La Liga (Week 16) : Malaga beats Atletico 1-0
SPAIN, Dec. 20, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 16: After five straigth victories against Sporting Gijon, Real Betis, Espanyol, Granada and Athletic Bilbao, Los Colchoneros lost 1-0 against Malaga.
Atletico Madrid made Malaga doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Uruguayan defender Diego Godín into his own net with just 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Atletico Madrid remains in second place with 35 points from 16 games, tie on points with FC Barcelona, which has a game in hand.
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 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 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 | Malaga | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Getafe | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 16 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijon | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
| 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
Malaga CF
- Position: 13 +3
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 3-1 Real Sociedad (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Malaga (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Levante - Malaga (30 Dec.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 0-3 Atletico Madrid (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (13 Dec.)
- Next game:Rayo Vallecano - Atletico Madrid (30 Dec.)
Malaga
1:0
Atletico Madrid
1:0 (0:0)
- 20 December 2015
- 20:30
- Malaga
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 | 1-0 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Wednesday 17 February 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:30 | Barcelona | |