La Liga (Week 17) : Sevilla defeats Espanyol 2-0
SPAIN, Dec. 30, 2015 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 17: After their 0-0 draw against Real Betis on December 19, Los Sevillistas bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol this Wednesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Ciro Immobile ('16) and Éver Banega ('41).
Sevilla FC climbed to 7th place with 26 points from 17 games, tie on points with Deportivo La Coruna, which has a game in hand.
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 |
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Overview
Sevilla FC
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 5-0 Getafe (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 0-0 Sevilla (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Granada - Sevilla (3 Jan.)
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 1-3 Espanyol (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Espanyol 1-0 Las Palmas (19 Dec.)
- Next game:Espanyol - Barcelona (2 Jan.)
Sevilla
2:0
Espanyol
2:0 (2:0)
- 30 December 2015
- 18:15
- Seville
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 |  |