La Liga (Week 17) : Bilbao defeats Celta Vigo 1-0
SPAIN, Dec. 30, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 17: After two straigth victories against Espanyol and Granada, Celta lost 1-0 against Athletic Bilbao.
45 minutes of play and neither Athletic Bilbao nor Celta Vigo have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Athletic Bilbao midfielder Raúl García in the 71st minute.
Celta Vigo remains in fourth place with 31 points from 17 games, 5 points behind Real Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of December 30, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 38 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 36 |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Deportivo La Coruna | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Sevilla | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 9 | Eibar | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 11 | Malaga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Getafe | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijon | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Granada | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 14 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 13 |
| 20 | Levante | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 11 |
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Overview
Celta Vigo
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 4-1 Barcelona (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Granada 0-2 Celta Vigo (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Malaga - Celta Vigo (2 Jan.)
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Rayo Vallecano 0-3 Athletic Bilbao (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Levante (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Las Palmas (3 Jan.)
Celta Vigo
0:1
Athletic Bilbao
0:1 (0:0)
- 30 December 2015
- 20:30
- Vigo
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 38 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 38 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 36 |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | 31 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 30 |
Week 17 Results
| Wednesday 30 December 2015 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 3-1 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Levante | 0-1 | Malaga |  |
 | Sevilla | 2-0 | Espanyol |  |
 | Rayo Vallecano | 0-2 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Eibar | 2-0 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Getafe | 0-0 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Barcelona | 4-0 | Real Betis |  |
| Celta Vigo | 0-1 | Athletic Bilbao | |
 | Las Palmas | 21:00 | Granada |  |
| Thursday 31 December 2015 | ||||
| Villarreal | 16:00 | Valencia |  |