La Liga (Week 20) : Sevilla defeats Malaga 2-1
SPAIN, Jan. 16, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 20: Two wins in a row for Sevilla. After their 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao on January 9, Los Sevillistas continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Kevin Gameiro scored dual goals
Sevilla dominated the first half thanks to goals from Gameiro ('40, '42). Leading 2-0 at the break, Los Sevillistas further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Sevilla FC climbed to fifth place with 32 points from 20 games, 7 points behind Villarreal CF, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 16, 2016) »
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Atletico Madrid | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
2 | Barcelona | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 42 |
3 | Real Madrid | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 40 |
4 | Villarreal | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
5 | Sevilla | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 32 |
6 | Celta Vigo | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 31 |
7 | Eibar | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 30 |
8 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 28 |
9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 27 |
10 | Malaga | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 24 |
11 | Valencia | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
12 | Getafe | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 |
13 | Espanyol | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 21 |
14 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 20 |
15 | Real Betis | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 20 |
16 | Las Palmas | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 18 |
17 | Granada | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 17 |
18 | Sporting Gijon | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 15 |
19 | Rayo Vallecano | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 15 |
20 | Levante | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Sevilla FC
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 5-0 Getafe (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (9 Jan.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Sevilla (24 Jan.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 3-1 Real Sociedad (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Las Palmas 1-1 Malaga (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Malaga - Barcelona (23 Jan.)
Sevilla

2:1

Malaga
2:1 (2:0)
- 16 January 2016
- 16:00
- Seville
Table
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 44 |
2 | ![]() | 42 |
3 | ![]() | 40 |
4 | ![]() | 39 |
5 | ![]() | 32 |
Week 20 Results
Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
![]() | Sevilla | 2-1 | Malaga | ![]() |
![]() | Celta Vigo | 18:15 | Levante | ![]() |
![]() | Villarreal | 20:30 | Real Betis | ![]() |
![]() | Real Sociedad | 22:05 | Deportivo La Coruna | ![]() |
Sunday 17 January 2016 | ||||
![]() | Valencia | 12:00 | Rayo Vallecano | ![]() |
![]() | Real Madrid | 16:00 | Sporting Gijon | ![]() |
![]() | Las Palmas | 18:15 | Atletico Madrid | ![]() |
![]() | Getafe | 18:15 | Espanyol | ![]() |
![]() | Barcelona | 20:30 | Athletic Bilbao | ![]() |
Monday 18 January 2016 | ||||
![]() | Eibar | 20:30 | Granada | ![]() |