La Liga (Week 32) : Atletico beats Espanyol 3-1
SPAIN, Apr. 9, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 32: Two wins in a row for Atletico Madrid. After their 5-1 win against Real Betis on April 2, Los Colchoneros continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 3-1 victory over Espanyol this Saturday.
Espanyol midfielder Diop Pape opened the score in the 29th minute, before seeing Atletico Madrid catch up in the 35th minute thanks to Fernando Torres. 1-1 at half time. Los Colchoneros eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Griezmann ('59) and Koke ('89).
Atletico Madrid remains in second place with 73 points from 32 games, 3 points behind FC Barcelona, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of April 9, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 26 | 61 | 76 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 16 | 38 | 73 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 93 | 29 | 64 | 72 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 57 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 49 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 48 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 48 |
| 8 | Malaga | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 41 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | Eibar | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 38 |
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruna | 31 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 37 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 36 |
| 14 | Valencia | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 34 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 34 |
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 63 | -20 | 31 |
| 17 | Granada | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 57 | -24 | 30 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 28 |
| 19 | Getafe | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 54 | -26 | 28 |
| 20 | Levante | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 54 | -26 | 25 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 2-4 Espanyol (27 Feb.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-1 Espanyol (3 Apr.)
- Next game:Levante - Espanyol (15 Apr.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Atletico Madrid 5-1 Real Betis (2 Apr.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 5-1 Real Betis (2 Apr.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Granada (17 Apr.)
- 9 April 2016
- 18:15
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 76 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 73 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 72 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 57 |
| 5 |  Celta Vigo | 49 |
Week 32 Results
| Friday 8 April 2016 | ||||
 | Granada | 0-0 | Malaga |  |
| Saturday 9 April 2016 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 4-0 | Eibar |  |
| Espanyol | 1-3 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Real Sociedad | 20:30 | Barcelona | |
 | Real Betis | 22:05 | Levante |  |
| Sunday 10 April 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 12:00 | Celta Vigo | |
 | Valencia | 16:00 | Sevilla |  |
| Villarreal | 18:15 | Getafe |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 20:30 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
| Monday 11 April 2016 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:30 | Las Palmas |  |