La Liga Results 2016: Full Table and Scores After Final Week 16 Match

Athletic Bilbao edged within two points of La Liga's top six after defeating Celta Vigo 2-1 on Monday evening, when Aritz Aduriz and Mikel San Jose scored in the final 10 minutes to pull off a last-gasp comeback.

Striker Iago Aspas slotted Celta into a 1-0 lead early in the second half after hitting the woodwork twice in the opening period, but Facundo Roncaglia's 80th-minute red card provided a turning point for the hosts.

After a shaky first half, Los Leones roared back with ferocity to give the home crowd something to cheer about, bounding into La Liga's upper echelons as a result of their fifth successive home win.

Manager Ernesto Valverde has once again shaped San Mames into a fortress, while Celta remain in 12th as Week 16 came to a close, now five points below their Monday opponents.

Read on for a recap of Monday's top-flight fixture, complete with a look at the updated La Liga standings and a roundup of the Week 16 results in full.

Date	Result
Monday, December 19	Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Celta Vigo
Sunday, December 18	Leganes 1-1 Eibar
Sunday, December 18	Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 Osasuna
Sunday, December 18	Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol
Saturday, December 19	Sporting Gijon 1-3 Villarreal
Saturday, December 19	Atletico Madrid 1-0 Las Palmas
Saturday, December 19	Granada 0-2 Real Sociedad
Saturday, December 19	Sevilla 4-1 Malaga
Friday, December 16	Alaves 1-0 Real Betis

Position	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real Madrid	15	11	4	0	40	14	+26	37
2	Barcelona	16	10	4	2	41	16	+25	34
3	Sevilla	16	10	3	3	32	21	+11	33
4	Villarreal	16	8	5	3	25	11	+14	29
5	Real Sociedad	16	9	2	5	28	21	+7	29
6	Atletico Madrid	16	8	4	4	29	14	+15	28
7	Athletic Club	16	8	2	6	22	19	+3	26
8	Eibar	16	6	5	5	22	20	+2	23
9	Espanyol	16	5	7	4	20	22	-2	22
10	Las Palmas	16	5	6	5	26	24	+2	21
11	Alaves	16	5	6	5	15	17	-2	21
12	Celta Vigo	16	6	3	7	25	31	-6	21
13	Malaga	16	5	6	5	25	26	-1	21
14	Real Betis	16	5	3	8	18	29	-11	18
15	Leganes	16	4	4	8	13	27	-14	16
16	Deportivo La Coruna	16	4	4	8	22	27	-5	16
17	Valencia	15	3	3	9	21	29	-8	12
18	Sporting Gijon	16	3	3	10	17	33	-16	12
19	Granada	16	1	6	9	14	33	-19	9
20	Osasuna	16	1	4	11	13	34	-21	7

Recap

Athletic and Celta laid on a festive fixture to remember despite its lack of goals on Monday as the pair engaged in an evenly balanced tug-of-war at San Mames, where the hosts persevered to take all the points on offer.

A back-and-forth first half ended with the two teams level at the break, but after hitting the post and the bar, Aspas finally got his breakthrough on 54 minutes to keep him among La Liga's top finishers, per Spanish football writer Alexandra Jonson:

Theo Bongonda flashed a cross into the middle of the box just before the hour mark, and Aspas did as he has all season by converting past Athletic goalkeeper Arrizabalaga to send Celta into a slim lead.

However, after dominating portions of the opening 45 minutes, Los Leones were determined to make their way back into the league clash as broadcaster Deji Kofi Faremi highlighted their renewed vigour:

A win over the hosts would have brought Celta their first victory at San Mames since 2006, but Roncaglia's error in defence meant Athletic were handed a late route back into the meeting.

His foul in the area gave Aduriz the opportunity he needed to level from the 12-yard spot, and the Spain international kindly obliged to improve his already handsome-looking record against Celta Vigo, per La Liga:

That 82nd-minute lifeline proved to be more than that, too, when San Jose volleyed home an Inaki Williams pass in the second minute of injury time to devastate their visitors.

Celta manager Eduardo Berizzo substituted off Aspas and Bongonda after Roncaglia's red card in an effort to stop Athletic's comeback, but his efforts proved futile as Valverde's men completed a revival to remember.