La Liga (Week 12) : Espanyol beats Alavés 1-0
SPAIN, Nov. 20, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 12: After their 0-0 draw against Athletic Bilbao on November 6, Los Periquitos bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Alavés this Sunday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Espanyol forward Gerard Moreno with just 9 minutes remaining in regulation time.
RCD Espanyol climbed to 12nd place with 15 points from 12 games, only one point behind Malaga CF.
View : Full La Liga table (as of November 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 21 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Eibar | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Malaga | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Alavés | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 13 |
| 15 | Valencia | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 10 |
| 17 | Leganés | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 9 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 7 |
| 20 | Granada | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 4 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Deportivo Alavés
- Position: 14 -2
- Best performance of the season:Alavés 3-1 Granada (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Osasuna 0-1 Alavés (5 Nov.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Alavés (27 Nov.)
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 12 +1
- Best performance of the season:Osasuna 1-2 Espanyol (22 Sep.)
- Previous game:Espanyol 0-0 Athletic Bilbao (6 Nov.)
- Next game:Espanyol - Leganés (26 Nov.)
Alavés
0:1
Espanyol
0:1 (0:0)
- 20 November 2016
- 12:00
- Vitoria
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 30 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 26 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 24 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 22 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 21 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 18 November 2016 | ||||
 | Real Betis | 2-0 | Las Palmas |  |
| Saturday 19 November 2016 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2-3 | Sevilla | |
| Barcelona | 0-0 | Malaga |  |
 | Eibar | 1-0 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 0-3 | Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 20 November 2016 | ||||
| Alavés | 0-1 | Espanyol | |
 | Valencia | 16:15 | Granada |  |
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:30 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 20:45 | Villarreal | |
| Monday 21 November 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 20:45 | Osasuna |  |