Jose Gimenez's first-half of header looked set to present Atletico victory on the Wanda Metropolitano and with Real Betis beating Granada, Sevilla's combat with their town opponents for fourth might have gone all the way down to a nail-biting final day. Instead, En-Nesyri nodded in Oliver Torres' move with 5 minutes ultimate to earn Sevilla the factor they needed to guarantee their top-four spot, after a hugely disappointing few weeks that has seen their teach Julen Lopetegui come beneath stress. Instead, Lopetegui become tossed into the air by means of Sevilla's celebrating gamers after the very last whistle.
En-Nesyri's equaliser additionally averted Atletico ensuring of third region as Luis Suarez bid farewell to the house fanatics, with the Uruguayan set to depart when his settlement expires this summer time. After being pressured out via coins-strapped Barcelona, Suarez exacted revenge by means of proving instrumental in Atletico's enormous La Liga title triumph closing season, when he scored 21 dreams in 32 league appearances and finished as the crew's pinnacle scorer.
The 35-year-vintage has been useful but less emphatic this term, scoring 14 desires in 48 appearances and his very own dip from remaining 12 months's excessive standards has been symptomatic of Atletico's malaise greater generally. Suarez has regularly started at the bench because the turn of the yr, with Joao Felix more and more favored with the aid of Atletico train Diego Simeone. Atletico sit down a factor in advance of Sevilla and feature a tough trip away at Real Sociedad to complete the season next weekend. Sevilla will play at domestic to Athletic Bilbao.
Real Sociedad came from in the back of to defeat Villarreal 2-1 at La Ceramica in what changed into billed because the unexpected-demise suit for Europa League qualification. Villarreal had to win to keep their hopes of finishing 6th alive and took the lead after Francis Coquelin's acrobatic attempt just earlier than half of-time. But La Real got here storming again within the 2nd half, Alexander Isak tapping in at the again publish before Martin Zubimendi prodded in after Villarreal failed to clean.
It way Real Sociedad and Real Betis will play inside the Europa League subsequent season even as Villarreal sit a factor in advance of Athletic Bilbao and may want a end result away at Barcelona on the final day to qualify for the Europa Conference League.
Cadiz are proper within the middle of the relegation fight and left the Nuevo Mirandilla dissatisfied, notwithstanding a 1-1 draw at home to already-crowned champions Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti maintains to rotate his team ahead of the Champions League final in opposition to Liverpool on May 28 and Cadiz were the modern crew to profit, with Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois and Luka Modric all left at domestic.
Madrid took the lead whilst Mariano Diaz prompt in and even as Cadiz equalised thru Ruben Sobrino, they might have received it when Andrey Lunin delivered down Alvaro Negredo and the referee pointed to the spot. Lunin, even though, made amends through saving Negredo's spot-kick.
Mallorca are degree on factors with Cadiz once they gave their survival hopes a first-rate raise by beating Rayo Vallecano 2-1, Abdon Prats scoring an great 92nd-minute winner at Son Moix. Granada, who're one point beforehand of Mallorca and Cadiz, misplaced 2-0 away at Real Betis. Alaves join Levante in being relegated when they misplaced to Levante 3-1.
