MADRID, Spain
Real Madrid led Spain’s highest football division La Liga at the end of Match Day 20 Monday night despite having a postponed match.
Real Madrid barely won against Cordoba, 2-1, in an away match Saturday. The home team took the lead with an early penalty kick that was converted successfully by Algerian striker Nabil Ghilas.
Away team Real Madrid equalized the level with their French striker Karim Benzema in the first half. "Los Blancos" (The Whites) Welsh star Gareth Bale brought glory to his team in the nick of time as he found the net from penalty through the end of the game.
In 82nd minute, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was directly sent off after punching his opponent.
Meanwhile, runners-up Barcelona smashed Elche, 6-0, in an away game Saturday. Argentine star forward Lionel Messi and Brazilian flamboyant forward Neymar each scored two goals. Other scorers for "Barca" were Spanish center-back Gerard Pique and his fellow citizen Pedro Rodriguez.
Coming in third in the league table, Atletico Madrid won against Rayo Vallecano, 3-1, in Madrid on Saturday. French winger Antoine Griezmann shone out as he scored two goals.
- Results of Match Day 20 are:
Cordoba 1-2 Real Madrid
Elche 0-6 Barcelona
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal 1-0 Levante
Real Sociedad 1-0 Eibar
Deportivo La Coruna 2-2 Granada
Athletic Bilbao 1-1 Malaga
Espanyol 3-0 Almeria
Valencia 3-1 Sevilla
Getafe 2-1 Celta Vigo
- La Liga's league table is:
| | Rank | | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|
| |
1 |
|
Real Madrid |
19 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
64 |
16 |
48 |
48 |
|
| |
2 |
|
Barcelona |
20 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
54 |
9 |
45 |
47 |
|
| |
3 |
|
Atletico Madrid |
20 |
14 |
2 |
4 |
40 |
19 |
21 |
44 |
|
| |
4 |
|
Valencia |
20 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
38 |
18 |
20 |
41 |
|
| |
5 |
|
Sevilla |
19 |
12 |
3 |
4 |
31 |
20 |
11 |
39 |
|
| |
6 |
|
Villarreal |
20 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
33 |
17 |
16 |
38 |
|
| |
7 |
|
Malaga |
20 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
23 |
21 |
2 |
32 |
|
| |
8 |
|
Eibar |
20 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
24 |
26 |
-2 |
27 |
|
| |
9 |
|
Espanyol |
20 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
25 |
29 |
-4 |
26 |
|
| |
10 |
|
Rayo Vallecano |
20 |
7 |
2 |
11 |
21 |
36 |
-15 |
23 |
|
| |
11 |
|
Real Sociedad |
20 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
20 |
24 |
-4 |
22 |
|
| |
12 |
|
Celta Vigo |
20 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
23 |
-4 |
21 |
|
| |
13 |
|
Athletic Bilbao |
20 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
16 |
26 |
-10 |
20 |
|
| |
14 |
|
Getafe |
20 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
16 |
28 |
-12 |
20 |
|
| |
15 |
|
Cordoba |
20 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
16 |
30 |
-14 |
18 |
|
| |
16 |
|
Deportivo La Coruna |
20 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
33 |
-17 |
18 |
|
| |
17 |
|
Elche |
20 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
18 |
41 |
-23 |
17 |
|
| |
18 |
|
Almeria |
20 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
33 |
-16 |
16 |
|
| |
19 |
|
Levante |
20 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
35 |
-22 |
16 |
|
| |
20 |
|
Granada |
20 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
33 |
-20 |
15 |
- Top scorers:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 28 goals
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 21 goals
Neymar (Barcelona) 14 goals
- Next matchday's fixtures in La Liga are:
Friday
Rayo Vallecano vs Deportivo La Coruna
Saturday
Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad
Eibar vs Atletico Madrid
Granada vs Elche
Celta Vigo vs Cordoba
Sunday
Levante vs Athletic Bilbao
Almeria vs Getafe
Sevilla vs Espanyol
Barcelona vs Villarreal
Monday
Malaga vs Valencia
