La Liga Results 2017: Table, Scores and Reaction After Final Week 31 Match

Real Sociedad climbed to sixth in La Liga after defeating Sporting Gijon 3-1 at the Anoeta Stadium on Monday night.

The victory sees La Real jump above Eibar and Athletic Bilbao in the standings as they battle for a place in Europe next term.

Sociedad controlled the match for the majority of the game, only allowing their relegation-threatened opponent a consolation goal in the final minutes.

Here is the latest table from Spain's top division:

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GD	Points
1	Real Madrid	30	22	6	2	48	72
2	Barcelona	31	21	6	4	60	69
3	Atletico Madrid	31	18	8	5	32	62
4	Sevilla	31	18	7	6	17	61
5	Villarreal	31	15	9	7	21	54
6	Real Sociedad	31	16	4	11	4	52
7	Eibar	31	14	8	9	10	50
8	Athletic Bilbao	31	15	5	11	4	50
9	Espanyol	31	12	10	9	1	46
10	Celta Vigo	30	12	5	13	-6	41
11	Alaves	31	10	10	11	-9	40
12	Valencia	31	11	6	14	-7	39
13	Las Palmas	31	10	8	13	-2	38
14	Malaga	31	8	9	14	-11	33
15	Real Betis	31	8	7	16	-18	31
16	Deportivo La Coruna	31	6	10	15	-17	28
17	Leganes	31	6	9	16	-22	27
18	Sporting Gijon	31	5	7	19	-29	22
19	Granada	31	4	8	19	-38	20
20	Osasuna	31	3	8	20	-38	17

Monday Recap

The misery continued for Sporting as they collapsed to their 19th league defeat of the campaign.

The visitors were always favourites to be on the losing side against their lofty challengers, and they were behind after only three minutes when Willian Jose met Xabi Prieto's cross to head home.

The opener was an ominous warning for the Rojiblancos, but they had neither the drive nor inclination to compete.

Juanmi almost immediately doubled the lead for the hosts as he fluffed his lines, but he made amends after 27 minutes with the second of the game.

The player found the bottom-left corner with a smart shot, and the points appeared to be in the bag before half-time.

OptaJose highlighted the performance of Carlos Vela as he exercised his influence:

The encounter continued in the same vein in the second half, with the visitors battling to find a way forward against a superior outfit.

La Real had to wait until 13 minutes from time to claim their third of the night as Yuri scored after an assist from David Zurutuza after a fast break.

There was time for a late consolation for the visitors as Sociedad took their foot off the gas.

Elderson Echiejile side-footed home as he latched on to a Borja Viguera pass with three minutes remaining.

Sporting appear destined from the drop and are now five points from safety behind Leganes.

Sociedad have struggled in recent weeks but are back to winning ways at a vital point in the season.