La Liga (Week 37) : Real Madrid beats Valencia 3-2
SPAIN, May. 8, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 37: 11 wins in a row for Real Madrid. After their success against Levante, Celta Vigo, Las Palmas, Sevilla, Barcelona, Eibar, Getafe, Villarreal, Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad, Los Blancos continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 3-2 victory over Valencia this Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored dual goals
Real Madrid dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ronaldo ('26) and Benzema ('42). Leading 2-0 at the break, Los Blancos further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Ronaldo in the 58th minute.
Real Madrid climbed to second place with 87 points from 37 games, only one point behind FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of May 8, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 37 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 109 | 29 | 80 | 88 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 37 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 108 | 34 | 74 | 87 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 37 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 18 | 43 | 85 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 37 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 64 |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 60 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 44 | 11 | 59 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 52 |
| 8 | Malaga | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 45 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 48 | -4 | 45 |
| 10 | Valencia | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 44 |
| 12 | Eibar | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 43 |
| 13 | Deportivo La Coruna | 37 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 42 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 51 | -19 | 42 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 72 | -36 | 40 |
| 16 | Granada | 37 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 66 | -20 | 39 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijon | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 36 |
| 18 | Getafe | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 36 |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 37 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 35 |
| 20 | Levante | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 67 | -31 | 32 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Real Madrid
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Real Madrid 10-2 Rayo Vallecano (20 Dec.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid (30 Apr.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Real Madrid (14 May.)
Valencia CF
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 1-5 Valencia (7 Nov.)
- Previous game:Valencia 0-2 Villarreal (1 May.)
- Next game:Valencia - Real Sociedad (13 May.)
- 8 May 2016
- 17:00
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 88 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 87 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 85 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 64 |
| 5 |  Celta Vigo | 60 |
Week 37 Results
| Sunday 8 May 2016 | ||||
 | Las Palmas | 0-0 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Barcelona | 5-0 | Espanyol |  |
| Villarreal | 0-2 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Levante | 2-1 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Sevilla | 1-4 | Granada |  |
 | Eibar | 1-1 | Real Betis |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 2-1 | Rayo Vallecano |  |
| Celta Vigo | 1-0 | Malaga |  |
 | Getafe | 1-1 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Real Madrid | 3-2 | Valencia | |