La Liga (Week 5) : Atletico defeats Bilbao 2-1
SPAIN, Sep. 20, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 5: Two wins in a row for Atletico Madrid. After their 1-0 win against Malaga on September 16, Los Colchoneros continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao this Wednesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Atletico Madrid nor Athletic Bilbao have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Correa Angel ('55) and Ferreira-Carrasco ('73).
Atletico Madrid climbed to second place with 11 points from 5 games, 4 points behind FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of September 20, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Valencia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Leganés | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Levante | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Eibar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 14 | Girona | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Getafe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Celta Vigo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Alavés | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| 20 | Malaga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Athletic Bilbao
- Position: 7 -1
- Best performance of the season:Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Girona (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Las Palmas 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Malaga - Athletic Bilbao (23 Sep.)
Atletico Madrid
- Position: 2 +3
- Best performance of the season:Las Palmas 1-5 Atletico Madrid (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Atletico Madrid 1-0 Malaga (16 Sep.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Sevilla (23 Sep.)
Athletic Bilbao
1:2
Atletico Madrid
1:2 (0:0)
- 20 September 2017
- 20:00
- Bilbao
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 15 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 11 |
| 3 |  Sevilla | 10 |
| 4 |  Valencia | 9 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Tuesday 19 September 2017 | ||||
| Valencia | 5-0 | Malaga |  |
| Barcelona | 6-1 | Eibar |  |
| Wednesday 20 September 2017 | ||||
| Athletic Bilbao | 1-2 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Leganés | 0-0 | Girona |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 21:00 | Alavés |  |
| Sevilla | 22:00 | Las Palmas |  |
 | Real Madrid | 22:00 | Real Betis |  |
| Thursday 21 September 2017 | ||||
 | Villarreal | 20:00 | Espanyol |  |
 | Celta Vigo | 21:00 | Getafe |  |
 | Levante | 22:00 | Real Sociedad | |