Madrid, May 19
The penultimate round of matches in La Liga resolved who ends the campaign in fourth place, who takes the final two European places and who joins Las Palmas and Valladolid in relegation to the second division to be decided on the last day of the season.
Athletic Bilbao ensured fourth place and qualification for next season's Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia with a 1-0 win away to Valencia.
Alex Berenguer's stunning curling shot 19 minutes from time gave Athletic a deserved win while also ending Valencia's slim changes of qualifying for Europe, reports.
Athletic confirmed fourth place on head-to-head goal difference over Villarreal, even though Villarreal gatecrashed FC Barcelona's La Liga celebrations with a 3-2 win in Montjuic.
Ayoze Perez put Villarreal ahead in the fourth minute, and although Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez turned the score around before halftime, Santi Comesana equalized five minutes after the break, with Tajon Buchanan netting the winner for the visitors 10 minutes from time.
Atletico Madrid sealed third place with a 4-1 at home to a Real Betis side focused on the UEFA Conference League final, with two goals from Julian Alvarez, one from Robin le Normand and a late goal from Angel Correa in what is probably his last home game for the club.