MADRID
Real Madrid ended the first half of the season in La Liga, Spain’s top football division, as leaders Sunday.
Real Madrid defeated Getafe 3-0 in an away match on Sunday, thanks to two goals by the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo and one by Welsh winger, Gareth Bale.
Real Madrid lead the league with 45 points. They still have a postponed league game to play against Sevilla on Feb. 4.
Runners-up Barcelona cruised past Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 on Sunday, thanks to a hat-trick by Argentine Lionel Messi.
Defending champions Atletico Madrid won against Granada 2-0 on Sunday. Madrid’s Turkish star, Arda Turan, provided an assist on the second goal scored by Raul Garcia.
Results of the week are as follows:
Cordoba 1-1 Eibar
Real Sociedad 0-1 Rayo Vallecano
Valencia 3-2 Almeria
Villarreal 2-0 Athletic Bilbao
Espanyol 1-0 Celta Vigo
Getafe 0-3 Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Granada
Deportivo La Coruna 0-4 Barcelona
Sevilla 2-0 Malaga
Elche 1-0 Levante
Standings
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 1 |
Real Madrid |
18 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
62 |
15 |
47 |
45 |
| 2 |
Barcelona |
19 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
48 |
9 |
39 |
44 |
| 3 |
Atletico Madrid |
19 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
37 |
18 |
19 |
41 |
| 4 |
Sevilla |
18 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
17 |
13 |
39 |
| 5 |
Valencia |
19 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
35 |
17 |
18 |
38 |
| 6 |
Villarreal |
19 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
32 |
17 |
15 |
35 |
| 7 |
Malaga |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
20 |
2 |
31 |
| 8 |
Eibar |
19 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
24 |
25 |
-1 |
27 |
| 9 |
Espanyol |
19 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
22 |
29 |
-7 |
23 |
| 10 |
Rayo Vallecano |
19 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
20 |
33 |
-13 |
23 |
| 11 |
Celta Vigo |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
18 |
21 |
-3 |
21 |
| 12 |
Real Sociedad |
19 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
24 |
-5 |
19 |
| 13 |
Athletic Bilbao |
19 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
-10 |
19 |
| 14 |
Cordoba |
19 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
15 |
28 |
-13 |
18 |
| 15 |
Getafe |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
27 |
-13 |
17 |
| 16 |
Elche |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
35 |
-17 |
17 |
| 17 |
Deporitvo La Coruna |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
31 |
-17 |
17 |
| 18 |
Almeria |
19 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
30 |
-13 |
16 |
| 19 |
Levante |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
34 |
-21 |
16 |
| 20 |
Granada |
19 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
31 |
-20 |
14 |
Top scorers:
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 28 goals
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 19 goals
Neymar (Barcelona) 12 goals
Fixtures of week 20 are as follows:
January 24
Cordoba vs Real Madrid
Elche vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal vs Levante
Real Sociedad vs Eibar
Jan. 25
Deportivo La Coruna vs Granada
Athletic Bilbao vs Malaga
Espanyol vs Almeria
Valencia vs Sevilla
Jan. 26
Getafe vs Celta Vigo
