Matchday 38 of La Liga: schedules, results and summary of the matches

The 2023-24 EA Sports LaLiga season came to an end this weekend, with matches from May 24 to 26. The 20 First Division teams showed up at the end of the season with few things at stake, beyond a change of position in the table and wanting to offer their respective fans a good farewell to the season. Real Madrid tied with Betis, in what was Toni Kroos’ farewell to the Santiago Bernabéu. For its part, FC Barcelona, ​​which secured second place in the standings the previous day, beat Sevilla at the Sánchez Pizjuán, in Xavi Hernández’s last game as Barça coach. Cádiz, Granada and Almería, the three relegated teams, said goodbye to the top category.

Getafe – Mallorca (1-2)

Mallorca came back from Getafe in the last minutes and took the victory at the Coliseum. Gastón Álvarez put the Azulones ahead in the 48th minute, but Muriqui and Maffeo, at 90 and 93, gave the Vermillions the victory at the end.

Celta – Valencia (2-2)

Celta and Valencia tied 2-2 on the last day of LaLiga. Aspas and Douvikas scored for the locals, while an own goal from Domínguez and another from Marí put the pair on the scoreboard for the visiting team.

Las Palmas – Alavés (1-1)

UD Las Palmas and Deportivo Alavés divided points in Gran Canaria. Vicente opened the scoring for the Basque team in the 50th minute and Cardona tied the match in the 71st minute, to establish the final result.

Seville – Barcelona (1-2)

The League said goodbye with a forced goodbye in Nervión due to the inconsequentiality of the match and the departure of two coaches who have been left helpless due to the instability of their teams and the tension of two clubs as volcanic as Sevilla and Barça. The hug of consolation that Quique Sánchez Flores and Xavi Hernández gave each other contrasted with the anger of a large and noisy fan against the board formed in the Pizjuán box. The field was not even full in a relaxed day that ended up being fun and endearing due to a victorious goal from Fermín dedicated to Xavi. Inform Ramon Besa

Osasuna – Villarreal (1-1)

Osasuna and Villarreal divided points in what was Jagoba Arrasate’s farewell match as coach of the Navarrese team. Ante Budimir and José Luis Morales scored the goals of the match. Alexander Sorloth, who was in the dispute for top scorer, was injured before the first quarter of an hour, ending his chances of winning the individual award, in the hands of Dovbyk (24 goals).

Real Sociedad – Atlético de Madrid (0-2)

Atlético de Madrid beat Real Sociedad in Anoeta and managed to close the season with a victory, after the weak match the previous week against Osasuna. The two goals of the match were the work of Samu Lino and Reinildo. Saúl Ñíguez was sent off at the end.

Almeria – Cadiz (6-1)

Almería defeated Cádiz in the Primera Division farewell match for both teams. Melero, Zaldúa, Suárez (2) and Arribas (2) scored for the locals, while Ocampo scored a goal for the Cádiz team.

Rayo Vallecano – Athletic (0-1)

A solitary goal from Nico Williams gave Athletic the victory over Rayo this Saturday. In this way, the Basque team closes a historic season for the club with victory, after having won the Copa del Rey and having assured of playing in European competitions next year.

In the 83rd minute, something very strange happened: Toni Kroos missed a pass, something that before the game against Betis of his farewell to the Santiago Bernabéu that ended goalless had only happened 907 times in his stadium, where he has successfully scored 13,608 times. It was the moment that Carlo Ancelotti had planned to replace him and get a standing ovation from the stands. But the German did not want to leave at that moment. Not like that. He asked the Italian for a little more. The play had led to a foul and he wanted to shoot it. The shot, very far away, was sent to a corner by Vietes. He took it out too. Only then did the assistant show the number 8 and the goodbye ritual began: he took off the captain’s armband that Nacho had left him and placed it on Modric, the tireless partner in the center of the field, the last one who will remain in Madrid at that time. trio they composed with Casemiro. Inform David Alvarez

Girona – Granada (7-0)

Girona said goodbye to its historic season with an impressive win against Granada. Artem Dovbyk was the star of the match, after scoring a hat trick, which is enough for him to reach 24 goals this season and put himself ahead in the fight for top scorer, waiting for what Alexander Sorloth (23 goals) can do this Saturday .

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