La Liga (Week 21) : Espanyol defeats Malaga 1-0
SPAIN, Feb. 4, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 21: Three wins in a row for Espanyol. After their success against Granada and Sevilla, Los Periquitos continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 1-0 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Espanyol striker Pablo Piatti goal in the 17th minute.
RCD Espanyol climbed to 8th place with 32 points from 21 games, tie on points with Athletic Bilbao, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of February 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 17 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 42 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 42 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Espanyol | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Eibar | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 28 |
| 12 | Alavés | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Malaga | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Valencia | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 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 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 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
Malaga CF
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Osasuna 1-1 Malaga (27 Jan.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Malaga (12 Feb.)
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Espanyol 3-0 Leganés (26 Nov.)
- Previous game:Espanyol 3-1 Sevilla (29 Jan.)
- Next game:Espanyol - Real Sociedad (10 Feb.)
Malaga
0:1
Espanyol
0:1 (0:1)
- 4 February 2017
- 13:00
- Malaga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 46 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 42 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 42 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 36 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Saturday 4 February 2017 | ||||
| Malaga | 0-1 | Espanyol | |
| Barcelona | 16:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 18:30 | Leganés |  |
 | Valencia | 20:45 | Eibar |  |
| Sunday 5 February 2017 | ||||
| Sevilla | 12:00 | Villarreal |  |
 | Sporting Gijon | 16:15 | Alavés |  |
| Real Sociedad | 18:30 | Osasuna |  |
| Monday 6 February 2017 | ||||
 | Granada | 20:45 | Las Palmas |  |
| Wednesday 8 March 2017 | ||||
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 18:45 | Real Betis |  |
| Wednesday 17 May 2017 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 21:00 | Real Madrid | |