La Liga (Week 23) : Real Sociedad beats Espanyol 5-0
SPAIN, Feb. 8, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 23: Two wins in a row for Real Sociedad. After their 2-1 win against Real Betis on January 30, La Real continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 5-0 victory over Espanyol this Monday.
Jonathas scored dual goals
Real Sociedad dominated the first half thanks to goals from Jonathas De Jesus ('5) and Vela ('8). Leading 2-0 at the break, La Real further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Oyarzabal Mikel '52, Reyes '55 and Jonathas De Jesus '90).
Real Sociedad climbed to 11st place with 27 points from 23 games, 3 points behind Malaga CF.
View : Full La Liga table (as of February 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 11 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 21 | 45 | 50 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Celta Vigo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 35 |
| 8 | Eibar | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Malaga | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 27 |
| 12 | Getafe | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Valencia | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 25 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 23 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijon | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Espanyol | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 46 | -26 | 22 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21 |
| 19 | Granada | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 20 |
| 20 | Levante | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 1-3 Espanyol (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Real Madrid 6-0 Espanyol (31 Jan.)
- Next game:Valencia - Espanyol (13 Feb.)
Real Sociedad
- Position: 11 +2
- Best performance of the season:Espanyol 0-5 Real Sociedad (8 Feb.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 2-1 Real Betis (30 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Granada (14 Feb.)
Espanyol
0:5
Real Sociedad
0:5 (0:2)
- 8 February 2016
- 20:30
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 54 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 51 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 50 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 45 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 37 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 5 February 2016 | ||||
 | Malaga | 3-0 | Getafe |  |
| Saturday 6 February 2016 | ||||
| Atletico Madrid | 3-1 | Eibar |  |
 | Rayo Vallecano | 2-0 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 0-0 | Villarreal | |
 | Sporting Gijon | 1-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Sunday 7 February 2016 | ||||
 | Levante | 0-2 | Barcelona | |
 | Real Betis | 1-0 | Valencia |  |
 | Celta Vigo | 1-1 | Sevilla | |
 | Granada | 1-2 | Real Madrid | |
| Monday 8 February 2016 | ||||
| Espanyol | 0-5 | Real Sociedad | |