La Liga (Week 26) : Real Sociedad defeats Betis 3-2
SPAIN, Mar. 3, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 26: After their 2-2 draw against Eibar on February 28, La Real bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Real Betis this Friday.
Prieto Xabi scored dual goals
Real Sociedad dominated the first half thanks to goals from Bautista Jon ('9) and Prieto Xabi ('26). Leading 2-1 at the break, La Real further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Prieto Xabi in the 72nd minute.
Real Sociedad climbed to fourth place with 48 points from 26 games, 7 points behind Sevilla FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of March 3, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 21 | 50 | 57 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 56 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 55 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 48 |
| 5 | Atletico Madrid | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 46 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | Eibar | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 38 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Alavés | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Valencia | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -14 | 27 |
| 15 | Malaga | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 26 |
| 16 | Leganés | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 40 | -20 | 21 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 20 |
| 18 | Granada | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 53 | -29 | 19 |
| 19 | Sporting Gijon | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 54 | -27 | 17 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 25 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Real Betis
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 2-0 Leganés (8 Jan.)
- Previous game:Malaga 1-2 Real Betis (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Real Betis (8 Mar.)
Real Sociedad
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Real Sociedad 4-1 Las Palmas (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 2-2 Eibar (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Real Sociedad - Athletic Bilbao (12 Mar.)
Real Betis
2:3
Real Sociedad
2:3 (1:2)
- 3 March 2017
- 20:45
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 57 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 56 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 55 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 48 |
| 5 |  Atletico Madrid | 46 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 3 March 2017 | ||||
| Real Betis | 2-3 | Real Sociedad | |
| Saturday 4 March 2017 | ||||
 | Leganés | 13:00 | Granada |  |
 | Eibar | 16:15 | Real Madrid | |
 | Villarreal | 18:30 | Espanyol |  |
| Barcelona | 20:45 | Celta Vigo |  |
| Sunday 5 March 2017 | ||||
 | Sporting Gijon | 12:00 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 16:15 | Valencia |  |
 | Las Palmas | 18:30 | Osasuna |  |
 | Athletic Bilbao | 20:45 | Malaga |  |
| Monday 6 March 2017 | ||||
 | Alavés | 20:45 | Sevilla | |