La Liga (Week 1) : Sevilla defeats Espanyol 6-4
SPAIN, Aug. 20, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga: Sevilla FC won their first game of season against RCD Espanyol.
Luciano Vietto scored dual goals
Three goals for both sides during the first half, Piatti (8e), Perez Hernan (26e) and Sanchez Victor (44e) for Sevilla, Sarabia (15e) and Vietto (22e, 45e) for Espanyol. After the break, Los Sevillistas settled the issue with three additional goals by Vázquez ('54), Ben-Yedder ('66) and Kiyotake ('74).
View : Full La Liga table (as of August 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Deportivo La Coruna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Granada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Malaga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Osasuna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Atletico Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Las Palmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Leganés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sporting Gijon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Eibar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Real Betis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Sevilla FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 6-4 Espanyol (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Sevilla (28 Aug.)
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 19
- Next game:Espanyol - Malaga (26 Aug.)
Sevilla
6:4
Espanyol
6:4 (3:3)
- 20 August 2016
- 22:15
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 3 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 3 |
| 3 |  Deportivo La Coruna | 3 |
| 4 |  Granada | 1 |
| 4 |  Malaga | 1 |
Week 1 Results
| Friday 19 August 2016 | ||||
| Malaga | 1-1 | Osasuna |  |
| Deportivo La Coruna | 2-1 | Eibar |  |
| Saturday 20 August 2016 | ||||
| Barcelona | 6-2 | Real Betis |  |
| Granada | 1-1 | Villarreal |  |
| Sevilla | 6-4 | Espanyol | |
| Sunday 21 August 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 20:15 | Real Madrid |  |
 | Atletico Madrid | 22:15 | Alavés |  |
| Monday 22 August 2016 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 20:00 | Leganés |  |
 | Valencia | 22:00 | Las Palmas |  |