La Liga (Week 16) : Sevilla beats Malaga 4-1
SPAIN, Dec. 17, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 16: Two wins in a row for Sevilla. After their 0-3 win against Celta Vigo on December 11, Los Sevillistas continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 4-1 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Luciano Vietto scored dual goals
Sevilla dominated the first half thanks to goals from Vietto ('25, '28), Ben-Yedder ('34) and Vitolo Perez ('35). Leading 4-0 at the break, Los Sevillistas further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Sevilla FC climbed to second place with 33 points from 16 games, 4 points behind Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of December 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 37 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 31 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 28 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Eibar | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Malaga | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Alavés | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Leganés | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 13 |
| 17 | Valencia | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 12 |
| 19 | Granada | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 9 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Sevilla FC
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Sevilla 4-1 Malaga (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 0-3 Sevilla (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Sevilla (7 Jan.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-1 Granada (9 Dec.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Malaga (8 Jan.)
Sevilla
4:1
Malaga
4:1 (4:0)
- 17 December 2016
- 20:45
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 37 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 33 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 31 |
| 4 |  Villarreal | 29 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 29 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
 | Alavés | 1-0 | Real Betis |  |
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 1-3 | Villarreal | |
 | Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Granada | 0-2 | Real Sociedad | |
| Sevilla | 4-1 | Malaga | |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 16:15 | Eibar |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18:30 | Osasuna |  |
| Barcelona | 20:45 | Espanyol |  |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Wednesday 22 February 2017 | ||||
 | Valencia | 18:45 | Real Madrid | |