Real Sociedad cruised to an easy 5-0 win over Espanyol on Monday, the final match of Week 23 of the 2015-16 La Liga season.
Jonathas and Carlos Vela gave the visitors a dream start by scoring two goals in the opening 10 minutes, and Mikel Oiarzabal and Diego Reyes added to their advantage early in the second half. Jonathas added a second goal late to put the final score on the board.
The win moves the Basques up to 11th place in the standings, putting some distance between themselves and the relegation zone. Here's a look at the full results from Week 11:
Home | Score | Away |
Malaga | 3-0 | Getafe |
Atletico Madrid | 3-1 | Eibar |
Rayo Vallecano | 2-0 | Las Palmas |
Athletic Bilbao | 0-0 | Villarreal |
Sporting Gijon | 1-1 | Deportivo |
Levante | 0-2 | Barcelona |
Real Betis | 1-0 | Valencia |
Celta Vigo | 1-1 | Sevilla |
Granada | 1-2 | Real Madrid |
Espanyol | 0-5 | Real Sociedad |
The current La Liga standings:
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Barcelona | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 17 | +39 | 54 |
2 | Atletico Madrid | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 51 |
3 | Real Madrid | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 50 |
4 | Villarreal | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 45 |
5 | Sevilla | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 37 |
6 | Athletic Club | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 35 |
7 | Celta Vigo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 35 |
8 | Eibar | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 33 |
9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 31 |
10 | Malaga | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 30 |
11 | Real Sociedad | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 27 |
12 | Getafe | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 26 |
13 | Real Betis | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 25 |
14 | Valencia | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 25 |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 47 | -17 | 23 |
16 | Sporting Gijon | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 22 |
17 | Espanyol | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 46 | -26 | 22 |
18 | Las Palmas | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 21 |
19 | Granada | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | -21 | 20 |
20 | Levante | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 17 |
Recap
Two similar goals in the opening 10 minutes ensured La Real would never be troubled at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat, with Vela playing a key role in both.