La Liga (Week 31) : Malaga defeats Barcelona 2-0
SPAIN, Apr. 8, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 31: After three straigth victories against Valencia, Granada and Sevilla, Barca lost 2-0 against Malaga.
Malaga dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Sandro Ramírez in the 32nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Los Boquerones further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Jony Rodriguez seconds before the end of regulation.
FC Barcelona remains in second place with 69 points from 31 games, 3 points behind Real Madrid, 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 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 79 | 31 | 48 | 72 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 88 | 28 | 60 | 69 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 32 | 62 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 61 |
| 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 | Malaga | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Real Betis | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 31 |
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruna | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 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
Malaga CF
- Position: 14 +1
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 4-0 Leganés (23 Oct.)
- Previous game:Sporting Gijon 0-1 Malaga (5 Apr.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Malaga (15 Apr.)
FC Barcelona
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Alavés 0-6 Barcelona (11 Feb.)
- Previous game:Barcelona 3-0 Sevilla (5 Apr.)
- Next game:Barcelona - Real Sociedad (15 Apr.)
Malaga
2:0
Barcelona
2:0 (1:0)
- 8 April 2017
- 20:45
- Malaga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Real Madrid | 72 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 69 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 62 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 61 |
| 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 | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | |
| Sevilla | 4-2 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Malaga | 2-0 | 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 |  |