La Liga (Week 12) : Bilbao defeats Villarreal 1-0
SPAIN, Nov. 20, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 12: After a 2-0 victory over Real Betis on November 6, El Submarino Amarillo lost 1-0 against Athletic Bilbao.
45 minutes of play and neither Athletic Bilbao nor Villarreal have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Athletic Bilbao midfielder Raúl García in the 67th minute.
Villarreal CF are down in fourth place with 22 points from 12 games, 2 points behind Sevilla FC.
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 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 21 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Eibar | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 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 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 11 |
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 9 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 7 |
| 20 | Granada | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Sevilla (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Espanyol 0-0 Athletic Bilbao (6 Nov.)
- Next game:Las Palmas - Athletic Bilbao (28 Nov.)
Villarreal CF
- Position: 4 -1
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 5-0 Celta Vigo (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Villarreal 2-0 Real Betis (6 Nov.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Alavés (27 Nov.)
Athletic Bilbao
1:0
Villarreal
1:0 (0:0)
- 20 November 2016
- 20:45
- Bilbao
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 30 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 26 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 24 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 22 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 22 |
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 | 1-1 | Granada |  |
 | Sporting Gijon | 1-3 | Real Sociedad | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 | Villarreal | |
| Monday 21 November 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 20:45 | Osasuna |  |