La Liga Table 2017: Latest Standings Following Tuesday's Week 34 Results

Roberto Soriano came off the bench to score a late winner as Villarreal beat Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in La Liga on Tuesday night. Atleti's defeat means Sevilla still have hope of finishing third, while Villarreal haven't given up on a top-four finish just yet.

The Yellow Submarine won on a night when both Granada and Sporting Gijon dropped costly points to be pushed closer to relegation. Granada boss Tony Adams saw former Barcelona prospect Sandro Ramirez net a brace to help Malaga leave the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes with a comfortable win.

Meanwhile, Sporting were pegged back by Espanyol, forcing them to squander two precious points.

Here are the final scores from Tuesday's matches:

Home	Score	Away
Sporting Gijon	1-1	Espanyol
Granada	0-2	Malaga
Atletico Madrid	0-1	Villarreal

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

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goal Difference	Points
1	Barcelona	33	23	6	4	62	75
2	Real Madrid	32	23	6	3	48	75
3	Atletico Madrid	34	20	8	6	35	68
4	Sevilla	33	19	8	6	19	65
5	Villarreal	34	17	9	8	12	60
6	Athletic Bilbao	33	17	5	11	9	56
7	Real Sociedad	33	17	4	12	4	55
8	Eibar	33	14	8	11	7	50
9	Espanyol	34	13	11	10	-1	50
10	Celta Vigo	32	13	5	14	-4	44
11	Alaves	33	11	11	11	-8	44
12	Valencia	33	11	7	15	-9	40
13	Las Palmas	33	10	9	14	-6	39
14	Malaga	34	10	9	15	-9	39
15	Real Betis	33	10	7	16	-15	37
16	Deportivo La Coruna	33	7	10	16	-16	31
17	Leganes	33	6	9	18	-24	27
18	Sporting Gijon	34	5	9	20	-30	24
19	Granada	34	4	8	22	-45	20
20	Osasuna	33	3	9	21	-41	18

Recap

A mistake from usually dependable left-back Filipe Luis let Villarreal striker Cedric Bakambu get behind and cross for fellow sub Soriano to force the ball over from close range.

It proved to be the winning goal for the Yellow Submarine, while Bakambu's contribution continued his fine recent streak of delivering in the final third, per WhoScored.com:

The last-gasp defeat means Atleti were unable to snap a lengthy miserable run against Villarreal, according to ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan:

However, it seemed likely Los Rojiblancos would end this unwanted streak, particularly during a first half where the hosts were well on top. In fact, it was the man tending goal for the Yellow Submarine who was kept busy:

Villarreal are still an outside bet to finish in the top four thanks to trailing Sevilla by just five points, but the latter have a game in hand. Yet the Yellow Submarine is at least closer to making certain of a spot in next season's UEFA Europa League.

Earlier in the day, Sandro was at the double to pile more misery on a Granada side facing inevitable relegation. He took his goals well, opening the scoring two minutes after half-time, before completing his brace deep into stoppage time.

Those finishes marked more disappointment for Adams in just his third game in charge, per OptaJose:

However, Andrew Gaffney of Yahoo Sport UK defended Adams, explaining instead why the blame lies elsewhere:

Adams' hands may be tied, but he still called for the players he has to continue fighting against the increasingly inevitable, according to the club's official Twitter account:

It's going to take a lot more than fight for a Granada squad now seven points adrift of safety to beat the drop.

The evening's fixtures began with Gerard Moreno rescuing a point for Espanyol after equalising a goal from Victor Rodriguez for Sporting Gijon. A draw has done little to aid the latter's survival bid.

The main shakeup to the standings will see Los Rojiblancos looking over their shoulders after giving Sevilla an opening to finish in the last spot guaranteeing automatic qualification for next season's Champions League.