BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — La Liga title won Decided on Barcelona and the champions league Birth has been decidedthe rest of the drama is a multi-team battle to avoid relegation.
Real Oviedo, who are at the bottom of the table, have their fate already decided. Incredibly, however, no other team in the entire bottom half of the 20-team league is mathematically saved from relegation with two rounds remaining. The other two teams will also be eliminated.
With six points remaining, only five points separate Rayo Vallecano in 10th place from Mallorca and Levante, who are in the relegation zone in 18th and 19th place.
All matches for Round 37 will be held simultaneously on Sunday.
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The biggest battle for survival of the day will be Mallorca’s visit to Levante. A win would likely take the winner out of the drop zone, but a loss would leave the loser in danger until next weekend’s final round.
Elche are level on points with Mallorca and Levante and are already at home to saved Getafe.
Alaves, who are in 16th place with a one-point difference, will face relegated Oviedo, while Girona, who is also one point behind, will face Atletico Madrid.
Osasuna and Espanyol, who are in 13th and 14th place, will clash in Pamplona, both three points out of the relegation zone.
Sevilla have moved up to 12th place, but are still four points away from winning the table before hosting Real Madrid. Valencia are in 11th place, level on points with Sevilla, but will face Real Sociedad. Rayo hosts Villarreal.
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Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi has scored 22 goals this season, just two fewer than Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé, but it is still not enough to keep his team away from the bottom of the table. Coach Martin Demichelis will once again rely on his striker to lead his team against Levante.
Atlético’s all-time leading scorer, Antoine Griezmann, will be playing in his final home game before taking over. Join Orlando City He will be playing in Major League Soccer next season.
It will also be Robert Lewandowski’s last game at the Camp Nou as Barcelona host Real Betis. The club has a 37-year-old striker Departing after the four seasons.
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Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of the season, as will Madrid’s Rodrigo, Eder Militao and Arda Güler.
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