La Liga (Week 8) : Atletico beats Granada 7-1
SPAIN, Oct. 15, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 8: Three wins in a row for Atletico Madrid. After their success against Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia, Los Colchoneros continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 7-1 victory over Granada this Saturday.
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco scored tripple goals
Granada opened the score in the score in the 18th minute thanks to Isaac Cuenca, before Atletico Madrid regained the advantage with Ferreira-Carrasco ('34, '45). Leading 2-1 at the break, Los Colchoneros further widened their lead in the second period by scoring five times (Ferreira-Carrasco '61, Gaitan Nicolas '63, '81, Correa Angel '85 and Tiago Mendes '87).
Atletico Madrid remains in first place with 18 points from 8 games, one point ahead of runner-up Sevilla FC.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Las Palmas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Eibar | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Leganés | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Alavés | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Malaga | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Sporting Gijon | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Valencia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 6 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 |
| 20 | Granada | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Atletico Madrid 7-1 Granada (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Valencia 0-2 Atletico Madrid (2 Oct.)
- Next game:Sevilla - Atletico Madrid (23 Oct.)
Granada CF
- Position: 20
- Previous game:Granada 0-1 Leganés (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Granada - Sporting Gijon (22 Oct.)
- 15 October 2016
- 18:30
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 18 |
| 2 |  Sevilla | 17 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 16 |
| 4 |  Real Madrid | 15 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 14 October 2016 | ||||
 | Las Palmas | 0-0 | Espanyol |  |
| Saturday 15 October 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 2-3 | Sevilla | |
| Barcelona | 4-0 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 7-1 | Granada | |
 | Real Betis | 20:45 | Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 16 October 2016 | ||||
 | Alavés | 12:00 | Malaga |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 16:15 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:30 | Valencia |  |
| Villarreal | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Monday 17 October 2016 | ||||
 | Eibar | 20:45 | Osasuna |  |