La Liga (Week 9) : Villarreal defeats Las Palmas 4-0
SPAIN, Oct. 22, 2017 (AMP) — La Liga / Match day 9: Three wins in a row for Villarreal. After their success against Eibar and Girona, El Submarino Amarillo continued their sensational form in the La Liga with a 4-0 victory over Las Palmas this Sunday.
45 minutes of play and neither Villarreal nor Las Palmas have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Bakambu Cedric ('48), Gaspar Mario ('65), Navarro Ximo ('67 own) and Sansone ('90).
Villarreal CF climbed to fifth place with 16 points from 9 games, tie on points with Atletico Madrid, which has a game in hand.
View : Full La Liga table (as of October 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Valencia | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Sevilla | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Leganés | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Levante | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Getafe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
| 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 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 6 |
| 19 | Alavés | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 3 |
| 20 | Malaga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : La Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Villarreal CF
- Position: 5 +3
- Best performance of the season:Villarreal 4-0 Las Palmas (22 Oct.)
- Previous game:Girona 1-2 Villarreal (15 Oct.)
- Next game:Atletico Madrid - Villarreal (28 Oct.)
UD Las Palmas
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Malaga 1-3 Las Palmas (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Las Palmas 2-5 Celta Vigo (16 Oct.)
- Next game:Las Palmas - Deportivo La Coruna (30 Oct.)
Villarreal
4:0
Las Palmas
4:0 (0:0)
- 22 October 2017
- 12:00
- Villarreal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 25 |
| 2 |  Valencia | 21 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 17 |
| 4 |  Atletico Madrid | 16 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 16 |
Week 9 Results
| Saturday 21 October 2017 | ||||
 | Levante | 1-1 | Getafe |  |
 | Real Betis | 2-0 | Alavés |  |
| Valencia | 4-0 | Sevilla |  |
| Barcelona | 2-0 | Malaga |  |
| Sunday 22 October 2017 | ||||
| Villarreal | 4-0 | Las Palmas | |
 | Celta Vigo | 16:15 | Atletico Madrid | |
 | Leganés | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |  |
| Real Madrid | 20:45 | Eibar |  |
| Monday 23 October 2017 | ||||
 | Real Sociedad | 20:00 | Espanyol |  |
 | Deportivo La Coruna | 21:00 | Girona |  |