Madrid (AFP)

Three days after the coronation of Real Madrid, the Spanish Championship is preparing to know Sunday the outcome of a season turned upside down by the crisis of the new coronavirus, with a 38th and last day where several teams are playing their European future or their maintenance .

At the top of the ranking, if the title is already played, there is still suspense for the final ranking of the four teams qualified for the next Champions League: Atlético Madrid, current third and which receives this Sunday (21H00) Real Sociedad (6th), could be overtaken on the podium by Seville, fourth two points behind the Colchoneros, who faces Valencia at the same time.

The two teams have found colors since the resumption of the championship on June 11 and have not lost a single match since: the teammates of Thomas Lemar total 3 draws and 7 wins, and those of Jules Koundé have a more mixed record of 5 draws and 5 wins.

Behind, the fight for the last qualifying places for the Europa League is still raging. Only Villarreal (5th, 57 pts) is already guaranteed to participate in the C3 next season.

But Real Sociedad (6th, 55 pts) and Getafe (7th, 54 pts), a time candidates for the Champions League before collapsing after confinement, can still be doubled at the finish by Valence (8th, 53 pts) and Grenada (9th, 53 pts).

At the bottom of the ranking, if Espanyol Barcelona (20th and last with 24 pts) and Mallorca (19th, 32 pts), already condemned, will play for their last match in Liga this Sunday, Leganés is still playing its survival: the players from the suburbs of Madrid have a last gala poster against the neighbor and champion merengue Sunday at 9:00 p.m.

And in the event of a victory combined with a Celta Vigo setback in Barcelona against Espanyol at the same time, the "Pepineros" will remain in La Liga next season, at the expense of the Celtic Galicians, who would be relegated.

For FC Barcelona, ​​in the middle of the storm once again after their first post-containment setback Thursday against Osasuna Pamplona (2-1) who rolled out the red carpet for the title of the Madrid rival, the challenge will be to save the honor and to start a rebound Sunday at curtain raising (5:00 p.m.) at Alavés, before its European deadlines in August.

Program for the 38th and last day of the Spanish Championship:

Sunday

(5:00 p.m.) Alavés - FC Barcelona

(6.30 p.m.) Valladolid - Betis Seville

Villarreal - Eibar

(9:00 p.m.) Atlético Madrid - Real Sociedad

Espanyol Barcelona - Celta Vigo

Granada - Athletic Bilbao

Leganés - Real Madrid

Levante - Getafe

Osasuna Pamplona - Majorca

Seville - Valencia CF

Classification: Pts JGNP bp bc dif

1. Real Madrid 86 37 26 8 3 68 23 45

2. Barcelona 79 37 24 7 6 81 38 43

3. Atlético Madrid 69 37 18 15 4 50 26 24

4. Seville 67 37 18 13 6 53 34 19

5. Villarreal 57 37 17 6 ​​14 59 49 10

6. Real Sociedad 55 37 16 7 14 55 47 8

7. Getafe 54 37 14 12 11 43 36 7

8. Valence CF 53 37 14 11 12 46 52 -6

9. Grenada 53 37 15 8 14 49 45 4

10. Athletic Bilbao 51 37 13 12 12 41 34 7

11. Osasuna 51 37 13 12 12 44 52 -8

12. Levante 46 37 13 7 17 46 53 -7

13. Eibar 42 37 11 9 17 39 52 -13

14. Betis Seville 41 37 10 11 16 48 58 -10

15. Alavés 39 37 10 9 18 34 54 -20

16. Valladolid 39 37 8 15 14 30 43 -13

17. Celta Vigo 36 37 7 15 15 37 49 -12

18. Leganés 35 37 8 11 18 28 49 -21

19. Majorca 32 37 9 5 23 38 64 -26

20. Espanyol Barcelona 24 37 5 9 23 27 58 -31

Editor's note: The top four in the championship qualify directly for the group stage of the Champions League.

The 5th qualifies directly for the group stage of the Europa League. The 6th qualified for the 2nd preliminary round of the Europa League.

The last three in the championship descend to the 2nd division.

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