La Liga (Week 2) : Real Madrid beats Celta Vigo 2-1
SPAIN, Aug. 27, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 2: Two wins in a row for Real Madrid. After their 0-3 win against Real Sociedad on August 21, Los Blancos continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Morata ('60) and Kroos ('81).
Real Madrid climbed to first place with 6 points from 2 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Deportivo La Coruna.
View : Full La Liga table (as of August 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Las Palmas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Sporting Gijon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Leganés | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Eibar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Malaga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Alavés | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Atletico Madrid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Granada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Osasuna | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Real Betis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Celta Vigo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Valencia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Real Madrid
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Real Sociedad 0-3 Real Madrid (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 0-3 Real Madrid (21 Aug.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Osasuna (10 Sep.)
Celta Vigo
- Position: 19 -3
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 0-1 Leganés (22 Aug.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Atletico Madrid (10 Sep.)
Real Madrid
2:1
Celta Vigo
2:1 (0:0)
- 27 August 2016
- 20:15
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 |
| 2 |  Deportivo La Coruna | 4 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 3 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 3 |
| 5 |  Las Palmas | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 26 August 2016 | ||||
 | Real Betis | 0-0 | Deportivo La Coruna | |
 | Espanyol | 2-2 | Malaga |  |
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 0-2 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Eibar | 1-0 | Valencia |  |
| Real Madrid | 2-1 | Celta Vigo | |
 | Leganés | 22:15 | Atletico Madrid |  |
| Sunday 28 August 2016 | ||||
 | Alavés | 18:15 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Las Palmas | 18:15 | Granada |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 20:15 | Barcelona | |
 | Villarreal | 22:15 | Sevilla | |