La Liga (Week 18) : Villarreal defeats Deportivo 2-1
SPAIN, Jan. 3, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 18: Five wins in a row for Villarreal. After their success against Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Valencia, El Submarino Amarillo continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Deportivo La Coruna this Sunday.
Soriano Bruno scored dual goals
Villarreal dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Soriano Bruno in the 36th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, El Submarino Amarillo further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Soriano Bruno on penalty in stoppage time.
Villarreal CF remains in fourth place with 36 points from 18 games, tie on points with Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 3, 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 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 27 |
| 8 | Eibar | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Sevilla | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 26 |
| 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 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 20 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Getafe | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | Las Palmas | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 17 | Granada | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 15 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 41 | -21 | 15 |
| 20 | Levante | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Deportivo La Coruna
- Position: 7 -1
- Best performance of the season:Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 Espanyol (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Getafe 0-0 Deportivo La Coruna (30 Dec.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Deportivo La Coruna (9 Jan.)
Villarreal CF
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 3-1 Athletic Bilbao (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Villarreal 1-0 Valencia (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Sporting Gijon (10 Jan.)
- 3 January 2016
- 18:15
- A Coruña
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atletico Madrid | 41 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 39 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 36 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 36 |
| 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 | 2-2 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Granada | 2-1 | Sevilla |  |
 | Real Betis | 0-4 | Eibar |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 2-2 | Las Palmas |  |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 1-2 | Villarreal | |
 | Valencia | 20:30 | Real Madrid | |
| Monday 4 January 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 20:30 | Getafe |  |