La Liga (Week 4) : Real Madrid defeats Espanyol 2-0
SPAIN, Sep. 18, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 4: Four wins in a row for Real Madrid. After their success against Real Sociedad, Celta Vigo and Osasuna, Los Blancos continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol this Sunday.
Real Madrid dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Colombian midfielder James Rodríguez in the 45th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Los Blancos further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Benzema in the 71st minute.
Real Madrid remains in first place with 12 points from 4 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 18, 2016) »
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
2 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
3 | Las Palmas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
4 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
5 | Sevilla | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Villarreal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
7 | Eibar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
8 | Sporting Gijon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
9 | Athletic Bilbao | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
10 | Alavés | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
11 | Real Betis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 |
12 | Deportivo La Coruna | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
13 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
14 | Leganés | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
15 | Malaga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
16 | Espanyol | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 2 |
17 | Granada | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
18 | Osasuna | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
19 | Celta Vigo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
20 | Valencia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 16 -1
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 1-1 Espanyol (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Osasuna - Espanyol (22 Sep.)
Real Madrid
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Real Madrid 5-2 Osasuna (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Real Madrid 5-2 Osasuna (10 Sep.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Villarreal (21 Sep.)
Espanyol
0:2
Real Madrid
0:2 (0:1)
- 18 September 2016
- 20:45
- Barcelona
Table
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Real Madrid | 12 |
2 | Barcelona | 9 |
3 | Las Palmas | 9 |
4 | Atletico Madrid | 8 |
5 | Sevilla | 8 |
Week 4 Results
Friday 16 September 2016 | ||||
Real Betis | 2-2 | Granada | ||
Saturday 17 September 2016 | ||||
Leganés | 1-5 | Barcelona | ||
Atletico Madrid | 5-0 | Sporting Gijon | ||
Eibar | 1-1 | Sevilla | ||
Las Palmas | 1-0 | Malaga | ||
Sunday 18 September 2016 | ||||
Osasuna | 0-0 | Celta Vigo | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 | Valencia | ||
Villarreal | 2-1 | Real Sociedad | ||
Espanyol | 0-2 | Real Madrid | ||
Monday 19 September 2016 | ||||
Alavés | 20:45 | Deportivo La Coruna |