La Liga (Week 18) : Real Sociedad beats Malaga 2-0
SPAIN, Jan. 16, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 18: After losing 0-4 to Sevilla on January 7, La Real bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Malaga this Monday.
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 Martínez ('50) and Juanmi Juan ('62).
Real Sociedad climbed to fifth place with 32 points from 18 games, 2 points behind Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 16, 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 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 31 |
| 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 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 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
Malaga CF
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 3-1 Malaga (8 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Madrid - Malaga (21 Jan.)
Real Sociedad
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Real Sociedad 4-1 Las Palmas (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 0-4 Sevilla (7 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Celta Vigo (22 Jan.)
Malaga
0:2
Real Sociedad
0:2 (0:0)
- 16 January 2017
- 20:45
- Malaga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 40 |
| 2 |  Sevilla | 39 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 38 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 34 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 32 |
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 | 0-2 | Real Sociedad | |