Jornada 34 starts
Fri. 3 May 2100 Getafe 0, Athletic 2 If Athletic doesn' t win this one, their chances of a CL spot for next season will be about gone. At 27', Iñaki Williams scores from just outside the area--0-1 and Athletic is in good shape
Halftime. At 51', Nico Williams assists . . . who else--Iñaki
--0-2. At 59', Yeray of Athletic sees a red card--can Getafe get back into the game
At 79', Athletic is down to nine men, as Paredes sees a second yellow. At 84', pk awarded to Getafe, as Raúl García gets his elbow in the way of a shot. Greenwood takes the pk at 88', saved by Unai Simón. And Athletic holds on through about 9 minutes added time--0-2 the final.
Sat. 4 May
1400 Real Sociedad 2, Las Palmas 0 La Real could end up missing out on European fútbol next season. Las Palmas is probably safe from the drop. At 33', Suárez of Las Palmas scores an own goal--1-0. At 45'+1', Becker scores a wonderful goal to make it 2-0 at the half. 29,330 on hand. And the game ends 2-0.
1615 Real Madrid 3, Cádiz 0 Can Cádiz get something here against el Real, the latter having a near lock on first place
Scoreless first half. At 51', Brahim breaks the ice for el Real--1-0. 72,654 on hand. At 68', Bellingham, on ass a sub, makes it 2-0. At 94', Joselu has a tap-in to make the final score 3-0.
1830 Girona 4, Barça 2 A win for Girona would leave them ahead of Barça in second place. Whatta start
At 3', Christensen gives Barça the lead--0-1; but at 4', Dovbyk ties for Girona--1-1. At 45', VAR review says pk in favor of Barça. At 45'+1' , Lewandowski converts the pk, and it's 1-2 at the half. 14,090 in Montilivi. At 65', Sergi Roberto gives the ball away; this ends up with Portu scoring--2-2. At 67', another giveaway by Barça, and Miguel scores with the help of a friendly deflection--3-2. And at 75', Portu scores another with a volley from the corner of the area, and it's 4-2, as Barça gives away three goals in about ten minutes. And 4-2 is the final. This clinches the league title for Real Madrid and drops Barça to third place, while Girona is now league runnerup.
2100 Mallorca 0, Atlético 1 The former is six points above the drop; the latter is six points ahead of Athletic in the struggle for the last CL spot. At 5', Riquelme scores for Atleti from the balcony of the area--0-1. And that's still the score at halftime. 20,519 reported in Son Moix, Atleti holds on to win and remain six points ahead of Athletic in the struggle for the last CL spot for next season.
Sun. 5 May
1400 Osasuna 0, Betis 2 The latter needs points in the quest for European fútbol next season. At 26', Moncayola of Osasuna sees a red card. At 41', Ayoze Pérez scores with a shot that goalie Herrera can't hold--0-1 for Betis. At 45'+3', Fornals makes it 0-2. Halftime. 18,300 reported on hand. And 0-2 is the final score; Betis will remain in 7th place.
1615 Celta 3, Villarreal 2 Celta is six points above the drop. Alberto Moreno gives Villarreal the lead at 10'. At 17', Comesaña of Villarreal sees a red card and the game turns around: at 22', Aspas ties it for Celta with a pk--1-1. And Strand Larsen makes it 2-1 at 39'. Halftime. At 65', Guedes scores to tie it for Villarreal--2-2. At 82', Douvikas gives Celta the lead with a header--3-2. That's the final--huge win for Celta
1830 Valencia 0, Alavés 1 Valencia is out of Europe for next season unless they come to life. Alavés is going neither up nor down. Scoreless first half in Mestalla. 44,643 reported on hand in Mestalla. At 68', Javi López of Alavés scores off a corner--0-1. Alavés holds on for the win
2100 Rayo 0, Almería 1 Can Rayo nearly guarantee safety from the drop with a win over already relegated Almería
At 30', Lozano scores to give Almería the lead--0-1. And that's still the score at the half. 10,864 in Vallecas. And Rayo just can't put it together to score--0-1 the final.
2100 Sevilla 3, Granada 0 Sevilla is almost safe from the drop; Granada is all but relegated. Acuña gives Sevilla the lead at 11'--1-0. And it's still 1-0 at the half. At 51', En-Nesyri makes it 2-0. And at 80', Lukébakia makes it 3-0, which is the final.