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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Atletico Madrid | 44 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 42 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 40 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 39 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 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 |  |