La Liga Table 2016 Week 12: Standings and Final Scores After Sunday

Real Sociedad rose above Atletico Madrid into fifth place in the Liga standings following a 3-1 away win at Sporting Gijon on Sunday, which included a brilliant Inigo Martinez free-kick.

Fourth-placed Villarreal were downed 1-0 by Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames Stadium, with Raul Garcia’s second-half strike proving the decisive moment.

Meanwhile, Valencia were held 1-1 at home by bottom-of-the-table Granada, and Espanyol claimed their third win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Alaves.

Read on for a closer look at how Sunday’s action played out along with the updated standings in Spain’s top tier.

Sunday Recap

La Real’s comfortable victory at the Estadio El Molinon on Sunday was their fifth in six La Liga matches and came on the back of their home victory over Atleti last time out.

Xabi Prieto followed up a parried Martinez header and clipped it home to open the scoring in the 18th minute, but 10 minutes later, Sporting equalised after Duje Cop’s fine finish from the edge of the box.

David Zurutuza then re-established La Real’s …

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