La Liga (Week 16) : Valencia defeats Real Madrid 2-1
SPAIN, Feb. 22, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 16: After four straigth victories against Malaga, Real Sociedad, Osasuna and Espanyol, Los Blancos lost 2-1 against Valencia.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Simone Zaza ('4) and Orellana Fabian ('9).
Real Madrid remains in first place with 52 points from 22 games, one point ahead of runner-up FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of December 19, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 20 | 37 | 52 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 19 | 44 | 51 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 49 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 24 | 45 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 39 |
| 7 | Eibar | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Espanyol | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Alavés | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Malaga | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Valencia | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 24 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Leganés | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 39 | -23 | 18 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 16 |
| 19 | Granada | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 49 | -28 | 16 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 52 | -28 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Valencia CF
- Position: 14 +3
- Best performance of the season:Valencia 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (19 Feb.)
- Previous game:Valencia 2-0 Athletic Bilbao (19 Feb.)
- Next game:Alavés - Valencia (25 Feb.)
Real Madrid
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 1-6 Real Madrid (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Real Madrid 2-0 Espanyol (18 Feb.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Real Madrid (26 Feb.)
Valencia
2:1
Real Madrid
2:1 (2:1)
- 22 February 2017
- 18:45
- Valencia
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 52 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 51 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 49 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 45 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 41 |
Week 16 Results
| Friday 16 December 2016 | ||||
 | Alavés | 1-0 | Real Betis |  |
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 1-3 | Villarreal |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Granada | 0-2 | Real Sociedad | |
| Sevilla | 4-1 | Malaga |  |
| Sunday 18 December 2016 | ||||
 | Leganés | 1-1 | Eibar |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2-0 | Osasuna |  |
| Barcelona | 4-1 | Espanyol |  |
| Monday 19 December 2016 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 2-1 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Wednesday 22 February 2017 | ||||
| Valencia | 2-1 | Real Madrid | |