Two La Liga games with nothing at stake as far as relegation and European placings were concerned were brought forward to Saturday evening.
Atlético Madrid are Europa League champions
An entertaining match between Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League final in Bucharest, Atlético emerging as champions with three great goals.
Nerja goalkeeper attacks referee
The match between Nerja and Huétor Tájar in the Third Division Group 9 was abandoned after 71 minutes when the Nerja goalkeeper, having been shown a red card, attacked the referee.
Atlético Madrid 2-1 Málaga
Traffic must have been bad because Atlético Madrid didn’t turn up until the second half of their match with Málaga, although the visitors could only manage one, albeit stunning goal from Eliseu in the first period, despite their dominance.
Barcelona 4-1 Málaga
Three goals from Lionel Messi, two from the penalty spot, and one from Puyol saw Barcelona beat Málaga 4-1 at the Npou Camp on Wednesday evening, Rondón scoring for the Blue and Whites. The Argentine World Player of the Year also became the first man to score 68 goals in a season for a European top-flight club, breaking the record …
Battles for survival
Granada have almost certainly assured their survival in La Liga after a 2-1 win over Espanyol on Tuesday evening, moving eight points clear of the drop zone.
Rayo Vallecano 0-7 Barcelona
Barcelona seemingly took out all of their frustrations on Rayo Vallecano on Sunday night, winning 0-7 with goals from Messi (2), Pedro (2), Thiago, Keita and an own goal from Rober.
Málaga 1-0 Valencia
A first half goal from Camacho was enough to see Málaga regain fourth place, level on points with their opponents today, Valencia.
Real Madrid 3-0 Sevilla
The corpulently challenged lady is warming up her vocal cords after Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-0 on Sunday and are now just a whisker away from their first La Liga title since 2008. Ronaldo and Benzema with two were the scorers.
Levante 3-1 Granada
Levante are up to fourth place in La Liga after a 3-1 win against Granada, one point ahead of Málaga who play Valencia on Sunday in what could be a crunch match for third place.