La Liga (Week 5) : Sevilla defeats Betis 1-0
SPAIN, Sep. 20, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 5: After their 1-1 draw against Eibar on September 17, Los Sevillistas bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Real Betis this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Sevilla nor Real Betis have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Mercado Gabriel in the 51st minute.
Sevilla FC climbed to second place with 11 points from 5 games, only one point behind Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Las Palmas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Eibar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Sporting Gijon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Alavés | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Deportivo La Coruna | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Malaga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Leganés | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 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 |
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Overview
Sevilla FC
- Position: 2 +3
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 6-4 Espanyol (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Eibar 1-1 Sevilla (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Sevilla (24 Sep.)
Real Betis
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Valencia 2-3 Real Betis (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 2-2 Granada (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Real Betis - Malaga (23 Sep.)
Sevilla
1:0
Real Betis
1:0 (0:0)
- 20 September 2016
- 22:00
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 12 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 11 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 9 |
| 4 |  Las Palmas | 9 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 8 |
Week 5 Results
| Tuesday 20 September 2016 | ||||
 | Malaga | 2-1 | Eibar |  |
| Sevilla | 1-0 | Real Betis | |
| Wednesday 21 September 2016 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 20:00 | Villarreal |  |
 | Celta Vigo | 20:00 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Granada | 22:00 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 22:00 | Las Palmas | |
| Barcelona | 22:00 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Thursday 22 September 2016 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:00 | Leganés |  |
 | Osasuna | 20:00 | Espanyol |  |
 | Valencia | 22:00 | Alavés |  |