After the anticlimactic conclusion of Barcelona's title march, the Spanish league's more modest teams are delivering some drama to the season's final days. (More Football News)
Seven teams 바카라 Espanyol, Valladolid, Cadiz, Getafe, Almeria, Celta Vigo and Valencia 바카라 are all fighting to avoid joining last-place Elche in the second division next season. Espanyol and Valladolid are in the danger zone with two games left.
All the games for the penultimate round will be played at the same time on Sunday, except for Real Madrid's trip to Sevilla on Saturday.
Espanyol is facing a crunch game when it visits Valencia. The Barcelona-based team is in second-to-last place and three points behind Valladolid, Cadiz and Getafe. If Espanyol loses at Valencia, and the other three at least draw, the team will be demoted.
Espanyol, however, is playing some of its best soccer of the season, winning 2-1 at Rayo Vallecano and erasing a three-goal deficit to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw with Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
바카라What a roller coaster of emotions, but I am convinced that we will save ourselves,바카라 Espanyol coach Luis GarcĂa said after the comeback against Atletico. 바카라My team is very much alive.바카라
A section of Mestalla Stadium will be closed as a sanction imposed by the Spanish soccer federation for the racist slurs targeted at Real Madrid forward VinĂcius JĂșnior.
바카라Sunday's game is a final for us,바카라 Valencia coach RubĂ©n Baraja said after Mallorca beat his team 1-0 on Thursday.
Valladolid, in 18th, also faces a key game at Almeria, which is only one point ahead in 15th place.
Valladolid is flying high after Tuesday's 3-1 win over champion Barcelona, which had nothing to play for.
Cadiz, in 17th, hosts 14th-place Celta in a another clash between teams near the bottom. Celta is only two points ahead of Cadiz and has been on the slide after only one win in its last 10 games.
Getafe, in 16th, welcomes Osasuna without leading scorer Enes Unal, who injured his leg in his team's 1-0 win at Real Betis on Wednesday.
Closer to the top of the standings, Real Sociedad can clinch fourth place and Spain's last Champions League spot when it visits third-place Atletico.
