La Liga (Week 18) : Sevilla beats Real Madrid 2-1
SPAIN, Jan. 15, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 18: After two straigth victories against Deportivo La Coruna and Granada, Los Blancos lost 2-1 against Sevilla.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Ramos ('85 own) and Jovetić ('90).
Real Madrid remains in first place with 40 points from 17 games, one point ahead of runner-up Sevilla FC.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 40 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 38 |
| 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 | Eibar | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 24 |
| 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 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 12 |
| 19 | Granada | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 10 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 38 | -21 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Sevilla FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Real Sociedad 0-4 Sevilla (7 Jan.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 0-4 Sevilla (7 Jan.)
- Next game:Osasuna - Sevilla (22 Jan.)
Real Madrid
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 1-6 Real Madrid (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Real Madrid 5-0 Granada (7 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Malaga (21 Jan.)
Sevilla
2:1
Real Madrid
2:1 (0:0)
- 15 January 2017
- 20:45
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 40 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 39 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 38 |
| 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 | 2-3 | Eibar |  |
 | Granada | 1-1 | Osasuna |  |
| Sevilla | 2-1 | Real Madrid | |
| Monday 16 January 2017 | ||||
 | Malaga | 20:45 | Real Sociedad |  |