La Liga (Week 17) : Betis defeats Leganés 2-0
SPAIN, Jan. 8, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 17: After losing 1-0 to Alavés on December 16, Los Beticos returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Leganés this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Real Betis nor Leganés have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Castro Ruben ('51) and Piccini ('85).
Real Betis remains in 14th place with 21 points from 17 games, tie on points with Celta Vigo, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 8, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 40 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Las Palmas | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Eibar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Alavés | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Malaga | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Leganés | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 16 |
| 17 | Valencia | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 12 |
| 19 | Granada | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 9 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Real Betis
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 2-0 Leganés (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Alavés 1-0 Real Betis (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Real Betis (14 Jan.)
CD Leganés
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Leganés 2-0 Osasuna (21 Nov.)
- Previous game:Leganés 1-1 Eibar (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Leganés - Athletic Bilbao (14 Jan.)
Real Betis
2:0
Leganés
2:0 (0:0)
- 8 January 2017
- 16:15
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 40 |
| 2 |  Sevilla | 36 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 34 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 31 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 29 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 6 January 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 1-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
| Real Madrid | 5-0 | Granada |  |
 | Eibar | 0-2 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Las Palmas | 1-0 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 0-4 | Sevilla | |
| Sunday 8 January 2017 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 0-0 | Alavés |  |
| Real Betis | 2-0 | Leganés | |
 | Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Malaga |  |
| Villarreal | 20:45 | Barcelona | |
| Monday 9 January 2017 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 20:45 | Valencia |  |