La Liga (Week 1) : Betis and Villarreal tied at 1-1
SPAIN, Aug. 23, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga: Real Betis and Villarreal opened the 2015-2016 season with an entertaining 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Villarreal players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Villarreal forward Roberto Soldado in the 31st minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Real Betis with a saving goal from Real Betis forward Castro Ruben in the 87th minute.
View : Full La Liga table (as of August 23, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celta Vigo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Espanyol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Malaga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Valencia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Eibar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Granada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Levante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Getafe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Real Betis
- Position: 5
- Next game:Real Madrid - Real Betis (29 Aug.)
Villarreal CF
- Position: 5
- Next game:Villarreal - Espanyol (28 Aug.)
Real Betis
1:1
Villarreal
1:1 (0:1)
- 23 August 2015
- 22:30
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Celta Vigo | 3 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 3 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 3 |
| 2 |  Espanyol | 3 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 1 |
Week 1 Results
| Friday 21 August 2015 | ||||
 | Malaga | 0-0 | Sevilla |  |
| Saturday 22 August 2015 | ||||
| Espanyol | 1-0 | Getafe |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 0-0 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Rayo Vallecano | 0-0 | Valencia |  |
| Sunday 23 August 2015 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 0-1 | Barcelona | |
 | Sporting Gijon | 0-0 | Real Madrid |  |
 | Levante | 1-2 | Celta Vigo | |
| Real Betis | 1-1 | Villarreal | |
| Monday 24 August 2015 | ||||
 | Granada | 20:30 | Eibar |  |