La Liga (Week 31) : Espanyol defeats Alavés 1-0
SPAIN, Apr. 8, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 31: After losing 2-0 to Athletic Bilbao on April 4, Los Periquitos bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Alavés this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Espanyol nor Alavés have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Argentine forward Pablo Piatti in the 56th minute.
RCD Espanyol remains in 9th place with 46 points from 31 games, one point behind SD Eibar, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of April 8, 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 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 46 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Alavés | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 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
RCD Espanyol
- Position: 9
- Best performance of the season:Espanyol 3-0 Osasuna (26 Feb.)
- Previous game:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Espanyol (4 Apr.)
- Next game:Leganés - Espanyol (16 Apr.)
Deportivo Alavés
- Position: 11
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Gijon 2-4 Alavés (5 Feb.)
- Previous game:Alavés 0-1 Osasuna (5 Apr.)
- Next game:Alavés - Villarreal (17 Apr.)
Espanyol
1:0
Alavés
1:0 (0:0)
- 8 April 2017
- 13:00
- Barcelona
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 | 1-0 | 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 |  |