LALIGA EA SPORTS: Tickets  to Europe, Relegation Battles Still to Play for in Final Games

The 2024/25 LALIGA EA SPORTS season reaches its conclusion this weekend with Matchday 38, and there is still a lot at stake in this final round. 

Although FC Barcelona have already clinched the title, and the top six all know their European tickets are secured, the race to finish seventh and eighth continues, while there is one relegation spot still to be decided too in the Spanish topflight.

The weekend’s action which started at the Estadio Benito Villamarín, with Real Betis and Valencia CF ending their face off 1-1. Betis are precariously sitting 6th on the log with hopes of playing the Europa league or Conference. That will be determined by some of the results today

Most of the Matchday 38 fixtures took place on a very busy Saturday, starting with the 16:15 CEST meeting of Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Bernabéu. It was a special match for both clubs, with the two head coaches, Carlo Ancelotti and Imanol Alguacil, overseeing their final games in the dugout before their upcoming summer departures. 

But at the end of 90 minutes, Real Madrid won 2-0 to seal their runners up spot behind winners Barcelona.

However in the relegation battle, CD Leganés currently occupy 18th position dropped out of the topflight despite defeating Valladolid 3-0 to finish the season 18th on the La Liga log.

But RCD Espanyol who were 17th-placed and  only two points ahead in the drop zone won beat Las Palmas 2-0 to go 14th in the final standing. Las Palmas dropped out and relegated to the lower division, finishing 19th.

Today will however brings up the final three fixtures of the 2024/25 season, starting with Girona FC vs Atlético de Madrid. 

Barring a huge Girona FC victory, Jan Oblak would clinch the Zamora Trophy in this game and would make history, becoming the first player to win this goalkeeping award six times.

Villarreal CF vs Sevilla FC is next up and, even though both clubs have already secured their objectives of Champions League football and of staying up, it should be a fun game at the Estadio de la Cerámica. 

In each of their past six meetings, both teams have gotten on the scoresheet, so goals are expected as Los Amarillos and Los Rojiblancos close out their seasons.

Then, the final match of the LALIGA EA SPORTS season involves the newly crowned champions, as FC Barcelona pay a visit to San Mamés to take on Athletic Club. This is one of the most historic fixtures in Spanish football, and a fitting way to round off what has been a truly compelling campaign.