La Liga Results 2017: Scores and Updated Table After Saturday's Week 28 Matches

Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to five points after beating Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at San Mames Stadium on Saturday. Los Blancos have now piled the pressure on rivals Barcelona to keep pace in the title race.

Madrid's win came on a day when Copa del Rey finalists Alaves beat Real Sociedad, with the latter missing out on the chance to move above Villarreal and go fifth. Real Betis also won to heap more misery on bottom side Osasuna.

The day began with Espanyol battling back to earn a point in Eibar.

Here are the final scores from Saturday's fixtures:

Home	Score	Away
Eibar	1-1	Espanyol
Athletic Bilbao	1-2	Real Madrid
Alaves	1-0	Real Sociedad
Real Betis	2-0	Osasuna

Here's what those results mean for the updated standings:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goal Difference	Points
1	Real Madrid	27	20	5	2	43	65
2	Barcelona	27	18	6	3	54	60
3	Sevilla	27	17	6	4	20	57
4	Atletico Madrid	27	15	7	5	27	52
5	Villarreal	28	13	9	6	19	48
6	Real Sociedad	28	15	3	10	3	48
7	Athletic Bilbao	28	13	5	10	3	44
8	Eibar	28	11	8	9	5	41
9	Espanyol	28	10	10	8	1	40
10	Alaves	28	10	10	8	-4	40
11	Las Palmas	28	9	8	11	-1	35
12	Celta Vigo	26	10	5	11	-6	35
13	Real Betis	28	8	7	13	-13	31
14	Valencia	27	8	6	13	-11	30
15	Deportivo La Coruna	27	6	9	12	-11	27
16	Malaga	27	6	8	13	-12	26
17	Leganes	27	6	7	14	-19	25
18	Granada	27	4	7	16	-31	19
19	Sporting Gijon	27	4	6	17	-28	18
20	Osasuna	28	1	8	19	-39	11

Recap

Casemiro was the unlikely hero for Los Merengues when he netted the winner in the 68th minute. The Brazilian holding player is a rare goalscorer, according to OptaJose:

Casemiro's goal cancelled out Aritz Aduriz's equaliser for Bilbao. Madrid's winner was created by a flick-on from Cristiano Ronaldo.

The prolific No. 7 had already supplied one goal when he played in Karim Benzema to open the scoring. Two assists made Ronaldo unique among this season's title-chasing Mardrid squad:

Los Blancos were able to see out the remaining 22 minutes plus stoppage time following Casemiros' goal thanks to their mastery of midfield. German playmaker Toni Kroos controlled the passing, while match-winner Casemiro made sure Bilbao's attempts to create an equaliser were broken up.

WhoScored.com detailed how effective Casemiro was defensively:

Kroos, Casemiro and Ronaldo ensured there was misery for Bilbao by continuing manager Ernesto Valverde's poor record against Los Merengues:

Alaves punished Sociedad thanks to a goal from Levante loanee Deyverson a minute before half-time. The cup finalists then defended resolutely to deny a capable Sociedad attack chances.

Former Arsenal man Carlos Vela was still a danger with his acceleration and subtle movement off the ball. However, Vela and Sociedad's case was not helped by midfielder Esteban Granero being sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 67th minute.

By slipping up in Alaves, Sociedad failed to take advantage of Villarreal losing 1-0 in Las Palmas on Friday night.

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Earlier, Kike Garcia headed Eibar in front against Espanyol after just 20 minutes. Yet the hosts couldn't hold the lead thanks to Espanyol's confident passing and smart movement between the lines.

Midfield schemer Jose Manuel Jurado netted the equaliser Espanyol merited just five minutes into the second half. Gerard Moreno teed up 30-year-old Jurado to finish smartly from close range.

Betis ended the night by inflicting Osasuna's 19th loss of a nightmare season. Rafa Navarro and Ruben Castro both scored in the opening 28 minutes, while Osasuna were unable to muster any reply over the next 62.

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Osasuna have long appeared doomed, while Los Merengues increasingly look worthy of winning a first league title since the 2011/12 season.