La Liga (Week 29) : Espanyol beats Betis 2-1
SPAIN, Mar. 31, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 29: After their 1-1 draw against Eibar on March 18, Los Periquitos returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Real Betis this Friday.
Real Betis made Espanyol doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Fuego Javi ('88) and Reyes ('90).
RCD Espanyol climbed to 8th place with 43 points from 29 games, only one point behind Athletic Bilbao, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of March 31, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 28 | 43 | 65 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 81 | 25 | 56 | 63 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 57 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 29 | 55 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 48 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 48 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Espanyol | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 43 |
| 9 | Eibar | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 41 |
| 10 | Alavés | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 38 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Real Betis | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | Valencia | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 51 | -13 | 30 |
| 15 | Malaga | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 27 |
| 17 | Leganés | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -19 | 26 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 21 |
| 19 | Granada | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 58 | -33 | 19 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 28 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 67 | -39 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Espanyol 3-0 Osasuna (26 Feb.)
- Previous game:Eibar 1-1 Espanyol (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Espanyol (4 Apr.)
Real Betis
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 2-0 Osasuna (18 Mar.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 2-0 Osasuna (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Real Betis - Villarreal (4 Apr.)
Espanyol
2:1
Real Betis
2:1 (0:0)
- 31 March 2017
- 20:45
- Barcelona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 65 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 63 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 57 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 55 |
| 5 |  Villarreal | 48 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
| Espanyol | 2-1 | Real Betis | |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| Villarreal | 13:00 | Eibar |  |
 | Osasuna | 16:15 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
 | Real Sociedad | 18:30 | Leganés |  |
 | Malaga | 20:45 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Sunday 2 April 2017 | ||||
| Sevilla | 12:00 | Sporting Gijon |  |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Alavés |  |
 | Valencia | 18:30 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Granada | 20:45 | Barcelona | |
| Monday 3 April 2017 | ||||
 | Celta Vigo | 20:45 | Las Palmas |  |