La Liga (Week 18) : Celta Vigo beats Alavés 1-0
SPAIN, Jan. 15, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 18: Two wins in a row for Celta Vigo. After their 3-1 win against Malaga on January 8, Celta continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 1-0 victory over Alavés this Sunday.
Alavés made Celta Vigo doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Serbian midfielder Nemanja Radoja with one minute left in regular time.
Celta Vigo climbed to 8th place with 27 points from 18 games, only one point behind Athletic Bilbao.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 31 | 40 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 38 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 34 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Eibar | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Alavés | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Malaga | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Leganés | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 17 |
| 17 | Valencia | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 16 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 12 |
| 19 | Granada | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 9 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Celta Vigo
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 4-1 Deportivo La Coruna (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 3-1 Malaga (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Celta Vigo (22 Jan.)
Deportivo Alavés
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Alavés 3-1 Granada (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 0-0 Alavés (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Alavés - Leganés (21 Jan.)
Celta Vigo
1:0
Alavés
1:0 (0:0)
- 15 January 2017
- 16:15
- Vigo
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 40 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 38 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 36 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 34 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 31 |
Week 18 Results
| Saturday 14 January 2017 | ||||
 | Leganés | 0-0 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Barcelona | 5-0 | Las Palmas |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Real Betis |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 0-0 | Villarreal | |
| Sunday 15 January 2017 | ||||
 | Valencia | 2-1 | Espanyol |  |
| Celta Vigo | 1-0 | Alavés | |
 | Sporting Gijon | 18:30 | Eibar |  |
 | Granada | 18:30 | Osasuna |  |
| Sevilla | 20:45 | Real Madrid | |
| Monday 16 January 2017 | ||||
 | Malaga | 20:45 | Real Sociedad |  |