La Liga (Week 26) : Atletico beats Real Madrid 1-0
SPAIN, Feb. 27, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 26: After their 0-0 draw against Villarreal on February 21, Los Colchoneros bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid this Saturday.
Real Madrid made Atletico Madrid doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by French midfielder Antoine Griezmann in the 53rd minute.
Atletico Madrid remains in second place with 58 points from 26 games, 5 points behind FC Barcelona, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of February 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 20 | 47 | 63 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 58 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 25 | 46 | 54 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 38 |
| 7 | Eibar | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruna | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Valencia | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 31 |
| 12 | Malaga | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 31 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Getafe | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 26 |
| 15 | Rayo Vallecano | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 25 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijon | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 24 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 24 |
| 19 | Levante | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 45 | -21 | 20 |
| 20 | Granada | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Real Madrid
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Real Madrid 10-2 Rayo Vallecano (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-1 Real Madrid (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Levante - Real Madrid (2 Mar.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Las Palmas 0-3 Atletico Madrid (17 Jan.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 0-0 Villarreal (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Real Sociedad (1 Mar.)
Real Madrid
0:1
Atletico Madrid
0:1 (0:0)
- 27 February 2016
- 16:00
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 63 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 58 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 54 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 49 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 41 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 26 February 2016 | ||||
 | Eibar | 0-1 | Las Palmas |  |
| Saturday 27 February 2016 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 0-1 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:15 | Espanyol |  |
 | Getafe | 18:15 | Celta Vigo |  |
 | Real Betis | 20:30 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 22:05 | Malaga |  |
| Sunday 28 February 2016 | ||||
| Villarreal | 12:00 | Levante |  |
 | Valencia | 16:00 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18:15 | Granada |  |
| Barcelona | 20:30 | Sevilla | |