La Liga (Week 22) : Villarreal and Malaga play to a 1-1 draw
SPAIN, Feb. 12, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 22: The match between Villarreal and Malaga ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Malaga players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Brazilian forward Charles Dias Oliveira in the 14th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Villarreal with a saving goal from Villarreal midfielder Soriano Bruno on penalty in the 63rd minute.
Villarreal CF remains in 6th place with 36 points from 22 games, 3 points behind Atletico Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of February 12, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 36 | 49 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 43 | 48 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 43 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 41 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 39 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 36 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Eibar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Alavés | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Malaga | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 23 |
| 15 | Valencia | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Leganés | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 18 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 13 |
| 19 | Granada | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 44 | -27 | 13 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 49 | -25 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Villarreal CF
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 5-0 Celta Vigo (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sevilla 0-0 Villarreal (5 Feb.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Villarreal (19 Feb.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Malaga 0-1 Espanyol (4 Feb.)
- Next game:Malaga - Las Palmas (20 Feb.)
Villarreal
1:1
Malaga
1:1 (0:1)
- 12 February 2017
- 12:00
- Villarreal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 49 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 48 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 43 |
| 4 |  Real Sociedad | 41 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 39 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 10 February 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 1-2 | Real Sociedad | |
| Saturday 11 February 2017 | ||||
 | Real Betis | 0-0 | Valencia |  |
 | Alavés | 0-6 | Barcelona | |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Osasuna | 1-3 | Real Madrid | |
| Sunday 12 February 2017 | ||||
| Villarreal | 1-1 | Malaga | |
 | Leganés | 16:15 | Sporting Gijon |  |
 | Las Palmas | 18:30 | Sevilla | |
| Atletico Madrid | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Monday 13 February 2017 | ||||
 | Eibar | 20:45 | Granada |  |