La Liga Table: Results, Top Scorers, Major Talking Points From Week 24 Games - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Real Madrid move to second in the La Liga table after winning 4-2 against Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. With that victory, Los Blancos are now just one point behind leaders Barcelona, who face Celta Vigo on Sunday.
Valencia secured their first league win of the season under Gary Neville, as Los Che beat Espanyol 2-1 at the Mestalla on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Villarreal cemented their top four position after winning 1-0 against Malaga. Deportivo La Coruna drew 2-2 against Real Betis, while Sporting drew against Rayo Vallecano with the same scoreline.
La Liga Week 24 Results
Real Madrid 4-2 Athletic Bilbao
Valencia 2-1 Espanyol
Villarreal 1-0 Malaga
Deportivo 2-2 Real Betis
Sporting de Gijon 2-2 Rayo Vallecano
Sunday’s Fixtures
Real Sociedad vs Granda
Sevilla vs Las Palmas
Eibar vs Levante
Getafe vs Atletico Madrid
Barcelona vs Celta de Vigo
La Liga Table Week 24
La Liga Top Scorers After Week 24
Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid – 21
Luis Suarez – Barcelona – 20
Karim Benzema – Real Madrid – 19
Neymar – Barcelona – 16
Borja Gonzales Tomas – Eibar – 15
La Liga Week 24: Major Talking Points
First league win for Gary Neville
When Oscar Duarte had put Espanyol in front, it looked like Neville’s Valencia staring at yet another home defeat. But they made a great comeback in the second half, with two quick goals in space of five minutes gave Los Che the much needed three points.
Dennis Cheryshev scored the winner for Valencia, and his impact has been compared with Mark Robins by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.
“Denis Cherychev is Spanish for Mark Robins! Well done Gary!”
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) February 13, 2016
Robins scored the famous FA Cup goal in 1990 that many say have saved then Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson’s job.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s importance to Real Madrid
The Portuguese scored twice and overtook Barcelona’s Luis Suarez as the top scorer in the league, with 21 goals. But, he has been more involved as a team player this season having registered 24 assists so far.
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