La Liga (Week 18) : Valencia and Real Madrid play out 2-2 draw
SPAIN, Jan. 3, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 18: Real Madrid was held to a 2-2 draw by Valencia on Sunday.
One goal for both sides in the first half, Parejo ('45 on penalty) for Valencia, Benzema ('16) for Real Madrid and one each in the second, Alcácer ('83) for Valencia, Bale ('82) for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid remains in third place with 37 points from 18 games, 2 points behind FC Barcelona, 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 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 37 |
| 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 | Valencia | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Malaga | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 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
Valencia CF
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 1-5 Valencia (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Villarreal 1-0 Valencia (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Valencia (10 Jan.)
Real Madrid
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Real Madrid 10-2 Rayo Vallecano (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Real Madrid 3-1 Real Sociedad (30 Dec.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Deportivo La Coruna (9 Jan.)
Valencia
2:2
Real Madrid
2:2 (1:1)
- 3 January 2016
- 20:30
- Valencia
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atletico Madrid | 41 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 39 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 37 |
| 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 | 2-2 | Real Madrid | |
| Monday 4 January 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 20:30 | Getafe |  |