La Liga (Week 17) : Atletico beats Rayo 2-0
SPAIN, Dec. 30, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 17: After losing 1-0 to Malaga on December 20, Los Colchoneros bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano this Wednesday.
Rayo Vallecano made Atletico Madrid doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Correa Angel ('88) and Griezmann ('90).
Atletico Madrid climbed to first place with 38 points from 17 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Real Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of December 30, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 38 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 36 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 35 |
| 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 | Sevilla | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | Valencia | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Eibar | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Malaga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 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 | 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 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Rayo Vallecano 3-0 Espanyol (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Real Madrid 10-2 Rayo Vallecano (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Rayo Vallecano - Real Sociedad (3 Jan.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 0-3 Atletico Madrid (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-0 Atletico Madrid (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Levante (2 Jan.)
Rayo Vallecano
0:2
Atletico Madrid
0:2 (0:0)
- 30 December 2015
- 18:15
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 38 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 36 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 35 |
| 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 | 18:30 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Getafe | 20:30 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Barcelona | 20:30 | Real Betis |  |
| Celta Vigo | 20:30 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Las Palmas | 21:00 | Granada |  |
| Thursday 31 December 2015 | ||||
| Villarreal | 16:00 | Valencia |  |