La Liga (Week 16) : Bilbao defeats Celta Vigo 2-1
SPAIN, Dec. 19, 2016 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 16: After losing 1-0 to Real Betis on December 11, Los Leones bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Celta Vigo this Monday.
45 minutes of play and neither Athletic Bilbao nor Celta Vigo have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Aduriz ('82 on penalty) and San Jose Mikel ('90).
Athletic Bilbao remains in 7th place with 26 points from 16 games, 2 points behind Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of December 19, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 37 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 33 |
| 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 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Eibar | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 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 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Leganés | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 16 |
| 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 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 7 |
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 Eibar (4 Dec.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Alavés (8 Jan.)
Celta Vigo
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 4-1 Deportivo La Coruna (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 0-3 Sevilla (11 Dec.)
- Next game:Celta Vigo - Malaga (8 Jan.)
Athletic Bilbao
2:1
Celta Vigo
2:1 (0:0)
- 19 December 2016
- 20:45
- Bilbao
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 37 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 34 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 33 |
| 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 | 1-1 | Eibar |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2-0 | Osasuna |  |
| Barcelona | 4-1 | Espanyol |  |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 | Celta Vigo | |
| Wednesday 22 February 2017 | ||||
 | Valencia | 18:45 | Real Madrid | |