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Atletico Madrid regained their place in the top four of La Liga after beating Valencia 3-0 at the Vicente Calderon Stadium. As he often is, Antoine Griezmann proved the talisman for the hosts, scoring twice to punish Los Che.
Atleti's big win came on a day when Athletic Bilbao moved up in the race for the European places, while Deportivo La Coruna scored crucial points in the battle against relegation.
Here are the final scores from Sunday's matches:
| La Liga 2016/17 Week 26 Results: Sunday Scores | ||
| Home | Score | Away |
| Sporting Gijon | 0-1 | Deportivo La Coruna |
| Atletico Madrid | 2-0 | Valencia |
| Las Palmas | 5-2 | Osasuna |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1-0 | Malaga |
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Here's what those results mean for the updated standings:
| La Liga 2016/17 Standings: Sunday's Table | |||||||
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1 | Barcelona | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 60 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 59 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 55 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 49 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 45 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Eibar | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 39 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Alaves | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Las Palmas | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Valencia | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 29 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 27 |
| 15 | Malaga | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Leganes | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 24 |
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruna | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 23 |
| 18 | Granada | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -30 | 19 |
| 19 | Sporting Gijon | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -28 | 17 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | -37 | 10 |
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Recap
Griezmann needed just 10 minutes to put Atletico in front after he exchanged a neat one-two with playmaker Koke.