La Liga (Week 9) : Sevilla beats Atletico 1-0
SPAIN, Oct. 23, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 9: After three straigth victories against Deportivo La Coruna, Valencia and Granada, Los Colchoneros lost 1-0 against Sevilla.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by French midfielder N Zonzi Steven in the 73rd minute.
Sevilla FC climbed to first place with 20 points from 9 games, one point ahead of runner-up FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevilla | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | Eibar | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 11 |
| 12 | Alavés | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Leganés | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Malaga | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 8 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 8 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Granada | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Sevilla FC
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 6-4 Espanyol (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Leganés 2-3 Sevilla (15 Oct.)
- Next game:Sporting Gijon - Sevilla (29 Oct.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 3 -2
- Best performance of the season:Atletico Madrid 7-1 Granada (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 7-1 Granada (15 Oct.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Malaga (29 Oct.)
Sevilla
1:0
Atletico Madrid
1:0 (0:0)
- 23 October 2016
- 16:15
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sevilla | 20 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 19 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 18 |
| 4 |  Real Madrid | 18 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 16 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 21 October 2016 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 1-2 | Real Betis |  |
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 3-3 | Eibar |  |
 | Valencia | 2-3 | Barcelona | |
 | Real Sociedad | 3-0 | Alavés |  |
 | Granada | 0-0 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Sunday 23 October 2016 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 4-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Sevilla | 1-0 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Villarreal | 18:30 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Malaga | 18:30 | Leganés |  |
| Real Madrid | 20:45 | Athletic Bilbao |  |