La Liga (Week 8) : Villarreal beats Girona 2-1
SPAIN, Oct. 15, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 8: Two wins in a row for Villarreal. After their 3-0 win against Eibar on October 1, El Submarino Amarillo continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 2-1 victory over Girona this Sunday.
Bakambu Cedric scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Bakambu Cedric ('9, '20).
Villarreal CF climbed to 8th place with 13 points from 8 games, tie on points with Real Sociedad.
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 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Valencia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Leganés | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Girona FC
- Position: 17 -1
- Best performance of the season:Girona 1-0 Malaga (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Celta Vigo 3-3 Girona (29 Sep.)
- Next game:Deportivo La Coruna - Girona (23 Oct.)
Villarreal CF
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 3-0 Eibar (1 Oct.)
- Previous game:Villarreal 3-0 Eibar (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Villarreal - Las Palmas (22 Oct.)
Girona
1:2
Villarreal
1:2 (1:2)
- 15 October 2017
- 16:15
- Girona
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 22 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 17 |
| 3 |  Atletico Madrid | 16 |
| 4 |  Sevilla | 16 |
| 5 |  Valencia | 15 |
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 | 18:30 | Leganés |  |
 | Real Betis | 20:45 | Valencia | |
| Monday 16 October 2017 | ||||
 | Las Palmas | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |  |