La Liga (Week 8) : Celta Vigo beats Villarreal 2-1
SPAIN, Oct. 18, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 8: El Submarino Amarillo crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 2-1 against Celta Vigo.
Celta Vigo dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Chilian midfielder Orellana Fabian in the 41st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Celta further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Nolito Manuel seconds before the end of regulation.
Celta Vigo climbed to second place with 18 points from 8 games, tie on points with Real Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | Celta Vigo | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Eibar | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Valencia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Sporting Gijon | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Athletic Bilbao | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Getafe | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
| 16 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Malaga | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | Levante | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 6 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 20 | Granada | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Villarreal CF
- Position: 4 -3
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 3-1 Athletic Bilbao (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Levante 1-0 Villarreal (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Las Palmas - Villarreal (25 Oct.)
Celta Vigo
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 4-1 Barcelona (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 0-0 Getafe (2 Oct.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Real Madrid (24 Oct.)
Villarreal
1:2
Celta Vigo
1:2 (0:1)
- 18 October 2015
- 12:00
- Villarreal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 18 |
| 2 | Celta Vigo | 18 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 18 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 16 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 17 October 2015 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 3-0 | Levante |  |
 | Eibar | 1-1 | Sevilla |  |
| Barcelona | 5-2 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
 | Valencia | 3-0 | Malaga |  |
 | Real Betis | 1-3 | Espanyol |  |
| Sunday 18 October 2015 | ||||
| Villarreal | 1-2 | Celta Vigo | |
 | Real Sociedad | 16:00 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Getafe | 18:15 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:30 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Monday 19 October 2015 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 20:30 | Granada |  |