La Liga (Week 29) : Atletico beats Malaga 2-0
SPAIN, Apr. 1, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 29: Four wins in a row for Atletico Madrid. After their success against Valencia, Granada and Sevilla, Los Colchoneros continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Atletico Madrid dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by midfielder Koke in the 26th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Los Colchoneros further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Luis Filipe in the 74th minute.
Atletico Madrid climbed to third place with 58 points from 29 games, 5 points behind FC Barcelona, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of April 1, 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 | Atletico Madrid | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 58 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 57 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 49 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 48 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 47 |
| 8 | Eibar | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 43 |
| 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 | Deportivo La Coruna | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 43 | -12 | 27 |
| 16 | Malaga | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 27 |
| 17 | Leganés | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 21 |
| 19 | Granada | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 58 | -33 | 19 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 29 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 69 | -40 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Malaga CF
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Leganés 0-0 Malaga (19 Mar.)
- Next game:Sporting Gijon - Malaga (5 Apr.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Atletico Madrid 7-1 Granada (15 Oct.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 3-1 Sevilla (19 Mar.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Real Sociedad (4 Apr.)
Malaga
0:2
Atletico Madrid
0:2 (0:1)
- 1 April 2017
- 20:45
- Malaga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 65 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 63 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 58 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 57 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 49 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 31 March 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 2-1 | Real Betis |  |
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
 | Villarreal | 2-3 | Eibar |  |
 | Osasuna | 1-2 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Real Sociedad | 1-1 | Leganés |  |
| Malaga | 0-2 | 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 |  |