La Liga (Week 8) : Alavés draw 1-1 with Malaga
SPAIN, Oct. 16, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 8: The match between Alavés and Malaga ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Alavés players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Brazilian forward Deyverson Silva in the 9th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Malaga with a saving goal from Venezuelan defender Roberto Rosales in the 85th minute.
Deportivo Alavés climbed to 9th place with 10 points from 8 games, only one point behind SD Eibar, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| 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 | Alavés | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Leganés | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Malaga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Deportivo La Coruna | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 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
55582
Overview
Deportivo Alavés
- Position: 9 +3
- Best performance of the season:Alavés 3-1 Granada (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 2-1 Alavés (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Alavés (22 Oct.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 13 +1
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (2 Oct.)
- Previous game:Malaga 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (2 Oct.)
- Next game:Malaga - Leganés (23 Oct.)
Alavés
1:1
Malaga
1:1 (1:0)
- 16 October 2016
- 12:00
- Vitoria
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Atletico Madrid | 18 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 18 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 17 |
| 4 |  Barcelona | 16 |
| 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 | 1-6 | Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 16 October 2016 | ||||
| Alavés | 1-1 | 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 |  |