La Liga (Week 4) : Atletico beats Malaga 1-0
SPAIN, Sep. 16, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 4: After their 0-0 draw against Valencia on September 9, Los Colchoneros returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Malaga this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by French midfielder Antoine Griezmann in the 61st minute.
Atletico Madrid climbed to third place with 8 points from 4 games, only one point behind Real Sociedad, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 16, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Real Sociedad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Levante | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Valencia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Leganés | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Eibar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Real Madrid | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Getafe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Girona | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Celta Vigo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Alavés | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Malaga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 3 +3
- Best performance of the season:Las Palmas 1-5 Atletico Madrid (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Valencia 0-0 Atletico Madrid (9 Sep.)
- Next game:Athletic Bilbao - Atletico Madrid (20 Sep.)
Malaga CF
- Position: 20 -1
- Previous game:Malaga 1-3 Las Palmas (11 Sep.)
- Next game:Valencia - Malaga (19 Sep.)
Atletico Madrid
1:0
Malaga
1:0 (0:0)
- 16 September 2017
- 20:45
- Madrid
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 12 |
| 2 |  Real Sociedad | 9 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 8 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 7 |
| 5 |  Athletic Bilbao | 7 |
Week 4 Results
| Friday 15 September 2017 | ||||
 | Eibar | 1-0 | Leganés |  |
| Saturday 16 September 2017 | ||||
 | Levante | 1-1 | Valencia |  |
 | Getafe | 1-2 | Barcelona | |
 | Real Betis | 2-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-0 | Malaga | |
| Sunday 17 September 2017 | ||||
 | Alavés | 12:00 | Villarreal |  |
 | Girona | 16:15 | Sevilla | |
 | Las Palmas | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao | |
| Real Sociedad | 20:45 | Real Madrid |  |
| Monday 18 September 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |  |