La Liga (Week 20) : Betis and Barcelona tied at 1-1
SPAIN, Jan. 29, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 20: Barcelona was held to a 1-1 draw by Real Betis on Sunday.
No goals in the first half and one each in the second, Alegria Alexander ('75) for Real Betis, Suárez ('90) for Barcelona.
FC Barcelona climbed to second place with 42 points from 20 games, only one point behind Real Madrid, which has two games in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of January 29, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 43 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 42 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | Celta Vigo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Eibar | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Alavés | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Malaga | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 22 |
| 15 | Valencia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Leganés | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 18 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 13 |
| 19 | Osasuna | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 10 |
| 20 | Granada | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Real Betis
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 2-0 Leganés (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 0-0 Sporting Gijon (22 Jan.)
- Next game:Real Betis - Valencia (11 Feb.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Barcelona 5-0 Las Palmas (14 Jan.)
- Previous game:Eibar 0-4 Barcelona (22 Jan.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Athletic Bilbao (4 Feb.)
Real Betis
1:1
Barcelona
1:1 (0:0)
- 29 January 2017
- 12:00
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 43 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 42 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 42 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 36 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 35 |
Week 20 Results
| Friday 27 January 2017 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 1-1 | Malaga |  |
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
 | Villarreal | 2-0 | Granada |  |
 | Alavés | 0-0 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Eibar | 3-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Leganés | 0-2 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Sunday 29 January 2017 | ||||
| Real Betis | 1-1 | Barcelona | |
 | Espanyol | 16:15 | Sevilla | |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 18:30 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Real Madrid | 20:45 | Real Sociedad | |
| Monday 30 January 2017 | ||||
 | Las Palmas | 20:45 | Valencia |  |