La Liga (Week 31) : Villarreal beats Bilbao 3-1
SPAIN, Apr. 7, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 31: Two wins in a row for Villarreal. After their 0-1 win against Real Betis on April 4, El Submarino Amarillo continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao this Friday.
Villarreal defender Ruiz Victor opened the score in the 17th minute, before seeing Athletic Bilbao catch up in the 20th minute thanks to Aymeric Laporte. 1-1 at half time. El Submarino Amarillo eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Bakambu Cedric ('47) and Lopez Adrian ('58).
Villarreal CF remains in fifth place with 54 points from 31 games, 4 points behind Sevilla FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of April 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 78 | 30 | 48 | 71 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 26 | 62 | 69 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 23 | 32 | 61 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 58 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 54 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 50 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Eibar | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 47 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Alavés | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 40 |
| 12 | Valencia | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Las Palmas | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 | 51 | -5 | 35 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 31 |
| 15 | Malaga | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 30 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | Leganés | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 46 | -21 | 27 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 58 | -27 | 22 |
| 19 | Granada | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 62 | -36 | 20 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 69 | -39 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Villarreal CF
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 5-0 Celta Vigo (16 Oct.)
- Previous game:Real Betis 0-1 Villarreal (4 Apr.)
- Next game:Alavés - Villarreal (17 Apr.)
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Granada (26 Feb.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Espanyol (4 Apr.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Las Palmas (14 Apr.)
- 7 April 2017
- 20:45
- Villarreal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 71 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 69 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 61 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 58 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 54 |
Week 31 Results
| Friday 7 April 2017 | ||||
| Villarreal | 3-1 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| Saturday 8 April 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 13:00 | Alavés |  |
| Real Madrid | 16:15 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Sevilla | 18:30 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Malaga | 20:45 | Barcelona | |
| Sunday 9 April 2017 | ||||
 | Granada | 12:00 | Valencia |  |
 | Celta Vigo | 16:15 | Eibar |  |
 | Osasuna | 18:30 | Leganés |  |
 | Las Palmas | 20:45 | Real Betis |  |
| Monday 10 April 2017 | ||||
 | Real Sociedad | 20:45 | Sporting Gijon |  |