The title race is over in Spain, but the battle for European spots is still on while three teams scramble to avoid relegation.
Spanish La Liga Sunday League-Wide Full Time Summary: Barcelona Lifts The Trophy
After his penalty miss in the first half, David Trezeguet made up for the mistake with a 67th minute goal that brought Hércules even with Atlético Madrid until Jose Antonio Reyes out Atlético back in front just four minutes later. That was all Atlético needed to earn a 2-1 victory.
Looks like we’ll have to wait until next weekend to finally find out which club will join Hércules and Almeria in the Second Division next year. While Atlético Madrid, Bilbao and Sevilla will enter the final round with all three clubs at 55 points.
Read Article >Villarreal Vs. Real Madrid: Ronaldo Ties La Liga Single Season Scoring Record in 3-1 Madrid Victory
Spanish La Liga Sunday: League-Wide Halftime Summary
Lots of important matches across Spain today as the penultimate week of the season reaches the halftime break.
You can read my more detailed report on the Real Madrid vs. Villarreal match here.
Read Article >Villarreal Vs. Real Madrid: Ronaldo One Goal From Tying La Liga Record As Madrid Lead 2-0 At Halftime
MARCA, the Madrid-based sports tabloid who awards the Pichichi Trophy to the top goal scorer in La Liga, has Ronaldo with 38 goals, but the league has him with 37. There’s a disputed goal from early in the season that the league credits to Pepe, while the tabloid credits it to Ronaldo. I’m going to go with what the league says if you don’t mind.
Read Article >Barcelona Vs. Deportivo La Coruña: Lineups
Pep Guardiola has assured everyone ahead of today’s match that his team will be playing to win, but with the league title wrapped up and a date in the Champions League final looming, you couldn’t blame him for holding certain players back. One thing is certain, Barca will host the La Liga trophy after the match so there will likely be a celebratory atmosphere at the Nou Camp.
Deportivo La Coruña XI: Ayathami Artiles Oliva, Diego Colotto, Alberto Lopo, Manuel Pablo, Laure, Juan Carlos Valerón, Rubén Pérez, Adrián, Juan Dominguez, Lassad Nouioui
Read Article >Villarreal Vs. Read Madrid: Lineups
Bench: Joan Oriol, Mati, José Catalá, Juan Carlos, Cicinho, Nilmar, Santi Cazorla
Read Article >Spanish La Liga, Round 37: Plenty To Play For Even With The Title Race Over
All matches on Sunday at 3pm ET
Bilbao sits in 5th with no chance of moving in the final Champions League spot, but there is still the Europa League to play for. Bilbao sits two points ahead of Sevilla and Atlético Madrid so they just need points at this juncture to hold on to their place. Málaga, who sent tenth, are likely safe from relegation.
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