La Liga (Week 10) : Atletico beats Malaga 4-2
SPAIN, Oct. 29, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 10: After losing 1-0 to Sevilla on October 23, Los Colchoneros bounced back with a 4-2 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco and Kevin Gameiro scored dual goals
Atletico Madrid dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ferreira-Carrasco ('7) and Gameiro ('24, '44). Leading 3-1 at the break, Los Colchoneros further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Ferreira-Carrasco with just 4 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Atletico Madrid climbed to second place with 21 points from 10 games, 3 points behind Real Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 29, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 24 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 21 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Eibar | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Malaga | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Real Betis | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 11 |
| 13 | Alavés | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Leganés | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Valencia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 9 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijon | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 9 |
| 17 | Espanyol | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruna | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 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
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 2 +3
- Best performance of the season:Atletico Madrid 7-1 Granada (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 1-0 Atletico Madrid (23 Oct.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Atletico Madrid (5 Nov.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Next game:Malaga - Sporting Gijon (4 Nov.)
Atletico Madrid
4:2
Malaga
4:2 (3:1)
- 29 October 2016
- 16:30
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 24 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 21 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 21 |
| 4 |  Barcelona | 19 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 19 |
Week 10 Results
| Friday 28 October 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 0-2 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Saturday 29 October 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 1-1 | Sevilla | |
 | Alavés | 1-4 | Real Madrid | |
| Atletico Madrid | 4-2 | Malaga | |
| Barcelona | 18:45 | Granada |  |
| Sunday 30 October 2016 | ||||
 | Eibar | 12:00 | Villarreal | |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 16:15 | Osasuna |  |
 | Real Betis | 18:30 | Espanyol |  |
 | Las Palmas | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Monday 31 October 2016 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:45 | Valencia |  |