La Liga (Week 3) : Villarreal defeats Malaga 2-0
SPAIN, Sep. 10, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 3: After their 1-1 draw against Granada on August 28 and 0-0 draw against Sevilla on August 28, El Submarino Amarillo bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Costa Jaume ('33) and Nicola Sansone ('44).
Villarreal CF climbed to 6th place with 5 points from 3 games, tie on points with Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Las Palmas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Leganés | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Eibar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Alavés | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Espanyol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Malaga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Granada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Osasuna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Valencia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| 20 | Celta Vigo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Malaga CF
- Position: 14 -4
- Previous game:Espanyol 2-2 Malaga (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Las Palmas - Malaga (17 Sep.)
Villarreal CF
- Position: 6 +5
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 0-2 Villarreal (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Villarreal 0-0 Sevilla (28 Aug.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Real Sociedad (18 Sep.)
Malaga
0:2
Villarreal
0:2 (0:2)
- 10 September 2016
- 18:15
- Malaga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 9 |
| 2 |  Sevilla | 7 |
| 3 |  Las Palmas | 6 |
| 4 |  Barcelona | 6 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 5 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 9 September 2016 | ||||
 | Real Sociedad | 1-1 | Espanyol |  |
| Saturday 10 September 2016 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 0-4 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Real Madrid | 5-2 | Osasuna |  |
| Sevilla | 2-1 | Las Palmas | |
| Malaga | 0-2 | Villarreal | |
| Barcelona | 20:30 | Alavés |  |
| Sunday 11 September 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 12:00 | Leganés |  |
 | Valencia | 16:00 | Real Betis |  |
 | Granada | 18:15 | Eibar |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:30 | Athletic Bilbao |  |