Bilbao (Spain) May 18, 2026 – Just 90 minutes separate La Liga from its ending and several verdicts are still to be issued. Celta Vigo find Europe, seven teams find mathematical safety, but on the last day there will still be a lot to experience and just as many verdicts to be issued. If in fact the fight for the Champions It’s already closed, there’s still a European place to be assigned, with five teams fighting for it. Even in the safety zone, five will fight to avoid relegation, with two of them having to suffer the fate of being relegated. Second Division, with Girona e Maiorca currently in the red zone.
The outcome of the weekend’s matches
Nine matches played simultaneously and one postponed match, this is how round number 37 is structured. League, this is because in those nine matches the teams are engaged in a relegation battle. However, there are the final verdicts of Europe to be given and one of these arrives with 90 minutes to spare. Celta Vigo will play in Europe, the certainty comes after the 1-1 draw at San Mames in Bilbao. The Galicians will be in Europe and with a 3-point margin on eighth place, a draw will be enough to confirm theEuropa League. Passed the Getafe, who were knocked out in this round in the 1-0 defeat againstElche, only Madrid can take sixth place away from Celta, while they remain in the running for Europe Vallecano Ray, Valencia, Espanyol e Athletic Club of Bilbao.
To stay in this race, three of the four teams mentioned above have won. Indeed, considering that the Basques drew against the Galicians, the other three have achieved significant victories. Vallecano Ray convinces, beating 2-0 the Villarreal and giving himself the push for the final of Conference League. The Valencia wins the craziest match of Sunday afternoon, beating 3-4 Real Sociedad, where there are three changes of advantage. TheEspanyol instead it won 1-2 in Pamplona againstOsasuna, who suffers his fourth consecutive defeat, failing to mathematically secure safety on this day.
Painless defeat for the Seville, defeated 0-1 by Real Madrid, the Andalusians can celebrate having secured safety with 90 minutes to spare, after having been in the red zone just a few weeks ago. Similarly, there is celebration in Vitoria-Gasteiz for the safety of Deportivo Alaves. The already relegated team lost in their last home match Real Oviedo, with a standing ovation for a Santi Cazorla at the last of his career in Asturias: his home.
The fate of the five teams hanging in the balance on the final day has nevertheless had an important turn in the last matches. Maiorca will only be able to win on the last day, this is because of the 2-0 defeat suffered against Levante sent the islanders to within 3 points of safety, while Valencia will now have a 2-point margin over the bottom three. A wealth of experience considering that the rossoblù have been in the relegation zone all season. Also dropping into the red zone is Girona, beaten 1-0 byAtletico Madrid, but the Catalans will play a match in Montilivi where they will not have to make calculations.Elche with the victory on this day they left the bottom three of the class, but in the last round they will face the red and whites of City Football Group in a real playoff. The same troubled waters also include theOsasuna, after suffering his fourth consecutive knockout.
To complete this round number 37 of League the challenge between Barcelona e Real BetisThe Blaugrana won 2-1 against the Biancoverdi in a match without any consequences for the season’s outcome. The only sour note in the match was the injury suffered by Fermin Lopez, which unfortunately cost the 2003-born boy the World Cup.
La Liga Matchday 37 Results
Athletic Club-Celta Vigo 1-1: 4′ Swedberg (C), 52′ I. Williams (A).
Atletico Madrid-Girona 1-0: 21′ Lookman.
Elche-Getafe 1-0: 19′ Chust.
Levante-Mallorca 2-0: 32′ Espi, 87′ Arriaga.
Osasuna Espanyol 1-2: 27′ Romero (E), 49′ Muñoz (O), 53′ Garcia (E).
Rayo Valleano-Villarreal 2-0: 28′ Camello, 47′ Alemao.
Real Oviedo-Deportivo Alaves 0-1: 17′ Martinez
Real Sociedad-Valencia 3-4: 3′ Muñoz (R), 8′ Guerra (V), 22′ Duro (V), 60′ aut. Tarrega (R), 63′ Oskarsso (R), 89′ Rodriguez (W), 90+3′ Guerra (W).
Sevilla-Real Madrid 0-1: 15′ Vinicius Jr.
Barcelona-Real Betis 2-1: 28′ and 62′ Raphinha (B), 69′ pen. Isco (R).
La Liga Standings Day 37
Barcelona 94, Real Madrid 83, Villarreal 69, Atletico Madrid 69, Real Betis 57, Celta Vigo 51, Getafe 48, Rayo Valecano 47, Valencia 46, Real Sociedad 45, Espanyol 45, Athletic Club 45, Seville 43, Deportivo Alaves 43, Levante 42, Osasuna 42, Elche 42, Girona 40, Mallorca 39, Real Oviedo 29.