17, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 37: After their 2-2 draw against Valencia on May 9, Los Blancos returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Espanyol this Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored tripple goals
Espanyol made Real Madrid doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Ronaldo ('59, '83, '90) and Marcelo ('79).
Real Madrid remains in second place with 89 points from 37 games, 4 points behind FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of May 17, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 37 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 19 | 89 | 93 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 37 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 111 | 35 | 76 | 89 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 67 | 29 | 38 | 77 |
| 4 | Valencia | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 67 | 30 | 37 | 74 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 37 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 73 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 37 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 60 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 52 |
| 8 | Malaga | 37 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 50 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 49 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 37 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 49 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 48 |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 43 |
| 13 | Elche | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 40 |
| 14 | Getafe | 37 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 57 | -27 | 37 |
| 15 | Levante | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 67 | -33 | 36 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 37 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 34 |
| 17 | Granada | 37 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 64 | -35 | 34 |
| 18 | Eibar | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 32 |
| 19 | Almeria | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 32 |
| 20 | Cordoba | 37 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 65 | -43 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 0-3 Espanyol (9 Apr.)
- Previous game:Eibar 0-2 Espanyol (8 May.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Espanyol (23 May.)
Real Madrid
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Real Madrid 9-1 Granada (5 Apr.)
- Previous game:Real Madrid 2-2 Valencia (9 May.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Getafe (23 May.)
Espanyol
1:4
Real Madrid
1:4 (0:0)
- 17 May 2015
- 19:00
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 93 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 89 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 77 |
| 4 |  Valencia | 74 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 73 |
Week 37 Results
| Sunday 17 May 2015 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2-0 | Levante |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 0-1 | Barcelona | |
| Sevilla | 2-1 | Almeria |  |
 | Villarreal | 2-1 | Malaga |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 0-3 | Granada |  |
 | Getafe | 1-1 | Eibar |  |
| Espanyol | 1-4 | Real Madrid | |
 | Elche | 2-3 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Cordoba | 1-2 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
| Valencia | 1-1 | Celta Vigo |  |