La Liga (Week 16) : Bilbao defeats Levante 2-0
SPAIN, Dec. 20, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 16: After losing 2-1 to Atletico Madrid on December 13, Los Leones returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Levante this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Athletic Bilbao nor Levante have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by San Jose Mikel ('55) and Williams ('82).
Athletic Bilbao climbed to 7th place with 24 points from 16 games, 2 points behind Deportivo La Coruna.
View : Full La Liga table (as of December 20, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 33 |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Deportivo La Coruna | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sevilla | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Eibar | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Getafe | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Sporting Gijon | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Malaga | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Granada | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 14 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 13 |
| 20 | Levante | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 7 +2
- Best performance of the season:Rayo Vallecano 0-3 Athletic Bilbao (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Athletic Bilbao (30 Dec.)
Levante UD
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 0-3 Levante (22 Nov.)
- Previous game:Levante 1-2 Granada (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Levante - Malaga (30 Dec.)
Athletic Bilbao
2:0
Levante
2:0 (0:0)
- 20 December 2015
- 18:15
- Bilbao
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 35 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 35 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 33 |
| 4 |  Celta Vigo | 31 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 30 |
Week 16 Results
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | Valencia | 2-2 | Getafe |  |
 | Espanyol | 1-0 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Real Betis | 0-0 | Sevilla |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2-0 | Eibar |  |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 10-2 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
 | Granada | 0-2 | Celta Vigo | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 2-0 | Levante | |
 | Real Sociedad | 0-2 | Villarreal | |
 | Malaga | 20:30 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Wednesday 17 February 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:30 | Barcelona | |