A great display from Brazilian playmaker Kaka helped Real Madrid on the way to a 3-0 win away to Espanyol.
Great start for the Blue and Whites
The best start possible for the Blue and Whites as they thumped Atlético Madrid 3-0 at La Rosaleda.
Real off to winning start
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of eight summer signings by Real Madrid, scored on his La Liga debut as Real beat Deportivo la Coruña 3-2.
Season over
The final day of the season in Division II sees Xerez, Zaragoza and Tenerife promoted to La Liga and Alavés, Alicante, Eibar and Sevilla Atlético relegated.
Up go Xerez
Xerez have gained promotion to La Liga after 62 years of trying. Promotion followed their 2-1 victory over Huesca on Sunday.
Tenerife on the brink of promotion
Tenerife are on the brink of promotion to La Liga after a 2-0 win against leaders Xerez on Sunday, the goals coming from Alfaro and Nino. Both teams now just need one point from their last two games to be certain of promotion. Zaragoza are looking likely to be the other team to be promoted after beating Salamanca 1-3.
La Liga final day round-up
Ah well, the Blue and Whites end up in eighth place in La Liga after losing 3-0 to Espanyol, Tamudo doing the damage with a hat-trick.
Still some issues to be settled
Despite taking the lead against Mallorca with a goal by Higuain, Real Madrid went on to lose the match 1-3 as Arango, Santana and Keita popped the ball into the back of the net at regular intervals.
No European competition for Málaga next season
Well, that’s it. No European football for Málaga next season after a 1-1 draw with local rivals Betis.
Barcelona and Málaga lose, Nerja win
Already champions, Barcelona won’t be too worried about losing 1-2 to Mallorca on Sunday. Samuel Eto’0 opened the scoring for Barcelona in the tenth minute, heading home his twenty-ninth goal of the season.