La Liga (Week 12) : Espanyol beats Malaga 2-0
SPAIN, Nov. 21, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 12: After losing 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao on November 8, Los Periquitos returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Perez Hernan scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Perez Hernan ('6, '21).
RCD Espanyol climbed to 9th place with 16 points from 12 games, only one point behind Athletic Bilbao, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of November 21, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Eibar | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Valencia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 16 |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruna | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Getafe | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Malaga | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 |
| 19 | Granada | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 7 |
| 20 | Levante | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -16 | 7 |
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Overview
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 9 +4
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 1-3 Espanyol (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Espanyol (8 Nov.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Espanyol (28 Nov.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 3-1 Real Sociedad (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Malaga 0-1 Real Betis (7 Nov.)
- Next game:Malaga - Granada (28 Nov.)
Espanyol
2:0
Malaga
2:0 (2:0)
- 21 November 2015
- 20:30
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 30 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 24 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 23 |
| 4 |  Celta Vigo | 21 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 20 |
Week 12 Results
| Saturday 21 November 2015 | ||||
 | Real Sociedad | 2-0 | Sevilla |  |
| Real Madrid | 0-4 | Barcelona | |
| Espanyol | 2-0 | Malaga | |
 | Valencia | 22:00 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 22:05 | Celta Vigo | |
| Sunday 22 November 2015 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 12:00 | Levante |  |
| Villarreal | 16:00 | Eibar |  |
 | Granada | 18:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Real Betis | 20:30 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Monday 23 November 2015 | ||||
 | Getafe | 20:30 | Rayo Vallecano |  |