La Liga (Week 17) : Villarreal draw 1-1 with Barcelona
SPAIN, Jan. 8, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 17: The match between Barcelona and Villarreal ended in a frustrating 1-1 draw on Sunday.
No goals in the first half and one each in the second, Sansone ('50) for Villarreal, Messi ('90) for Barcelona.
FC Barcelona are down in third place with 35 points from 17 games, one point behind Sevilla FC.
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 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 35 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 30 |
| 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 | Celta Vigo | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Eibar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Alavés | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Malaga | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 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
Villarreal CF
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 5-0 Celta Vigo (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sporting Gijon 1-3 Villarreal (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Villarreal (14 Jan.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 3 -1
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 0-5 Barcelona (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Las Palmas (14 Jan.)
Villarreal
1:1
Barcelona
1:1 (0:0)
- 8 January 2017
- 20:45
- Villarreal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 40 |
| 2 |  Sevilla | 36 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 35 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 31 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 30 |
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 | 3-1 | Malaga |  |
| Villarreal | 1-1 | Barcelona | |
| Monday 9 January 2017 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 20:45 | Valencia |  |