La Liga (Week 18) : Malaga beats Celta Vigo 2-0
SPAIN, Jan. 2, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 18: Celta crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 2-0 against Malaga.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Charles Dias Oliveira ('8) and Raúl Albentosa ('26).
Celta Vigo remains in fifth place with 31 points from 18 games, 2 points behind Villarreal CF, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 39 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 29 | 36 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 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 | Malaga | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Valencia | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 22 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 21 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 20 |
| 14 | Getafe | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijon | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Granada | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 39 | -21 | 14 |
| 20 | Levante | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Malaga CF
- Position: 10 +1
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 3-1 Real Sociedad (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Levante 0-1 Malaga (30 Dec.)
- Next game:Las Palmas - Malaga (10 Jan.)
Celta Vigo
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 4-1 Barcelona (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 0-1 Athletic Bilbao (30 Dec.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Atletico Madrid (10 Jan.)
Malaga
2:0
Celta Vigo
2:0 (2:0)
- 2 January 2016
- 22:05
- Malaga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atletico Madrid | 41 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 39 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 36 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 33 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 31 |
Week 18 Results
| Saturday 2 January 2016 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 0-0 | Barcelona | |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Levante |  |
| Malaga | 2-0 | Celta Vigo | |
| Sunday 3 January 2016 | ||||
 | Rayo Vallecano | 12:00 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Granada | 16:00 | Sevilla |  |
 | Real Betis | 16:00 | Eibar |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 18:15 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18:15 | Villarreal | |
 | Valencia | 20:30 | Real Madrid | |
| Monday 4 January 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 20:30 | Getafe |  |