La Liga (Week 30) : Bilbao defeats Espanyol 2-0
SPAIN, Apr. 4, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 30: Two wins in a row for Athletic Bilbao. After their 1-2 win against Osasuna on April 1, Los Leones continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol this Tuesday.
Aritz Aduriz scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Aritz Aduriz ('17 on penalty, '37).
Athletic Bilbao climbed to fifth place with 50 points from 30 games, 8 points behind Sevilla FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of April 4, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 28 | 46 | 68 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 26 | 59 | 66 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 31 | 58 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 58 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 50 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 49 |
| 7 | Villarreal | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 48 |
| 8 | Eibar | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 41 |
| 11 | Alavés | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 40 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 | Valencia | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 51 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 31 |
| 15 | Malaga | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 27 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 27 |
| 17 | Leganés | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Granada | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 62 | -36 | 19 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 29 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 69 | -40 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Granada (26 Feb.)
- Previous game:Osasuna 1-2 Athletic Bilbao (1 Apr.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Athletic Bilbao (7 Apr.)
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Espanyol 3-0 Osasuna (26 Feb.)
- Previous game:Espanyol 2-1 Real Betis (31 Mar.)
- Next game:Espanyol - Alavés (8 Apr.)
Athletic Bilbao
2:0
Espanyol
2:0 (2:0)
- 4 April 2017
- 19:30
- Bilbao
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 68 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 66 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 58 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 58 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 50 |
Week 30 Results
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2-0 | Espanyol | |
| Atletico Madrid | 21:30 | Real Sociedad |  |
 | Real Betis | 21:30 | Villarreal |  |
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Barcelona | 19:30 | Sevilla | |
 | Sporting Gijon | 20:30 | Malaga |  |
 | Alavés | 20:30 | Osasuna |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 20:30 | Granada |  |
 | Leganés | 21:30 | Real Madrid | |
| Thursday 6 April 2017 | ||||
 | Eibar | 19:30 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Valencia | 21:30 | Celta Vigo |  |