La Liga Results 2016: Scores and Updated Table After Saturday’s Week 16 Matches

Sevilla moved above Barcelona into second place in La Liga after thrashing Malaga 4-1 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Saturday. The hosts put on a superb display of attacking football to reaffirm their credentials as a genuine, if unlikely, player in this season’s title race.

Seville are now just four points behind leaders Real Madrid and two above Barca, having played a game more than both. Sunday’s Catalan derby against Espanyol at Camp Nou is Barcelona’s game in hand.

Elsewhere, Villarreal stayed fourth in La Liga after a 3-1 away win over Sporting Gijon. The Yellow Submarine continued their impressive league form, but also saw Real Sociedad, rivals for fourth place, win.

Sociedad won 2-0 in Granada and are now level on points with Villarreal. Atletico Madrid surprisingly find themselves a point behind in sixth, also winning on Saturday after surviving a tense game against Las Palmas at the Vicente Calderon.

Here are the scores from Saturday’s matches:

Here’s what those results mean for the updated table:

Sevilla earned their 10th win of the season in thrilling fashion, after scoring four times in the first half. The home side produced some wonderful attacking football.

Sevilla pressed high and made rapid transitions from defence to attack. When they won the ball, manager Jorge Sampaoli’s players were tidy, stylish and efficient in possession. They moved through the lines with quick …

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