La Liga (Week 8) : Valencia defeats Betis 6-3
SPAIN, Oct. 15, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 8: Four wins in a row for Valencia. After their success against Malaga, Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao, Los Che continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 6-3 victory over Real Betis this Sunday.
Valencia dominated the first half thanks to goals from Kondogbia ('35) and Guedes ('45). Leading 2-0 at the break, Los Che further widened their lead in the second period by scoring four times (Moreno Rodrigo '64, Mina Santi '74, Zaza '88 and Pereira '90).
Valencia CF climbed to second place with 18 points from 8 games, 4 points behind FC Barcelona.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 15, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 22 |
| 2 | Valencia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Leganés | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Real Betis | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Levante | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Getafe | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 8 |
| 16 | Eibar | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 7 |
| 17 | Girona | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 6 |
| 19 | Alavés | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 |
| 20 | Malaga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Real Betis
- Position: 9 -3
- Best performance of the season:Real Betis 4-0 Levante (25 Sep.)
- Previous game:Real Sociedad 4-4 Real Betis (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Real Betis - Alavés (21 Oct.)
Valencia CF
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Valencia 5-0 Malaga (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Valencia 3-2 Athletic Bilbao (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Valencia - Sevilla (21 Oct.)
Real Betis
3:6
Valencia
3:6 (0:2)
- 15 October 2017
- 20:45
- Seville
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 22 |
| 2 | Valencia | 18 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 17 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 16 |
| 5 |  Sevilla | 16 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 13 October 2017 | ||||
 | Espanyol | 0-0 | Levante |  |
| Saturday 14 October 2017 | ||||
 | Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 | Sevilla | |
 | Getafe | 1-2 | Real Madrid | |
 | Alavés | 0-2 | Real Sociedad |  |
| Atletico Madrid | 1-1 | Barcelona | |
| Sunday 15 October 2017 | ||||
 | Eibar | 0-0 | Deportivo La Coruna |  |
 | Girona | 1-2 | Villarreal |  |
 | Malaga | 0-2 | Leganés |  |
| Real Betis | 3-6 | Valencia | |
| Monday 16 October 2017 | ||||
 | Las Palmas | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |  |