La Liga (Week 3) : Betis beats Valencia 3-2
SPAIN, Sep. 11, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 3: After their 0-0 draw against Deportivo La Coruna on August 26, Los Beticos returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Valencia this Sunday.
Castro Ruben scored dual goals
Real Betis dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Castro Ruben in the 38th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Los Beticos further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Joaquin Rodriguez '54 and Castro Ruben '90).
Real Betis climbed to 12nd place with 4 points from 3 games, tie on points with Real Sociedad.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 11, 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 | Sporting Gijon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Las Palmas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Alavés | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Leganés | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 13 | Eibar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Malaga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Granada | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Celta Vigo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Valencia CF
- Position: 19 +1
- Previous game:Eibar 1-0 Valencia (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Valencia (18 Sep.)
Real Betis
- Position: 12 +4
- Best performance of the season:Valencia 2-3 Real Betis (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 0-0 Deportivo La Coruna (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Real Betis - Granada (16 Sep.)
Valencia
2:3
Real Betis
2:3 (0:1)
- 11 September 2016
- 16:00
- Valencia
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 9 |
| 2 |  Sevilla | 7 |
| 3 |  Sporting Gijon | 7 |
| 4 |  Las Palmas | 6 |
| 5 |  Barcelona | 6 |
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 | 1-2 | Alavés |  |
| Sunday 11 September 2016 | ||||
| Sporting Gijon | 2-1 | Leganés |  |
| Valencia | 2-3 | Real Betis | |
 | Granada | 18:15 | Eibar |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:30 | Athletic Bilbao |  |