The ultimate La Liga European spots have been confirmed for the 2025/26 season with a historic return for Rayo Vallecano.
With the UEFA Champions League spots already sealed through a closed high 5, the race to affix Actual Betis went right down to the ultimate weekend, with Rayo, Celta Vigo and Osasuna battling it out.
Barcelonaโs Copa del Rey triumph meant whoever completed seventh would be part of sixth-place Actual Betis within the Europa League with eight spot touchdown within the Convention League.
On an evening of giant significance, Rayo bought over the road at residence to Mallorca to complete eighth, and convey European motion again to Vallecas for the primary time since 2001.
Rayo again on the European stage
The nerves have been jangling all evening in Vallecas as Alvaro Garcia and Unai Lopez have been each thwarted earlier than the break.
That sample of probabilities created โ however not taken by the house workforce โ continued after the restart, as the house followers held their breath.
A colorless 0-0 draw triggered celebrations within the stands and a return to continental motion for the primary time since reaching the UEFA Cup quarter finals over 20 years in the past.
Celta go Getafe take a look at to safe Europa League spot
A tough journey to Getafe is just not how Celta Vigo would have wished the ultimate day to look however the Galicians confirmed grit to attain their Europa League aim.
Borja Mayoralโs early aim threatened to alter the narrative for the guests, however his namesake Borja Iglesias rapidly levelled, to get Celta on phrases.
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It was becoming that membership icon Iago Aspas clinched a 2-1 win late on, and with it, a return to the Europa League for the primary time since reaching the semi finals in 2016/17.
With Celta and Rayo followers now able to dig out the passports for subsequent season, the workforce to lose out on the ultimate weekend was Osasuna, who the tip the marketing campaign in ninth after a draw at Alaves.
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