La Liga Table 2017: Latest Standings Following Friday's Week 32 Results

Athletic Bilbao kicked off Week 32 of the 2016-17 La Liga season with a bang Friday as the Basques beat Las Palmas 5-1.

Aritz Aduriz and Iker Muniain both scored twice in the rout, which moved the team past rivals Real Sociedad in the standings.

Here's a look at the latest standings:

Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Real Madrid	30	22	6	2	79	31	+48	72
2	Barcelona	31	21	6	4	88	28	+60	69
3	Atletico Madrid	31	18	8	5	56	24	+32	62
4	Sevilla	31	18	7	6	56	39	+17	61
5	Villarreal	31	15	9	7	45	24	+21	54
6	Athletic Club	32	16	5	11	45	37	+8	53
7	Real Sociedad	31	16	4	11	46	42	+4	52
8	Eibar	31	14	8	9	52	42	+10	50
9	Espanyol	31	12	10	9	43	42	+1	46
10	Celta Vigo	30	12	5	13	45	51	-6	41
11	Alaves	31	10	10	11	29	38	-9	40
12	Valencia	31	11	6	14	47	54	-7	39
13	Las Palmas	32	10	8	14	51	57	-6	38
14	Malaga	31	8	9	14	36	47	-11	33
15	Real Betis	31	8	7	16	33	51	-18	31
16	Deportivo La Coruna	31	6	10	15	33	50	-17	28
17	Leganes	31	6	9	16	26	48	-22	27
18	Sporting Gijon	31	5	7	19	32	61	-29	22
19	Granada	31	4	8	19	27	65	-38	20
20	Osasuna	31	3	8	20	32	70	-38	17

Athletic wasted little time jumping out to a significant lead over Las Palmas as the hosts were already up 3-1 after just 18 minutes. Sports writer Sid Lowe was shocked when he found out:

Las Palmas' defensive form has been dreadful of late, and a rampant Athletic side took full advantage. Within the first 10 minutes of the match, Mikel San Jose and Muniain had already given the Basques a two-goal lead.

Pedro Bigas restored some hope for the visitors before Aduriz struck for the first time to restore the two-goal advantage. The ageless wonder continues to defy Father Time, as shared by bet365:

Bilbao took their foot off the gas to end the half, but after the break, they went looking for more goals. Muniain and Aduriz, so often the main threats for Basques, hit again in the span of just minutes.

Las Palmas had a few half-chances to reduce the deficit late, with Bilbao in cruise control on their way to the final whistle.

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Barcelona play Saturday and will have the chance to reverse their form against Real Sociedad, a team that has troubled them so often in the last few years. La Real were unbeaten against the Catalans at the Anoeta for years, and while their form at the Camp Nou hasn't been as impressive, the Basques remain a dangerous team.

As shared by the club's official Twitter account, manager Luis Enrique believes the Blaugrana's chances of winning La Liga could depend on Saturday's match:

Sociedad sit just behind Athletic and Villarreal and are still alive in the hunt for a UEFA Champions League ticket, but their form has been dreadful of late with just one win in their last five La Liga matches.

Real Madrid will be on the road as they visit Sporting Gijon. The hosts are battling for La Liga survival and should be easy pickings for a Real squad that saw their domestic win streak ended in Week 31 against Atletico Madrid.