La Liga (Week 27) : Villarreal defeats Celta Vigo 1-0
SPAIN, Mar. 12, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 27: Three wins in a row for Villarreal. After their success against Osasuna and Espanyol, El Submarino Amarillo continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo this Sunday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Villarreal striker Roberto Soldado goal in the 45th minute.
Villarreal CF climbed to fifth place with 48 points from 27 games, 4 points behind Atletico Madrid.
View : Full La Liga table (as of March 12, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 23 | 54 | 60 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 26 | 41 | 59 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 57 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 22 | 27 | 52 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 48 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Eibar | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 39 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Alavés | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 37 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 45 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Valencia | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 30 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 28 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 27 |
| 16 | Malaga | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 26 |
| 17 | Leganés | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 25 |
| 18 | Granada | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 55 | -31 | 19 |
| 19 | Sporting Gijon | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 18 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 64 | -37 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Celta Vigo
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Celta Vigo 4-1 Deportivo La Coruna (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 5-0 Celta Vigo (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Celta Vigo (19 Mar.)
Villarreal CF
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 5-0 Celta Vigo (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Villarreal 2-0 Espanyol (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Las Palmas - Villarreal (17 Mar.)
Celta Vigo
0:1
Villarreal
0:1 (0:1)
- 12 March 2017
- 18:30
- Vigo
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 60 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 59 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 57 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 52 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 48 |
Week 27 Results
| Friday 10 March 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 4-3 | Las Palmas |  |
| Saturday 11 March 2017 | ||||
 | Valencia | 1-1 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Sevilla | 1-1 | Leganés |  |
 | Malaga | 1-2 | Alavés |  |
 | Granada | 0-1 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Sunday 12 March 2017 | ||||
 | Real Sociedad | 0-2 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 2-1 | Barcelona | |
| Celta Vigo | 0-1 | Villarreal | |
| Real Madrid | 20:45 | Real Betis |  |
| Monday 13 March 2017 | ||||
 | Osasuna | 20:45 | Eibar |  |